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recovering_warriorcats_kid 's review for:
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
As silly as it sounds this was sort of disappointing to read after having just watched the Muppets version. Fun musical antics aside, I really missed the complex dynamic between Long John and Jim that they created for that movie. I think it added a lot of nuance that this could have benefited from, however, it wasn’t exactly meant to be deep and more so to be a one toned pirate adventure.
I do think it could have benefitted also from having multiple povs instead of just Jim’s because a lot of the story was events being recounted to him by other people but I understand that in writing this for his stepson, the original priorities were likely more on making it endearing and relatable for his audience of one than structured coherently for the masses centuries down the line.
All in all still a great story, its legacy is just arguably greater than the original source material. And to be fair if I was alive in the 1800’s this would probably be the most exciting thing ever to me too. They didn’t exactly have a thriving thriller action industry quite yet. No Pirates of the Carribean to compare it to.
I do think it could have benefitted also from having multiple povs instead of just Jim’s because a lot of the story was events being recounted to him by other people but I understand that in writing this for his stepson, the original priorities were likely more on making it endearing and relatable for his audience of one than structured coherently for the masses centuries down the line.
All in all still a great story, its legacy is just arguably greater than the original source material. And to be fair if I was alive in the 1800’s this would probably be the most exciting thing ever to me too. They didn’t exactly have a thriving thriller action industry quite yet. No Pirates of the Carribean to compare it to.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent