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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Se supone que tenía que leer este libro a los 11 años, y me pareció la lectura mas pesada del mundo en ese entonces. ¿Pero años más tarde? La historia te atrapa. Mientras acompañas a Jim Hawkins y le gritas a tus páginas para que no haga algo que mate a todos, es un libro muy entretenido. Quedé satisfecha con el final, pero no sé si lo leería de nuevo.
This may not be the best adventures novel I ever read, but bear with me : I grew up with it ! The story, the films, the novel, the adventure, the sea - pirates !!!!
When last week, I (finally) finished watching all the seasons of Black Sails (great show, by the way, a lot grittier than Treasure island), I wanted some more pirates so of course, as Black Sails was the prequel to the novel, I re-read the novel.
I'm from Brittany in France, many people in my family used to work in a harbour (Brest) when they were not sailors themselves and went touring around the world (my uncle, so lucky !), I've always loved the sea and I've always been a huge fan of sailsboats. They are so majestic ! When I went to visit Penzance in Cornwall years ago and saw so few traces of pirates, I was sorely disappointed. As a kid, I used to watch a tv show called Smuggler and fell in love with Jack Vincent, I read The Jamaica Inn, I read John Edward Trelawney's memoirs and devoured several books by Michel le Bris (probably unknown to you, but a Breton specialist of adventurers in general and Robert Louis Stevenson in particular ; he also created the Etonnants voyageurs festival = amazing travellers, which allies literature and... travel), I lately watched Poldark (with smugglers)... But I'm digressing.
All this to say : don't expect me to write an accurate and precise review, me loving this book is purely sentimental ! Besides, you all probably know the story and thousands of reviews have been written already if not more. I really enjoyed re-reading it, no regret. (PS : Squire Trelawney is a complete idiot but a good shot).
PS for Ollie and P.E. : I watched Treasure planet, it was fun !!
When last week, I (finally) finished watching all the seasons of Black Sails (great show, by the way, a lot grittier than Treasure island), I wanted some more pirates so of course, as Black Sails was the prequel to the novel, I re-read the novel.
I'm from Brittany in France, many people in my family used to work in a harbour (Brest) when they were not sailors themselves and went touring around the world (my uncle, so lucky !), I've always loved the sea and I've always been a huge fan of sailsboats. They are so majestic ! When I went to visit Penzance in Cornwall years ago and saw so few traces of pirates, I was sorely disappointed. As a kid, I used to watch a tv show called Smuggler and fell in love with Jack Vincent, I read The Jamaica Inn, I read John Edward Trelawney's memoirs and devoured several books by Michel le Bris (probably unknown to you, but a Breton specialist of adventurers in general and Robert Louis Stevenson in particular ; he also created the Etonnants voyageurs festival = amazing travellers, which allies literature and... travel), I lately watched Poldark (with smugglers)... But I'm digressing.
All this to say : don't expect me to write an accurate and precise review, me loving this book is purely sentimental ! Besides, you all probably know the story and thousands of reviews have been written already if not more. I really enjoyed re-reading it, no regret. (PS : Squire Trelawney is a complete idiot but a good shot).
PS for Ollie and P.E. : I watched Treasure planet, it was fun !!
Doesn't hold the same joy, wisdom, and intriguing prose for me as other favorite classics. Decent story and telling but not one I feel compelled to re-read.
adventurous
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Once again, another classic that did not fully get my attention and made me rate it as overrated. The story was just normal, nothing too special that would make me give it 4 stars. Style of writing was ordinary so yeah, that is pretty much it. 3 stars once again.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No