Treasure Island in Reading 1001

Nov 02, 2021 Kristel rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books, 1001-challenge, adventure, 19th-century

TBR takedown, November 2021. Adventure story with pirates, buried chest. Long John Silver was here before he started selling fast food. Entertaining. Rating between 3 and 4. 3.8 stars.

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Aug 11, 2011 Ann rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: k-6, classics, england, books-for-reluctant-boys, adventure, 18th-century, pirates, nautical

I've never really had any desire to read Treasure Island, but I'm glad I had to for class. It was really cool to see exactly where all of our pirate lore comes from and just how influential this book has been on our culture. It's chock-full of details about ships and sailing and battles, and while none of that really appeals to me, it's easy to see how boys would absolutely adore it. Luckily, I had an academic press copy that had good footnotes. ...more

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Jul 22, 2011 Sara rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
4.5 Stars
144 Pages

15 men on a dead man's chest...Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum

Jim Hawkins is the young son of a poor innkeeper when he meets his first pirate, Billy Bones, who has holed up at the Admiral Benbow, trying to avoid his death at the hands of his fellow gentlemen o' fortune. His fate has already been sealed though and the pirates set upon the inn with violence, seeking the map that leads to Cap'n Flint's treasure. However, in an attempt to make ...more

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Jun 01, 2009 Eva rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-09, 1001-books, 1001-books-2008-version, 1001-books-2010-version, quick-1001

I know the story quite well - did the musical in high school, but I've never actually read the book!
I loved it - a good story about the good and the bad. Somehow I can't help but liking Long John Silver. ...more

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May 27, 2010 Tiffany rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books, fiction

The Candlewick edition is is a particularly gorgeous copy of Treasure Island--great for gift giving to a pirate obsessed child. But I wished for a few annotations to explain some of the more complicated sea and/or ship related moments. There were definitely spots where I missed some of the action.

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Sep 02, 2014 Ashley Husemoller rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-before-dying

RE-READ! Aye, Jim Lad. 'Tis a fine adventure we be on! Man, I love this book. I don't even care. I was so excited that it was on the 1,001 list. I re-read it for the umpteenth time. 😄 And I'll watch any film adaptation with great relish, the Muppets version being my favorite! 37/1,001 ...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Rebekah rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: rating-4, genre-childrens, genre-classics, genre-fantasy, genre-young-adult, genre-classics-classic-literatu, genre-historical-fiction, genre-literature, genre-adventure, genre-novels

I read this on a train on a European vacation and it was perfect! Gripping page-turner with fantastic characters. Immediately fell in love with a good old-fashioned adventure story and understand why pirates remain such a vital part of our current fantastical culture.

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