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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
THE pirate story
adventurous
lighthearted
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
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Originally posted on the book blog Creature From the Book Lagoon.
"For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the author creates scenes and characters that have fired the imaginations of generations of readers. Written by a superb prose stylist, a master of both action and atmosphere, the story centers upon the conflict between good and evil – but in this case a particularly engaging form of evil. It is the villainy of that most ambiguous rogue Long John Silver that sets the tempo of this tale of treachery, greed, and daring. Designed to forever kindle a dream of high romance and distant horizons."
While reading Treasure Island, several thoughts went through my head…
One of my first thoughts was… “Huh?” to when the pirates talk. Many times I had no flipping clue what they said. Jim was often in the same boat as me, thinking to himself “I think they meant so and so” or something along those lines. I didn’t mind a little bit of pirate talk, but when the majority of your characters ARE the pirates, some conversations got a little….confusing. This was, however, my only complaint about the story.
One of the other main thoughts I had while reading Treasure Island was… “Good grief!! Is everyone in this story a total cluster fuck??” Like…. Most of the good guys had zero clue what they were doing the whole time. OMG the Squire! I face palmed almost every time this man did anything! Thankfully he redeems himself by being a good shot. But the good guys weren’t the only ones with problems… The pirates had no clue what they were doing either! :O Backstabbing drunkenness sabotages the adventure almost as much as the inept good guys. I swear, half the time, the only people who seemed to know how to do anything was Jim, the Captain, and Long John Silver!
Another popular thought I had running through my head was… “Wow. Long John Silver is…. not a very nice guy….” I mean. I knew he was a bad pirate (are there good pirates?), and he was the main villain…. but damn, sometimes he was just flat out BRUTAL! The dude breaks someones back with his CRUTCH, and while the man lays there paralyzed, Long John sits on him and repeated stabs the man in the throat and chest til he is well passed dead. That’s pretty messed up. And he is such an unreliable guy (duh). He flips sides so many times and tells you just what you want to hear. Yes, he saves Jim’s life, but you sit there and think “Ok, so what does Long John get out of it though???” Because that’s just it… everything the man does is so calculated, you don’t know what to believe from him. You get the impression, more then once, that he would gladly kill everyone of the characters in a heart beat if he could get away with it and sail his ship away by himself. I also added to this thought- “…. and we named a fast food place after this horrible guy?? 😮 ”
My last thought about this book is… “Wow. It does NOT make pirate life very romantic…” These are not fun pirates. Or handsome pirates. Or clean pirates. This is not Disney. They are not Captain Jack. No. These are some nasty, horrible men. They enjoy killing other people, even if you are a part of the crew you are not safe. They are sneaky and cutthroat. And they do not give a fuck about anything other then themselves getting paid with treasure. You see pirates in movies and yeah, they do bad stuff, but… I don’t know. In the movies it’s so much more watered down version of bad stuff. It’s almost a comical thing. But in the book… you really got a feel for how terrible these men really were. You felt fear and tension as you thought about how you’d handle being stuck on a boat or an island with these men that outnumber you and your party. Scary.
Treasure Island is definitely one hell of an adventure story. It does not make me want to get on a boat and go look for treasure though, I can tell you that. The voyage was plagued with so many problems and danger. No thank you, I am just find sitting at home reading about this instead! And I did enjoy reading it. I’m very happy that I picked this to read.
"For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the author creates scenes and characters that have fired the imaginations of generations of readers. Written by a superb prose stylist, a master of both action and atmosphere, the story centers upon the conflict between good and evil – but in this case a particularly engaging form of evil. It is the villainy of that most ambiguous rogue Long John Silver that sets the tempo of this tale of treachery, greed, and daring. Designed to forever kindle a dream of high romance and distant horizons."
While reading Treasure Island, several thoughts went through my head…
One of my first thoughts was… “Huh?” to when the pirates talk. Many times I had no flipping clue what they said. Jim was often in the same boat as me, thinking to himself “I think they meant so and so” or something along those lines. I didn’t mind a little bit of pirate talk, but when the majority of your characters ARE the pirates, some conversations got a little….confusing. This was, however, my only complaint about the story.
One of the other main thoughts I had while reading Treasure Island was… “Good grief!! Is everyone in this story a total cluster fuck??” Like…. Most of the good guys had zero clue what they were doing the whole time. OMG the Squire! I face palmed almost every time this man did anything! Thankfully he redeems himself by being a good shot. But the good guys weren’t the only ones with problems… The pirates had no clue what they were doing either! :O Backstabbing drunkenness sabotages the adventure almost as much as the inept good guys. I swear, half the time, the only people who seemed to know how to do anything was Jim, the Captain, and Long John Silver!
Another popular thought I had running through my head was… “Wow. Long John Silver is…. not a very nice guy….” I mean. I knew he was a bad pirate (are there good pirates?), and he was the main villain…. but damn, sometimes he was just flat out BRUTAL! The dude breaks someones back with his CRUTCH, and while the man lays there paralyzed, Long John sits on him and repeated stabs the man in the throat and chest til he is well passed dead. That’s pretty messed up. And he is such an unreliable guy (duh). He flips sides so many times and tells you just what you want to hear. Yes, he saves Jim’s life, but you sit there and think “Ok, so what does Long John get out of it though???” Because that’s just it… everything the man does is so calculated, you don’t know what to believe from him. You get the impression, more then once, that he would gladly kill everyone of the characters in a heart beat if he could get away with it and sail his ship away by himself. I also added to this thought- “…. and we named a fast food place after this horrible guy?? 😮 ”
My last thought about this book is… “Wow. It does NOT make pirate life very romantic…” These are not fun pirates. Or handsome pirates. Or clean pirates. This is not Disney. They are not Captain Jack. No. These are some nasty, horrible men. They enjoy killing other people, even if you are a part of the crew you are not safe. They are sneaky and cutthroat. And they do not give a fuck about anything other then themselves getting paid with treasure. You see pirates in movies and yeah, they do bad stuff, but… I don’t know. In the movies it’s so much more watered down version of bad stuff. It’s almost a comical thing. But in the book… you really got a feel for how terrible these men really were. You felt fear and tension as you thought about how you’d handle being stuck on a boat or an island with these men that outnumber you and your party. Scary.
Treasure Island is definitely one hell of an adventure story. It does not make me want to get on a boat and go look for treasure though, I can tell you that. The voyage was plagued with so many problems and danger. No thank you, I am just find sitting at home reading about this instead! And I did enjoy reading it. I’m very happy that I picked this to read.
adventurous
adventurous
mysterious
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
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Reseña completa en: http://laestanteriadeithil.blogspot.com.es/2013/01/la-isla-del-tesoro-robert-louis.html
La isla del Tesoro es una novela que pueden disfrutar tanto pequeños como no tan pequeños. Es uno de esos clásicos de toda la vida, que aunque su historia esté reinventada, la original sencillamente es una delicia a los ojos. Con una trama muy interesante que avanza a una velocidad vertiginosa, acompañaremos a unos personajes muy carismáticos en la búsqueda de un gran tesoro rodeados de peligrosos piratas. Yo que tú, lo leería para saber qué pasará…
La isla del Tesoro es una novela que pueden disfrutar tanto pequeños como no tan pequeños. Es uno de esos clásicos de toda la vida, que aunque su historia esté reinventada, la original sencillamente es una delicia a los ojos. Con una trama muy interesante que avanza a una velocidad vertiginosa, acompañaremos a unos personajes muy carismáticos en la búsqueda de un gran tesoro rodeados de peligrosos piratas. Yo que tú, lo leería para saber qué pasará…