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Title: Treasure Island (An Adapted Classic) by Robert Louis Stevenson, O. Schuster Simon, Globe Book Company ISBN: 0-671-55584-7 Publisher: Monarch Notes Pub. Date: February, 1985 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (166 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Yow!!!
Comment: 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.

Rating: 5
Summary: Classic Adventure Novel
Comment: "Treasure Island" is the classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. Set on the high seas amid treasures and pirates, it is the story of a young boy's adventure. "Treasure Island" has been done by everyone from Disney to the Muppets. It's been imitated many times and influenced countless books and movies.

A mysterious pirate shows up at an inn owned by Jim Hawkin's mother. The pirate is killed by a gang of rogues, but Jim finds a treasure map belonging to the pirate. Jim then embarks on a journey to far away island to find the treasure. Of course, nobody can be trusted - especially the cook, Long John Silver. With his peg leg and parrot, Silver is the stereotypical pirate. Once the island is reached, sides are chosen - the mutinous pirates against the ship's crew. Jim goes on a journey within a journey on the island, going from one side to another, as the treasure is hunted for.

Everyone should read this book at some point. It's especially good for young boys, due to the fact that the main character (Jim) is a young boy. It's well crafted, and easy to read. And it's hard to put down once you get going. What else can you ask for?

Rating: 5
Summary: Children's Classic
Comment: Though some people may not find much that this book offers in comparison to more recent books, I think that it meets the goals of its author very well. The book is simply something that has stood the test of time because it is a very simple story. There are no major plot twists or complexities. It is something that could be read to a child (And as a side note, the alchohol mentioned was a common practice of pirates and fully helps to show the baseness of them and show them as having no standards whatsoever, also it was more common in the time period written of that people drank alchohol rather than water for various reasons. The mear fact of that is something that adds an historical aspect to the story). The wording of everything also lends both atmosphere and a chance for a story-teller to embelish on accents and such. Overall, with this book being compared to any of the Treasure Island movies or remakes, you can't beat the original. This story, almost by itself it seems to me, created the entire Pirate Archetype in literature. All the aspects of language set in this book have been followed by later books and movies. So to say this book isn't worth reading is simply a lack of (or for that matter, an excessive ammount of pride in one's) intelligence. It is a simple, good book that is quite a page turner in my oppinion.