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Summary: To the hesitating reader
Review: I never did read this book as I was growing up and have now read it for the first time as an adult. I always thought that this book would not be very good but I was wrong.I write this review for those students who may hesitate to read Treasure Island. This book is a story of high adventure. In it is the tale of a young boy who comes to possess a treasure map and goes off on a whirlwind adventure filled with sea voyages, pirates, island adventure and treasure. Stevenson wonderfully portrays the characters of young Jim Hawkins, the hero of the book, the fabled Long John Silver, Billy Bones and Ben Gunn. Each adds their own sense of mystery and suspense to the story. The settings of the story from the Admiral Benbow Inn to the Hispaniola, their sailing vessel, to the island itself are very vivid and make you feel as if you are really there. The adventure to and finally on Treasure Island is filled with secret meetings, battle scenes and a quest to find a long since buried fortune in gold. The novel is truly great and is a very entertaining and interesting read. For those adults who have never read this novel definitely read it and for those who have already read it, read it again it is well worth it. The swashbuckling adventures of Long John Silver and his men, along with Jim Hawkins, are truly timeless. If you have children of age, share the story with them. It is truly a family classic worth sharing with generations to come.
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Summary: Excellent Adventure.
Review: I remember attempting Treasure Island as a young boy and thinking it boring. Clearly I was an undisciplined lout and did not give Stevenson's writing style a chance to take hold. Plow through the first 30 pages and you'll be hooked. This is an exciting adventure story for all-ages (there is a bit of violence but I suspect your boy will not be permanently scarred). Stevenson does an excellent job of catching the reader's imagination and first pulling then propelling him through the many adventures of young Jim Hawkins. It is a quick read and I assure you that you will not miss the evening or two of television viewing sacrificed.
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Summary: I am Jim Hawkins
Review: I first read this book nearly twenty years ago (when I was eight, translated in Bengali), and I didn't realise when I had started to see the world more through the eyes of Jim Hawkins than my own, so much so that I never wanted to come out of my day-dreams of adventure. Then I bought the English edition and used to read it as often as possible, each time the last words (Long John Silver's parrot Cap'n Flint shouting "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!") of the novel making me squirm because it has come to an end. The title of the book is enough to suggest the content matter, and nothing more need be told. Only one suggestion, don't let any boy miss this book, and if you have grown without reading it then get into your shorts of boyhood and read it, you'll grow up again, more likely enjoying the process of growing up more.
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Summary: I am JIm Hawkins
Review: I first read this book nearly twenty years ago (when I was eight, transalted in Bengali), and I didn't realise when I had started to see the world more from the eyes of Jim Hawkins than my own, so much so that I never wanted to come out of my day-dreams of adventure. Then I bought the English edition and used to read it as often as possible, each time the last words (Long John Silver's parrot Cap'n Flint shouting "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!") of the novel making me squirm because it has come to an end. The title of the book is enough to suggest the content matter, and nothing more need be told. Only one suggestion, don't let any boy miss this book, and if you have grown without reading it then get into your shorts of boyhood and read it, you'll grow up again, more likely enjoying the process of growing up more.
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Summary: A 9 STAR BOOK
Review: This book is a CLASSIC! Unforgettitable characters like Jim Hawkins, Dr. Livesy, Or Tom Redruth entwined in plots and scenarios with the opposite type of people like Billy Bones, Ben Gunn or Abrahm Gray. Don't get yhis book wrong though it's not " a torcher" or boring. They don't ride a boat and find treasure, They Have to gallantly fight against traitors Long John Silver, Isreal Hands and try not to be surprised when Long John's parrot Captain Flint swoops in on you. There's fighting, decept, affection, and adventure, all rolling in to a happy ending. Other great reads may be The Three Musketeers series, The Count of Monte` Cristo, both by Alexandre` Dumas, and The Reddwall series by Brian Jaques.
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Summary: Amazing - A true Wonder
Review: The book Treasure Island was a very thought out story, which had very effective characters. The names of the characters brought out the story, such as Long John Silver, he had a wooden leg and he was very tall. The author also made me very impatient, because at the beginning I knew that this was going to be a story about a treasure hunt, but I had to read a lot to get to that point. The setting was very evenly set out, like the author talked about the captain in the day, and Long John the mean person in the night. The author made the book exiting by not making the characters sail to the island, then find the treasure, and come home. He made it interesting, while they were sailing, and when the reached the island. The best part of the story I liked was when Jim a young boy, is of to take a tour of the island by himself when he hears shuffling in the bushes, this happens until Jim looks behind the bushes to find his old friend who has been stranded on the island for many years. Situations like that is what made the book Treasure Island a very exiting, adventurous, and enjoyable book to read.
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Summary: Great Book! Awesome for anyone who likes adventure/suspense.
Review: I had to read this book...I wasn't to thrilled about it, because it really didn't look like anything that I would be interested in, just a lot of hundred year old balony, right? Wrong. I was taken away from my mother to go on a dangerous adventure, found myself upon a ship filled with real pirates, then fought with a man desperate to do away with me! All that and much more in one book! READ THIS BOOK! LOOKS CAN BE DECIEVING!
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Summary: I Liked The Book
Review: I really thought it was a good book, and beeing in the 8th grade i think the classes in the future should do a unit on it or maybe just Robert Louis Stevenson. I think this becasue he really has a writting style of his own and the story isn't as well known as it should be. So overall i really liked it and would deffinitly recomemd anyone to read this book.
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Summary: Silver and gold and the cold steel of the cutlass
Review: Published in 1882, this is the adventure story par excellence, and it made Stevenson's reputation as one of the great Victorian storytellers. This classic pirate story is told in retrospect by the callow youth Jim Hawkins and takes us into a long-gone swashbuckling world - the cold steel of the cutlass, gold doubloons, silver 'pieces of eight', and the cunning one-legged mastermind Long John Silver. The pace is always right, the language colourful but never foul, not a word is wasted or scene thrown away. It has been made into film and TV series, and will continue to live in all these forms for a century or two yet.
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Summary: This is a great childrens book!
Review: This book is about a young boy who finds an old map. many mean pirates are after this map. It is the map to Treasure Island. Here is where a whole bunch of treasure is suppossed to be. The boy and his friends go on a search for the treasure btu are side-tracked by the mean mob of pirates. The boy and his friends fight long and hard to get the pirates off of them so they can get the treasure. You will have to read the book in order to see who gets the treaure. This book is a thriller. It is a great bedtime story to read with your children. I think they will love it! check it out if you would like!
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