guenifhar 's review for:

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

4.0

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It's not often that "rollicking" can be used in a book review, but there are lots of good reasons why this is an adventure classic. While portions of it seem cliche, those cliches ~originated~ from this book, showing how wide an influence it's had on literature, pop culture, and our idea of what a "pirate" actually is. And the wonderful Mervyn Peake illustrations in this edition are just the icing on the cake.