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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
This is a good book. It “has everything,” romance, excitement, humor, etc.
The best part of the book is the protagonist, Peter Blood. He has all the makings of a great swashbuckling hero, he is good at everything with a very sharp tongue, however, he is very engaging because he is a man trying to be honest and honorable in a dishonest and dishonorable trade (piracy). He has to face dastardly deeds from his enemies and his peers, which I found very interesting.
I enjoyed his dynamic with his love interest who disdains piracy, and there was some good romantic tension. Admittedly though like many stories the romantic tension is primarily built on misunderstandings only.
Sabatini is very good at writing something that feels like a journey. Even though this isn’t a very long book when you finish you will feel like you have witnessed a grand adventure.
Read this book if you enjoy adventure books, have an interest in nautical stories, or if the idea of a moral pirate compels you. It should be said though if you are looking to get into Sabatini’s writing read Scaramouche first, it is better in my opinion.
The best part of the book is the protagonist, Peter Blood. He has all the makings of a great swashbuckling hero, he is good at everything with a very sharp tongue, however, he is very engaging because he is a man trying to be honest and honorable in a dishonest and dishonorable trade (piracy). He has to face dastardly deeds from his enemies and his peers, which I found very interesting.
I enjoyed his dynamic with his love interest who disdains piracy, and there was some good romantic tension. Admittedly though like many stories the romantic tension is primarily built on misunderstandings only.
Sabatini is very good at writing something that feels like a journey. Even though this isn’t a very long book when you finish you will feel like you have witnessed a grand adventure.
Read this book if you enjoy adventure books, have an interest in nautical stories, or if the idea of a moral pirate compels you. It should be said though if you are looking to get into Sabatini’s writing read Scaramouche first, it is better in my opinion.
Me gustó mucho leer sobre estrategias navales y el contexto histórico está bien explicado. El Capitán Blood es un personaje extrañamente carismático pero bastante "OP".
A veces pareciera que nunca se equivoca, pero es interesante leer cómo se libra de distintas adversidades.
Lo disfruté mucho aunque por momentos se hacía un poco denso.
Debo decir que el final fue muy satisfactorio.
A veces pareciera que nunca se equivoca, pero es interesante leer cómo se libra de distintas adversidades.
Lo disfruté mucho aunque por momentos se hacía un poco denso.
Debo decir que el final fue muy satisfactorio.
A swashbuckling adventure with a very cinematic feel. Great for people who are fans of both classics and pirates!
medium-paced
A fine pirate adventure. Captain Blood has more lives than a cat, and he has incredible swag. Dr. Blood is a fine doctor, but he gets tied up in political intrigue after doctoring a rebel. He is sent to Barbados as an indentured servant (tbh, a slave) but he escapes and becomes a pirate.
Once he becomes a successful pirate, it's just tale after tale of adventure. It got repetitive and boring after a while.
If you're into pirate stories, this is a good one. At first I enjoyed it more than Treasure Island, but the second half was much weaker.
Once he becomes a successful pirate, it's just tale after tale of adventure. It got repetitive and boring after a while.
If you're into pirate stories, this is a good one. At first I enjoyed it more than Treasure Island, but the second half was much weaker.
This is one of my all time favorites. The story is engaging, the characters well developed, the author carrying out the tale with a wry sense of humor that is never out of place. It's by far the best pirate story I've ever read.
Fantastic novel! Great adventure and characterization all the way through. The only difficult thing about it is the racist dehumanization of black slaves; but then, it's telling a story put together by 17th century folks, and it would have been unrealistic had it not been told in that way. Furthermore, the seeds of change and a better perspective on race can be found in Peter Blood's and Arabella Bishop's attitude and kindness toward the Spanish prisoners while in Port Royal.
Highly recommended. And I'd recommend getting B.J. Harrison's audiobook of Captain Blood from theclassictales.com
Highly recommended. And I'd recommend getting B.J. Harrison's audiobook of Captain Blood from theclassictales.com
Gr...I wanted to like this more than I did. Pirates! Rafael Sabatini, who wrote Scaramouche, one of my favorite books! But no. On top of being rambling, ranting, and overly episodic and without much point other than "I did it all for the respect of a woman," it was hypocritical! Captain Blood is MADE A SLAVE in the West Indies and the big deal was escaping slavery from the planter, then from various governments...Well, Blood then completely looks aside from slavery throughout the book. Negroes this and that, come here, do this, then disappear. It's not enough to assign menial tasks to nobodies, no, they specifically have to be Negroes. GAH. Published in 1922, so he should have figured it out by then. You know what? It wasn't realistic then, either. I just could not get over the hypocrisy of it. Could not.
The swashbuckling genre has come a long way since Cpt. Blood was written. While the premise seems promising, overwhelming plot conveniences, cardboard cutouts/interchangeable characters, and villains who generally become bumbling buffoons whenever the story demands it, make for a dull experience. 1 plot hole right at the Arabella's water line out of 5.