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Summary: Great Story, Tough Read
Review: No doubt Treasure Island is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time, though in my opinion, many readers (especially kids) will have difficulty with the archaic language. My son (12 yrs) had a very tough time understanding the text at times, forcing him to reread many passages. If you are looking for a fun pirate adventure story, but prefer a more readable book, I would recommend an interesting new adaption of Treasure Island, called Wave Hunters, by Chris Lacy. It is basically the same story as Treasure Island, only it takes place in the present day amongst a group of surfers in Indonesia. My son couldn't put it down!
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Summary: Review of Treasure Island
Review: Treasure Island starts out in a inn. in England in the mid 1700's with a boy named Jim Hawkins. His life seems perfectly normal until men start showing up and threaten his life and one ends up dieing in the inn. Destined to find out what these mysterious men are after and why he goes through the late notorious Billy Bones, a man who died from too much rum and fright. While snooping he finds money from everywhere and a map. He sets out with a crew destined to find the treasure. Along the way he makes friends with the friendly cook Long John Silver. He soon finds out the truth about silver and his crew, theu're pirates determined to find the treasure and kill the crew that gets in their way. As they arrive at the island they are soon diveded by power and fright. a battle takes place and soon they realize who has the true power.
Jim diobalicly outsmarts the pirates and prove to them that hes not just a boy. This story is full of alcohal and voilance, something not expected in a story meant for children. It can be boring at times and and is full of terms and slang that some may bnot even be able to realize if they didnt put the peices together. All in all it is a wonderful story full of detail and mystery. Its wonderful to find out what happens with the treasure and what ever happens to Jim....? So i recommend it to you if you enjoy stories such as this or maybe Mmuppets Treausre Islands...or Pirates of the Carribean! Anyways i hope you enjoy the story and you will love what happens to the treasure!
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Summary: pretty good....
Review: After a former pirate dies at his family's inn, young Jim Hawkins inadvertently stumbles across a treasure map of the notorious pirate, Captain Flint. he, and two others decide to set out to find Flint's treasure, but they are not the only ones who know of the map's existence....
Once onboard their newly purchased ship, the Hispaniola, Jim overhears the plans for mutiny by the crew, most of whom sailed under Captain Flint while he lived, and who are led by Long John Silver, the supposed amiable ship's cook.
"Treasure Island" tells of the conflict between Jim Hawkins & co, and the mutineers, and is full of well developed characters, who, while they are not "perfect people", have good intentions, and act as you would think they would in real life. the pirates are treacherous and double-crossers, who care only to get the gold, and the protagonists are merely trying to stay alive; while this plot may be a little cliched, in some cases, cliches are what work, and I have nothing against that. unfortunately, this book isn't one of them. My only complaint was the overused plot style, which wasn't either original or suprising, as I mentioned earlier, and despite colorful and innovative language and characters, it still follows the simple good vs evil/going on a treasure hunt scheme, which doesnt appeal to me personally.
All in all, if you're looking for something new and different, this probably isnt the book, but if you don't mind a return to the classic adventure stories, than start reading!
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Summary: Disappointing...
Review: As of writing this review, I have been reading only classic books for about the last six months. When I began to read Treasure Island, I expected it to be spectacular because of two reasons: it is highly acclaimed and was written by Robert Louis Stevenson, a very good author. Due to my high expectations, I was greatly disappointed. As I said, I have been reading classics recently such as The Catcher in the Rye, Lord of the Flies, Siddhartha, Death of a Salesman, etc. All of those books have tremendous meaning to them, but Treasure Island is simply, as many would say, "an exciting novel of adventure." Although I enjoy exciting books, this was a virtually meaningless novel. I give Treasure Island a three, despite my dislike for it, because it seems to appeal to many people. For me, though, it was too immature (not surprisingly, as it is narrated by Jim) and if you are like me, you would much rather spend your time reading a book like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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Summary: Great exciting book full of pirates
Review: This book is great. It's about pirates who are mean and they go on a ship and act like good guys. I liked this book because it was exciting.
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Summary: Treasure Island, a Tale of Suspense
Review: A tale of suspense, filled with pirates, hidden treasure, and a plot not soon forgotten, Treasure Island hits the top of the charts. When Jim Hawkins comes in to possession of the notorious Captain Flint's treasure map, a crew is rounded up and a hunt for the treasure beginns. Little do Jim and his companions, the Squire and Dr. Livesay, know that many of Captain Flint's murderous pirates are part of that crew. That changes though, when Jim hears something not meant for him to hear. He, the Squire, and Dr. Livesay are now unaware of who and who not to trust. It becomes a battle between the good and evil in a race for the treasure. Greed was a major aspect that caused many sailors to turn against what they knew was right; sticking with their captain and boat. But they wanted the treasure for themselves, and their greed consumed them. Just remember though, greed will not get you anywhere, as this book shows. All that it gets you is more trouble than you need. The author, Robert Louis Stevenson, uses foreshadowing, a technique that gives a hint of what is to come, that keeps you wanting more, and creates an atmosphere of mystery. Treasure Island is a "must read" for all who love pirates, treasure hunts, and a great story.
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Summary: The Treasure Hunt
Review: The best book I ever read was Treasure Island. I liked it because it is an adventure story. Adventure books are my favorite type of books! I thought the treasure hunt would be the most exciting part, but it wasn't. The gun fight was much more exciting.
This exciting book is about a boy named Jim Hawkins. He lives and works at a hotel. One day a pirate comes and gives Billy Bones, Jim's boss, the black spot. The pirate leaves and Billy faints and never wakes up. Jim found Billy's treasure map. The pirates come back and attack his house. This is only the beginning of Jim's fantastic adventure to find the treasure.
I recommend this book to anyone who is bored and needs some adventure.
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Summary: A Boy's dream
Review: In an inn in the year of our grace 1700. A captain sits at a table with rum in his hand singing, "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest, yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! This was a captain that lived in the inn of the Hawkins. Jim Hawkins yet a boy helps the captain till the captain has a stroke. Jim takes care of the captain and learns of the chest that the captain wants Jim to keep when the captain dies. Eventually the captain dies and Jim finds a treasure map from the chest that the captian gave him. This map leads them on treasure hunt into the open sea. Jim finds himself on ship with pirates. Would u like to know how they get out of this one you got to read this book to find out.
I like this book for its adventure it gives. I think people who are in to sea stuff and pirates should definitely read this book. I think this would be a good book for anybody who wants to read. It has everything needed to keep you in the story. I give it a five star rating because I think it is a good book for everbody.
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Summary: Great classic
Review: Michael Prichard's narration is flawless. The story is gripping, laden with suspense, and still fresh despite the events in question taking place in the 18th century. The "sea-going man with one leg" may even give you nightmares.
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Summary: I just had to read this book
Review: I read the story of Long John Silver (supposedly written by himself) written by Bjorn Larsson that is a wonderful story, but at the end of this book it says that if you want to read the last attack of Long John Silver you have to read Treasure Island because if it was written once he will not write it again, that's why I had to read this book.
This book has about 300 pages or so, but it goes out of the main story so many times that you don't remember the story, compared with the story of Long John Silver this book has nothing to do.
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