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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
Personal Takeaways:
Confidence and charisma alone can allow you to influence people even if what you are saying isn't always true.
There is some pirate in all of us and not everything is either good or bad. You don't have to always toe the line to get results.
Notes on Books:
The book is a typical coming of age adventure. Jim Hawkins starts off young and innocent until he loses his dad and then he has to go on an adventure and pass many trials until he becomes a man.
The trials he faces are intially with stealing the map away from the inn his mother and father owned, then he reveals the plans of long john silver and the crew to betray them. He then boards the ship and kills hands whilst taking control of the ship. We see when he is captured by Long John Silver he has grown as he goes blow for blow with him intellectually to save his own life.
Something that amused me in the book was that pirates will break all laws to pursue their greed for treasure. Ironically though they still stick to and value the laws of the pirates.
Long John Silver-He is a very contradictory character. He is someone who inspires trust in people when the crew all think he is a fine mine yet he betrays them all for the treasure. He also has no morals, such as when he shoots Tom kills him and doesn't bad an eyelid. Yet he wants to save and cares for Jim. Despite only having one leg he maneouvers many obstalces through his ability to inspire trust and his way with words.
Confidence and charisma alone can allow you to influence people even if what you are saying isn't always true.
There is some pirate in all of us and not everything is either good or bad. You don't have to always toe the line to get results.
Notes on Books:
The book is a typical coming of age adventure. Jim Hawkins starts off young and innocent until he loses his dad and then he has to go on an adventure and pass many trials until he becomes a man.
The trials he faces are intially with stealing the map away from the inn his mother and father owned, then he reveals the plans of long john silver and the crew to betray them. He then boards the ship and kills hands whilst taking control of the ship. We see when he is captured by Long John Silver he has grown as he goes blow for blow with him intellectually to save his own life.
Something that amused me in the book was that pirates will break all laws to pursue their greed for treasure. Ironically though they still stick to and value the laws of the pirates.
Long John Silver-He is a very contradictory character. He is someone who inspires trust in people when the crew all think he is a fine mine yet he betrays them all for the treasure. He also has no morals, such as when he shoots Tom kills him and doesn't bad an eyelid. Yet he wants to save and cares for Jim. Despite only having one leg he maneouvers many obstalces through his ability to inspire trust and his way with words.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Death of parent
The performances [& sound effects] deserve all five stars.
However, & despite being treasured in one of my favorite series: [b:The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion|52085140|The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1|Beth Brower|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569294989l/52085140._SX50_SY75_.jpg|74011798], this is the 2nd of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 2 “biggies” that I have attempted - decades apart - & I just cannot get into them.
I did eventually finish this one, but it was not easy. (Which is odd as I generally luv a bit of swash;)
However, & despite being treasured in one of my favorite series: [b:The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion|52085140|The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1|Beth Brower|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1569294989l/52085140._SX50_SY75_.jpg|74011798], this is the 2nd of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 2 “biggies” that I have attempted - decades apart - & I just cannot get into them.
I did eventually finish this one, but it was not easy. (Which is odd as I generally luv a bit of swash;)
Meine Tochter musste das Buch für die Schule lesen. Um sie zu motivieren beschloss ich, parallel das englische Original zu lesen. Die Handlung dürfte bekannt sein: durch glückliche Umstände kommt der junge Jim Hawkins in den Besitz einer Schatzkarte. Die "Hispaniola" wird ausgerüstet und macht sich auf den Weg zur Insel, um den Schatz zu bergen, doch sie haben die Rechnung ohne die alte Crew vom verstorbenen Captain Flint gemacht...
Der Anfang liest sich sehr flott und man bekommt einen guten Einblick in die damalige Zeit. Ich kenne mich recht gut aus mit Schiffen und konnte mir das ganze Drumherum um das Ausrüsten des Schiffes und das Zusammenstellen der Crew bildhaft vorstellen. Meine Tochter hatte hier bereits die ersten Probleme bei Begriffen wie "Schoner" oder "Maat". Sie bevorzugt Fantasy wie die Harry Potter Bücher.
Endlich auf der Insel angekommen zog sich die Geschichte dann aber wie Kaugummi und ich konnte bestimmte Handlungen einfach nicht nachvollziehen. Entweder sind die Piraten ein strohdummer besoffener Haufen oder sie haben ziemliches Pech gehabt bei dieser Expedition. Sei's drum, erst mit der Schatzsuche (Kapitel 30 von 34) wird es wieder spannender bis zum gelungenen Abschluss.
Ich kann das Buch dem modernen Leser nur sehr eingeschränkt empfehlen. Meine Tochter und ich haben beide über 1 Woche gebraucht für die ca. 250 Seiten und das spricht Bände. Sie hat übrigens gleich danach [b:The School for Good and Evil|16248113|The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1)|Soman Chainani|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1490529205l/16248113._SY75_.jpg|21599439] in noch nicht einmal 2 Tagen gelesen.
Wenigstens weiß ich jetzt, dass mit "Davy Jones' Locker" der Grund des Ozeans gemeint ist.
Der Anfang liest sich sehr flott und man bekommt einen guten Einblick in die damalige Zeit. Ich kenne mich recht gut aus mit Schiffen und konnte mir das ganze Drumherum um das Ausrüsten des Schiffes und das Zusammenstellen der Crew bildhaft vorstellen. Meine Tochter hatte hier bereits die ersten Probleme bei Begriffen wie "Schoner" oder "Maat". Sie bevorzugt Fantasy wie die Harry Potter Bücher.
Endlich auf der Insel angekommen zog sich die Geschichte dann aber wie Kaugummi und ich konnte bestimmte Handlungen einfach nicht nachvollziehen. Entweder sind die Piraten ein strohdummer besoffener Haufen oder sie haben ziemliches Pech gehabt bei dieser Expedition. Sei's drum, erst mit der Schatzsuche (Kapitel 30 von 34) wird es wieder spannender bis zum gelungenen Abschluss.
Ich kann das Buch dem modernen Leser nur sehr eingeschränkt empfehlen. Meine Tochter und ich haben beide über 1 Woche gebraucht für die ca. 250 Seiten und das spricht Bände. Sie hat übrigens gleich danach [b:The School for Good and Evil|16248113|The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1)|Soman Chainani|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1490529205l/16248113._SY75_.jpg|21599439] in noch nicht einmal 2 Tagen gelesen.
Wenigstens weiß ich jetzt, dass mit "Davy Jones' Locker" der Grund des Ozeans gemeint ist.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
When it comes to why I read this book - besides the fact that Robert Louis Stevenson had a masterful imagination and could spin a good yarn - it went like this:
Hmm, an adaptation of Treasure Island is a free Audible download. That might be fun, I will make it one of my selections. Wait though, did I ever read this book? If I did, it was so long ago, I don’t remember the story. Ok, before I listen to the adaptation, I will read it in its original, unadapted format.
So read it I did. I pulled the 1965 illustrated edition by The Fountain Press off my bookshelf. As I thumbed through it, I distinctly remember looking at the pictures as a little girl, but I don’t think I ever read it. Pirates were definitely not my thing.
It, of course, has an old-fashioned writing style because it was written in 1881, but it didn’t make it hard to read. (Probably because the intended audience was children!) After all, what adventure loving child could resist a tale about a boy going to sea to search for treasure? A tale that includes pirates such as Long John Silver, pieces of eight and a talking parrot? No child, with the exception of me because I must have been weird. But now I have joined the ranks of so, so many who have read and enjoyed the adventure.
Now, batten down the hatches, because I am diving in to my next review for the Audible adaption.
Hmm, an adaptation of Treasure Island is a free Audible download. That might be fun, I will make it one of my selections. Wait though, did I ever read this book? If I did, it was so long ago, I don’t remember the story. Ok, before I listen to the adaptation, I will read it in its original, unadapted format.
So read it I did. I pulled the 1965 illustrated edition by The Fountain Press off my bookshelf. As I thumbed through it, I distinctly remember looking at the pictures as a little girl, but I don’t think I ever read it. Pirates were definitely not my thing.
It, of course, has an old-fashioned writing style because it was written in 1881, but it didn’t make it hard to read. (Probably because the intended audience was children!) After all, what adventure loving child could resist a tale about a boy going to sea to search for treasure? A tale that includes pirates such as Long John Silver, pieces of eight and a talking parrot? No child, with the exception of me because I must have been weird. But now I have joined the ranks of so, so many who have read and enjoyed the adventure.
Now, batten down the hatches, because I am diving in to my next review for the Audible adaption.
slow-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
Yes