travisprinzi 's review for:

Captain Blood: His Odyssey by Rafael Sabatini

5.0

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Fantastic novel! Great adventure and characterization all the way through. The only difficult thing about it is the racist dehumanization of black slaves; but then, it's telling a story put together by 17th century folks, and it would have been unrealistic had it not been told in that way. Furthermore, the seeds of change and a better perspective on race can be found in Peter Blood's and Arabella Bishop's attitude and kindness toward the Spanish prisoners while in Port Royal.

Highly recommended. And I'd recommend getting B.J. Harrison's audiobook of Captain Blood from theclassictales.com