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Title: Treasure Island (Troll Illustrated Classics) by Earle Hitchner, Earle Hitcher, Marie Dejohn, Robert Louis Stevenson, Marie De John ISBN: 0-8167-1877-6 Publisher: Troll Assoc (Lib) Pub. Date: July, 1990 Format: School & Library Binding List Price(USD): $13.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (164 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Review of Treasure Island
Comment: 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!
Rating: 4
Summary: pretty good....
Comment: 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!
Rating: 3
Summary: Disappointing...
Comment: 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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