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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A wonderful story teller and a fast paced adventure that kept me wanting to pick the book up and read more.
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Нередко, перечитывая любимую в детстве книгу, с грустью понимаешь что по сути это весьма примитивное произведение.
В данном случае были все предпосылки ожидать такое же восприятие произведения Рафаэля Сабатини - приключенческий роман про пиратов, он не может быть, казалось, ничем стоящим.
И было приятно обнаружить что при всей простоте, книга очень хороша и написана на хорошем уровне.
Была перечитана с удовольствием.
В данном случае были все предпосылки ожидать такое же восприятие произведения Рафаэля Сабатини - приключенческий роман про пиратов, он не может быть, казалось, ничем стоящим.
И было приятно обнаружить что при всей простоте, книга очень хороша и написана на хорошем уровне.
Была перечитана с удовольствием.
Dads favourite book, the amount of mis prints and words printed upsidown is worth reading alone. Very good little book.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It starts well, but then becomes a series of grocery list adventures. The love interest also starts well, but soon becomes unbearable and she is only introduced to give a fake moral dilemma to the Captain.
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So I came to this book by way of the great movie adaptation starring Errol Flynn. I didn't know it was a book first, but then I stumbled on it in a Little Free Library and here we are!
The story follows Dr. Peter Blood, who's inadvertently caught up in the aftermath of the Monmouth Rebellion in England under King James II. As punishment, he's transported to the Caribbean to serve out a 10 year sentence as a slave on a sugar plantation. He escapes through a series of wacky hijinks and becomes a fearsome pirate. He also falls in love with the plantation owner's niece.
The Pros: The book is episodic, written with a framing device that makes clear it's being written after the fact as a historical narrative. This allows us to skip between the fun adventures Blood experiences and skip over the boring parts. Blood is a trickster character, often outsmarting his foes rather than beating them with brute strength alone. He's also allowed to be a bit noble while being an outlaw, given that he was basically forced into being a pirate.
The Cons: Peter Blood doesn't change all that much - he's basically the same character at the end of the book as he is at the beginning. Still fun, though.
Also, this book was written in 1922. It refers to Black slaves with slurs and mentions sexual violence frequently (and not always committed by the "villains"). A word of caution if that's triggering for you.
Overall, this is a fun romp that follows a trickster getting one over on his adversaries time and time again, with pirates and romance included.
The story follows Dr. Peter Blood, who's inadvertently caught up in the aftermath of the Monmouth Rebellion in England under King James II. As punishment, he's transported to the Caribbean to serve out a 10 year sentence as a slave on a sugar plantation. He escapes through a series of wacky hijinks and becomes a fearsome pirate. He also falls in love with the plantation owner's niece.
The Pros: The book is episodic, written with a framing device that makes clear it's being written after the fact as a historical narrative. This allows us to skip between the fun adventures Blood experiences and skip over the boring parts. Blood is a trickster character, often outsmarting his foes rather than beating them with brute strength alone. He's also allowed to be a bit noble while being an outlaw, given that he was basically forced into being a pirate.
The Cons: Peter Blood doesn't change all that much - he's basically the same character at the end of the book as he is at the beginning. Still fun, though.
Also, this book was written in 1922. It refers to Black slaves with slurs and mentions sexual violence frequently (and not always committed by the "villains"). A word of caution if that's triggering for you.
Overall, this is a fun romp that follows a trickster getting one over on his adversaries time and time again, with pirates and romance included.
Pretty fun adventure written witty and florid old-timey prose! Buckles get swashed!