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A review by stainedsouth
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
3.0
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.