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Summary: A great book. A truely beautiful piece of art.
Review: The master of this book-Robert L. Stevenson-is a very brilliant man. I recomend everyone, young and old, to read this fine piece of art. While reading this book it's as if the book just grabs ahold of you and won't let you go. The historic legend(Long John Silver) the mery, unscrupulous buccaneer-rogue whose greedy quest for gold cannot help but win the heart of every soul who everlonged for romance, treasure and adventure. If you love suspence you must take hold of this book immediatly.
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Summary: Great adventure story
Review: A great adventure story. I never read this book when I was younger and I wish I had. Reading it as a adult, I still feel the suspense, mystery, and excitement that was promised by the cover notes. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to read a good adventure story.
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Summary: Ouch! What's going on here?
Review: This book doesn't have to be reviewed. It speaks foritself. I'll just say it's excellent, read it.Frankly I'm stunnedto see what people are saying about this book. I mean, I can understand, sort of, why somebody might possibly consider other excellent books, like "The Magnificent Ambersons" or "My Antonia" boring, though I don't. But to find THIS book boring?? What in heck DO people read that's so much more exciting than this? I suppose that if a book has 30 seconds that aren't filled with explosions and poison gas, it's considered dull, huh? Aargh. Well, to each his own, I guess.
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Summary: Yow!!!
Review: How can you even review the ultimate pirate book of all time? I read it when I was 9 and loved it. I read it again when I was 34 and loved it again! (Actually, I read it several times between, as well.) Long John Silver is arguably one of the most Macchiavellian characters you will ever find between the covers of a book. (I'm mainly reviewing it to raise the average rating. Anyone who thinks this book is boring has to have a screw loose!) From the arrival of the mysterious Billy Bones, to the attack on the inn, to the sea voyage, to the mutiny, to the battle for the island, to the treasure hunt, even to the final fate of John Silver, this book is a stunning rollercoaster of suspense and adventure! I'd give it ten stars if I could. Here's a bit of information you other readers might enjoy: the meaning of the pirates' song-- Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! The real-life pirate, Edward Teach (Blackbeard the Pirate) once marooned 15 of his men on a small island named Dead Man's Chest. He put them ashore with no weapons, equipment or supplies--just a bottle of rum.
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Summary: "If studious youth no longer crave. . ."
Review: If studious youth no longer crave the naivety & adventure that Jim Hawkins, &c. did, they do themselves a disservice. The fact that this book has accreted 45 reviews is testament to influence. What then remains to discuss are its merits. Accessible enough for young people (I first read it when I was eight), even for the refined reader it will evoke that arresting singability that the great adventures from the Odyssey to Beowulf to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea all can & do. It is not high art. Stevenson wrote popular fiction. In order for such higher art to exist it must have a healthy popular fundament to support it, to paraphrase Pound. Treasure Island is such art--fit for the scops, & the ears of the restless. The best support for Treasure Island may be the epigraph penned by its author, which serves as an elegant & frank testimony to Stevenson's feelings about the importance of the folk tradition: "IF sailor tales and sailor tunes, / Storm and adventure, heat and cold, / If schooners, islands, and maroons, / And Bucaneers and buried Gold, / And all the old romance, retold / Exactly the ancient way, / Can please, as me they pleased of old, / The wiser youngsters of today: "SO be it, and fall on! If not, / If studious youth no longer crave, / His ancient appetites forgot, / Kingston, or Ballantyne the brave, / Or Cooper of the wood and wave: / So be it also! And may I / And all my pirates share the grave / Where these and their creations lie!"
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Summary: Narrative storytelling at its best (pickled in brine n' rum)
Review: Though often marketed to 'young adults,' Stevenson's masterful account of treachery and treasure is ageless in readership. With equal amounts of suspense, 'violence' (yes, violence!) and surprise, Stevenson draws the reader into a story with characters and plot equal to the best of contemporary thrillers. If you wish seafaring adventure and wonderfully lively narrative, read this classic. Then read Perfect Storm or Moby Dick.
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Summary: Excellent Book.
Review: This book is wonderful, a true classic. Then again Robert Stevenson wrote great stories to begin with. If anyone out there is looking to read classic literature, this is the book to start with.
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Summary: A wonderful book!
Review: I was required to read Treasure Island for a Children's Lit class I took last summer. I couldn't believe how much I enjoyed it. I drove my kids crazy, talking like a pirate for weeks afterwards. Don't believe those who say this is a boring book--it's not! It is fun, fast-paced, interesting, and exciting.
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Summary: A true pirate classic.
Review: I've seen many poor reviews for this book and I'm not just talking about the bad spelling and grammar. Obviously, most of the people giving the one star reviews were forced to read this book by a teacher. Obviously they aren't going to like it. I read this book when I was much younger, but I still love it today. If you have a hard time understanding old english, you may want to skip this book. It was not written yesterday and the vocabulary reflects that. This book is wonderfully written and R.L.S. vividly brings to life the cutthroats, high seas adventure and hunt for hidden treasure.
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Summary: Tedious
Review: I found reading tedious until the part when Jim got to the island. Then the story picked up though I still hated the language, but I was spoiled by reading trash when I was younger so that probably explains it. The beginning was slow to me, but then the story picks up quickly.
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