Moonfleet

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Summary: A Reveiw Of Moonfleet by Bianca Popovic
Review: This book is a tale of Pirates, smugglers, their treasure and a young boy called John Trenchard who is the book hero. It is set in Moonfleet (Just off the south coast of England)in 1757. In the book John is an orphan living with his aunt. Also there has been a mysterious death that is almost unexplainable.
I found this book quite boring but one of my book buddys found it very interesting. I would recommend it to a boy not a girl it's a boy's fantacy adventure book.

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Summary: DO NOT READ!!
Review: This book is about a real place-Moonfleet wich is in Dorset.It is told by a man caled John Trenchard.He is looking back on when he was fifteen years old and this is when the story takes place. At the centre of the story is a diamond.John's mission to find the diamon dbegins and ends in Moonfleet.In the story we are takin into vaults haunted by the legendary ghost of Blackbotherwise known as Colonel John Mohune.We are taken down long,dark passages,into caverns inside sea-caves and even through Amsterdam as it was in the eighteenth century!
You may be thinking to yourself: 'Wow!What a truly interesting,exciting,exhilerating book!'I did not think any of these things about this book!It seemed to drag on and on with useless information,before getting to the bit you had been waiting for and,when you eventually did,it was a an enormous anti-climax.Unless you have absolutely nothing better to do with your time,I would not reccomend that you read this book!

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Summary: Rather do athletics than read Moonfleet & I HATE athletics!
Review: This book was made for an acquired taste...1 which I don't have! Although it is named a children's book, I think it is just as, if not MORE, suitable, for older people-adults, for example!
The main character is John Trenchard, a young lad who lives on the island of Moonfleet, a place filled with smugglers, pirates, mystery and ADVENTURE!! Join John as he searches for Blackbeard's (legendary pirate's) treasure and tries to help his secret crush, Grace Maskew.
The characters are interesting- wise old Mr.Glennie to name one. Another is Mr.Maskew, the book baddie. (After all, every book needs one!!) He is also Grace's cruel father.
John has so much on offer for him in Moonfleet...the chance to explore a new world of the good, the bad...and the ugly!
For those who like classic, 19th century adventure-stories, J. Meade Faulkner has made the perfect book for you! Enjoy! (Hopefully a LITTLE more than I did!)
BY NIKITA BASSI.

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Summary: Moonfleet book review
Review: This gripping tale of terror, betrayal and friendship that will haunt you at night This fantasy story is about 15 year old Jhon Trenchard, an orpan who accidently finds the secret entrence into the Pirate world: The Vault. Here, he discovers the truth about his friends Ratsy and Elzevir: They are Pirates! John
goes on terrifying adventures and journey and just about escapes death AND... to find out the rest you'll have to read the book. Although the book has the use of archaic words I got use to it as I got deeper into the book. The terrific storylines keeps you reading hours on end, from cover to cover. Although at the start it was a little boring, the storyline improved within pages from the start.

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Summary: By Jasmine Gardosi
Review: This is a sound tale of swashbuckling action, where every chapter jumps out at me as deeply satisfyibg. The entertainment comes mainly from the many-layered characters and the thick, unpredictable plots. Perhaps the only slightly negative thing that a reader would have to say about this book is that it is very detailed, which can lead to an unlikeable amount of text on that subject. But this book is strangely pleasurable to read, with mixed-and-matched themes and realistic and sometimes comediccharacters and events.
The story starts with Master John Trenchard, aged 15, who has a day so same as the next that it is a dull life for him, stuck in the Village of Moonfleet. But when his curiosity and bravery overcomes him, he finds himself in all sorts of unimaginable troubles and eerie places. Along with Ratsey and the mysterious Elzevir Block, the story turns into a brimful adventure. John Trenchard is thirsty for an apparently mythical treasure - a legendary diamond, ill-gotten by the treacherous Colonel John Mohune, nicknamed Blackbeard.

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Summary: Moonfleet an ok book
Review: This was quite an exciting book,in parts. The most enthralling part was john crawling along a foot wide ledge with a broken leg. At this point I couldn't put the book down until I knew what was going to happen at the end. Other parts were quite different, like the chapters spent on John asnd Elzevier in the cave. I thought these chapters were never going to end it just seemed to go on and on. The book over all was like this it seemd to go on for a while but then start to get molre interesting.......it took a long time for the story line to pick up. Like the escape from the prison and the boat ride which climaxed at the storm where the ship they were travelling was nearly wrecked. Although I would probably never read this book again I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it. Some parts did keep you gripped and interested others were about as interesting as watching paint dry. I would rate this book 6.5/10 because of its adventurous,in parts story line.

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Summary: Exciting and Somewhat Original
Review: When I began reading this book, a friend of mine took one look at the cover and started naming off what he thought the aspects of the plot were. He named all of the traditional pirate story cliches (sometimes platitudes): orphaned boy, evil pirate, hidden treasure, etc. By looking at the cover, I thought that was what it would be too, and I looked forward to the classic adventure story (I've always loved swashbucklers). As it was, Moonfleet is a very original novel that doesn't follow of the conventions. Surely, some of those elements are there--the orphaned boy and treasure--but they are twisted in different ways. Moonfleet is somewhat darker than other swashbucklers such as Treasure Island, and there are actually no pirates at all. There is also a little bit more depth of characterization as John Trenchard and Elziver Block have a long and meaningful friendship. Moonfleet is certainly a superior adventure novel, complete with exciting escapes (a lot of them), lost treasure, and some actual characterization. It's well worth reading.