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moon110581 's review for:
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I've seen at least three movie adaptations and have wanted to read the book for awhile, so I'm glad I finally did. This was a very exciting and swashbuckling book! It was very action - packed and intense at times.
I found it interesting that Long John Silver not only owned a pub, but he was married to a 'woman of color'. Not only that, but a woman he trusted to run his business and liquidate his assets of he got into a bind. I would have loved to learn more about her, where she was from, how they met, and if she was as clever and duplicitous as Silver.
The book, sadly, doesn't delve very far into the complicated relationship between Jim and Silver. In fact, every movie adaptation has done a better job of exploring that than the book does, but everything in the book is on the surface. Inference is definitely required.
Doctor Livesly was def my favorite character, he was droll and sassy, yet also intelligent and good at his profession. Long John is also an interesting character, but almost certainly a sociopath.
It's very clear that a lot of modern ideas about pirates came directly from this book. Somewhat disappointed that Big-Fat-Ugly-Bug-Faced-Baby-Eating O'Brian wasn't actually in the book
I found it interesting that Long John Silver not only owned a pub, but he was married to a 'woman of color'. Not only that, but a woman he trusted to run his business and liquidate his assets of he got into a bind. I would have loved to learn more about her, where she was from, how they met, and if she was as clever and duplicitous as Silver.
The book, sadly, doesn't delve very far into the complicated relationship between Jim and Silver. In fact, every movie adaptation has done a better job of exploring that than the book does, but everything in the book is on the surface. Inference is definitely required.
Doctor Livesly was def my favorite character, he was droll and sassy, yet also intelligent and good at his profession. Long John is also an interesting character, but almost certainly a sociopath.
It's very clear that a lot of modern ideas about pirates came directly from this book. Somewhat disappointed that Big-Fat-Ugly-Bug-Faced-Baby-Eating O'Brian wasn't actually in the book