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Captain Blood, scourge of the high seas!
Maybe 3.75 stars? This is a tough one for me to rate.
Peter Blood is an Irish physician living in England in the late 1600s. When the Duke of Monmouth rebels against King James, Blood wants nothing to do with the rebellion, but when he treats some of the rebels for their injuries and is caught by the king's men, he's sentenced to be hanged by the infamous judge, Judge Jeffries. His death sentence is commuted to a sentence of slavery in the sugar cane plant ...more
Maybe 3.75 stars? This is a tough one for me to rate.
Peter Blood is an Irish physician living in England in the late 1600s. When the Duke of Monmouth rebels against King James, Blood wants nothing to do with the rebellion, but when he treats some of the rebels for their injuries and is caught by the king's men, he's sentenced to be hanged by the infamous judge, Judge Jeffries. His death sentence is commuted to a sentence of slavery in the sugar cane plant ...more
Read this with the Retro Reads group - I was promised an adventurous, escapist read, especially appealing in these uncertain times of pandemic, and it certainly delivered.
Irishman Peter Blood, as the book opens, is a former soldier, now doctor, in an English village during the reign of King James. He stays out of politics, but is caught up in a rebellion while treating a wounded local aristocrat. In a sham trial, he is convicted and transported to the Caribbean, where he is sold into brutal sla ...more
Irishman Peter Blood, as the book opens, is a former soldier, now doctor, in an English village during the reign of King James. He stays out of politics, but is caught up in a rebellion while treating a wounded local aristocrat. In a sham trial, he is convicted and transported to the Caribbean, where he is sold into brutal sla ...more
A good adventure read with a tiny bit of romance. This is a novel made from a collection of shorter stories and the pacing shows that, but a fun and quick read.
The best pirate story out there.
Just finished re-re-re-reading this. And what fun!
Reader MUST be willing to go with the flow and adjust to the story-telling style of an older era.
And also be willing to accept, as part of the story, the constant insults to the Spanish nation/military of the day--politically/historically accurate in terms of attitude, but not PC by today's standards.
But, if you are willing to sink into the best of 1920's story-telling, you are in for a treat with this one.
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Just finished re-re-re-reading this. And what fun!
Reader MUST be willing to go with the flow and adjust to the story-telling style of an older era.
And also be willing to accept, as part of the story, the constant insults to the Spanish nation/military of the day--politically/historically accurate in terms of attitude, but not PC by today's standards.
But, if you are willing to sink into the best of 1920's story-telling, you are in for a treat with this one.
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Started off pretty good, with sparring dialogue and some great lines going to our dashing protagonist. But the racism was terrible (even for a books of it's time) It was unrelenting, intrusive, scattered everywhere in a casual, almost unthinking way. It was disturbing that blacks were never given names or personalities in a book that condemns the enslavement of whites! (Really, the hypocrisy and blindness is almost unbelievable). And the consistent use of animal metaphors and adjectives....I hav
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I flipping loved it. One of the best adventure novels, I've read yet. Let me repeat, I loved it. It was exciting, romantic, and had sea battles I could follow despite have zero to do with the ocean stuff and boats ever. Oh, and I flipping love it.
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Mar 18, 2012
Samantha Glasser
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