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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
For the first time in English. Using Scribner's Collected Works edition of 1903. I wonder whom Stevenson means in the following passage from the introduction, which can also be found in the collection 'Essays in the Art of Writing':
"And then I had an idea for John Silver from which I promised myself funds of entertainment; to take an admired friend of mine (whom the reader very likely knows and admires as much as I do), to deprive him of all his finer qualities and higher graces of temperament, to leave him with nothing but his strength, his courage, his quickness, and his magnificent geniality, and to try to express these in terms of the culture of a raw tarpaulin."
"And then I had an idea for John Silver from which I promised myself funds of entertainment; to take an admired friend of mine (whom the reader very likely knows and admires as much as I do), to deprive him of all his finer qualities and higher graces of temperament, to leave him with nothing but his strength, his courage, his quickness, and his magnificent geniality, and to try to express these in terms of the culture of a raw tarpaulin."
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
medium-paced
This was my 238th book finished in 2025.
I have never read or watched an adaptation of Treasure Island, so I came at this from a completely unbiased view.
I haven't enjoyed RLS's work in the past, so I was a bit nervous about reading / listening to this when I realised who wrote it.
...and all I can say is... God, what a boring story! It really was nothing special, I just constantly felt so underwhelmed throughout it.
I have to stop and appreciate the fact that this story is what kicked off the pirate sub-genre and given us so many stereotypes; but just like "Dracula", the things that came after it were so much better.
I have never read or watched an adaptation of Treasure Island, so I came at this from a completely unbiased view.
I haven't enjoyed RLS's work in the past, so I was a bit nervous about reading / listening to this when I realised who wrote it.
...and all I can say is... God, what a boring story! It really was nothing special, I just constantly felt so underwhelmed throughout it.
I have to stop and appreciate the fact that this story is what kicked off the pirate sub-genre and given us so many stereotypes; but just like "Dracula", the things that came after it were so much better.
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed this i love an adventure!!
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-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