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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Beautiful quality can't go wrong.
4.0 out of 5 stars read well
It may be an old tale and showing its age, but worth a read for all that be one young or old. A reflection of the times.
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read
I needed a large print copy so my husband can read it independently. He struggles with small print these days so this is ideal. He can now keep reading even if I'm not around.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good story
thrilling story of adventure, treasure hunting, and the allure of the high seas.
3.0 out of 5 stars Missing insert but a good buy
One of my favourite books of all time. A beautiful edition of the book. Delivery was smooth and the condition of the book itself is good. My only disappointment is that it did not contain the author/novel description insert that is common with this series of books. A happy addition to my collection none the less. If the insert shows up please send it.
5.0 out of 5 stars Treasure indeed
What to say? This edition is a beautiful art work, an excellent buy as long as you have the right readership in mind. Here is the original text, no watered down 'abridged' version but a tale that would be a PG at the cinema, with baddies biting the dust and in some cases the ocean and, sadly, some goodies perishing too. It's an action-packed adventure for boys and tomboys aged ten to ninety, although some girls may dislike the fact that the only women are the feeble Mrs Hawkins and Mrs Silver, notable by her absence. The fact is that the novel reflects the realities of 18th C treasure-hunting when, unless a woman WAS a pirate like Anne Bonney, she was unlikely to be found at sea, sailors having the superstition that a woman on board brought bad luck in the form of storms and high winds.Stevenson's style is graphic and fast-paced and, although his vocabulary may daunt younger independent readers, all eager adventure-lovers with the patience to consult a dictionary if challenged, and the humility to take on an accurately researched sea-story of the days of sail, will find it gripping. It's best read aloud, remembering that Silver is an educated and utterly unprincipled villain, a 'killing gentleman' as Sir Terry Pratchett would term him. There's nothing funny about him. Captain Smollett is a braver man than you may recall, worthy of our respect, Dr Livsey is a decent man and a patient friend, and Squire Trelawney a brave, generous, gormless clot... As for Ben Gunn, Israel Hands, Blind Pugh and Billy Bones... Open the book and meet Kidd's crew. Pieces of Eight!It was bought as a gift for a Dad to read to his son and to keep as a family treasure but is also suitable for reading by torch-light under the duvet: warning, it's a weighty tome that may become a strain for small hands.
4.0 out of 5 stars The original that others use for inspiration
4.5*CAUTION*Due to the age of this story, descriptions of other ethnic groups are old fashioned. Some of these descriptions, although have very derogatory origins, are used in this book to describe appearances rather than sully the nature of the races described.**The writing style of this book is quite old, but as the story was written in the 1880's, this is to be expected, but did make interpreting the meanings behind sentences a bit tricky.That aside, the book was a good read. The story was simple to follow and didn't deviate much away from the core plot. The characters were described visually well, but through the story and interpretations from the characters painted a more detail of them which was good to read.The ranks of the crew members were clear and stayed consistent which made recognising them easier.The plot was predictable, but this may have more to do with the fact this story has been made into a film which I have seen, so I already knew the story well.It was good to read how the characters behaved and reacted when trusts were broken and re-forged depending on what was needed at the time, and what was to be gained. Seeing the young character Jim Hawkins move between the commanding team and the crew was interesting, as was his understanding and interpretations of the situations and events that unfolded around him either at the hands of others, himself or the elements. The same can be said for John Silver.This is definitely a good story to read, especially to see how the modern language has changed. It's also nice to read the story that has inspired so many other films and books in modern culture.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Ripping Yarn
A classic novel that I've just re-read after more than half a century. In my seventies the story has taken on a whole new side BUT you have to read it more slowly to appreciate the prose. Beautiful descriptions and wonderful vernacular "pirates" language it gripped me from first to last
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5 stars & 5/10 hearts. I’ve wanted to read this classic for years but always was a little wary because it was about pirates. I needn’t have worried.In the first place, MAJOR RESPECT to Stevenson for the way he made his pirates perfectly real and yet kept the book so clean. As far as I can recall, there is BARELY ANY LANGUAGE in this, and only very mild things like “deuce to pay,” which I’m not exactly sure is language. Furthermore, all the bad deeds and things of the pirates is very veiled and just hinted at or briefly mentioned, and yet he contrives to make them quite terrifying.Second, although the violence does exist, its quite toned down. Murder and fighting is quite prevalent, but honestly the only really disturbing thing is when a man is accidentally trampled by a horse. All the rest was really laid-back and so matter-of-fact that I found it completely cool. I wasn’t even very anxious for anyone, just really intensely curious how things would turn out.Third, the characters were very real and alive. There was Jim, who was a sympathetic figure, although sometimes he seemed to get out of things much too easily. There was the Doctor, who was really quite wise and humorous and brave (although he could also be rather harsh!). The Squire, although sometimes he was an idiot, was at least a brave, good man and a great companion. The Captain was hands-down my favourite, good and brave and humorous and smart (although why on earth wasn’t he a good shot?). Jim’s mother was nice, although she bugged me at times.And then there were the pirates. Long John was VERY hard to make your mind up about. He was such a great guy, and such a terrible villain. I couldn’t help being glad at the ending though. ;) Israel Hands was really hateful. George and Dick and the other guys were mostly humorous additions.And finally, the plot. Highly unrealistic, and yet completely intriguing; fast-paced, and yet relaxing; serious, and yet very humorous. I also loved the themes of courage, loyalty, and doing right.Overall, it was a fun, light, quick, enjoyable read! I think boys would probably like it a lot.A Favourite Quote: “As for the scheme I had in my head, it was not a bad one in itself...; a thing quite worth doing, as I still believe. But as I was certain I should not be allowed to leave the enclosure, my only plan was to take French leave and slip out when nobody was watching, and that was so bad a way of doing it as made the thing itself wrong.”A Favourite Humorous Quote: <I>“Well, George, how goes it? You’re a pretty colour, certainly; why, your liver, man, is upside down. Did you take that medicine? Did he take that medicine, men?”“Aye, aye, sir, he took it, sure enough,” returned Morgan.“Because, you see, since I am mutineers’ doctor, or prison doctor as I prefer to call it,” says Doctor Livesey in his pleasantest way, “I make it a point of honour not to lose a man for King George (God bless him!) and the gallows.”The rogues looked at each other but swallowed the home-thrust in silence. “Dick don’t feel well, sir,” said one.“Don’t he?” replied the doctor. “Well, step up here, Dick, and let me see your tongue. No, I should be surprised if he did! The man’s tongue is fit to frighten the French. Another fever.”“Ah, there,” said Morgan, “that comed of sp’iling Bibles.”“That comes—as you call it—of being arrant asses,” retorted the doctor, “and not having sense enough to know honest air from poison, and the dry land from a vile, pestiferous slough. I think it most probable—though of course it’s only an opinion—that you’ll all have … to pay before you get that malaria out of your systems. Camp in a bog, would you? Silver, I’m surprised at you. You’re less of a fool than many, take you all round; but you don’t appear to me to have the rudiments of a notion of the rules of health.”
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