Reviews

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Tim Hamilton

ayereads's review against another edition

2.5

stop because this was soooo boring. this was as boring as a pirate story can actually be. Moby-Dick or, The Whale was less tedious than this book istg.

The best things about this book were-

1- figuring out where all the modern interpretations of pirates come from.
2- the 'yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum' song.
3- the blind pirate.

I do realize that maybe I don't like this book because I thought that this was going to be something entirely else.

Also if I were in the place of the captain of the ship, I would have slapped the squire so hard- (but maybe that's why I'm not a captain in the first place)

miss_majuu's review against another edition

4.0

My first pirate read and I loved it! I read it with little to no expectations and was pleasantly surprised. The main character was sometimes quite stupid and did stupid stuff but I could see past that. The main part that made this book so amazing was Long John Silver. I could not tell what that guy was up to and what his motives were. He had so many turns that I just gave up trying to predict him.

lindsayaunderwood's review against another edition

4.0

Adventure at it's finest.

wombatchita's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

gooberjk's review against another edition

managed to make pirates boring. did not like the writing style

rjtifft's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

zaneworlf's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

midwifereading's review against another edition

5.0

Dain gives it 5 stars, for the adventure. He loved it! And this was my first time reading, and so enjoyed sharing it with Dain, though my pirate accent is rather terrible.

tomburgess's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

adalmoon's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0