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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Apr 24, 2001
Pros: A window revealing an exciting era of the past.
Cons: Sometimes the pirate dialect is hard to digest. Pirates does use poor grammer an speling.
Summary: Rising slowly in the dark evening sky, the full moon is shrouded in a gossamer blanket of cottony fog. The old walnut clock begins striking, startling young Jim Hawkins and his nervous mother, alone in the eerily quiet Admiral Benbow Inn. On the bare ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 23, 2010
Pros: Sharp clear writing, intriguing plot, and all the action a boy could dream!
Cons: None. It has thrilled boys and men for 127 years.
Summary: Treasure Island by Robert Lewis StevensonFifteen men on a dead man's chest, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum,Drink and the devil have done for the restYo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!Few sources have more shaped our ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 18, 2008
Pros: Fun well written adventure for all ages. Cons: Some phrasings may be difficult for little ones to understand on their own.
Summary: I read the children’s classic version of this book back when I was about 8 years old. Since then I had always assumed that somewhere out there lurked the “real” version, which in my mind was pictured to both look and read similar to ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 1, 2003
Pros: A great adventure story with interesting characters.
Cons: May be a bit unrealistic.
Summary: The book is a very interesting book about Jim Hawkins and his friends who go searching for treasure. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 26, 2001
Pros: The ultimate boyhood adventure story, unforgettable characters
Cons: very violent, can easily scare young children
Summary: Instead of directly going into lauding Robert Louis Stevenson's abilities as a writer, I will pause to share with you something that I have just recently learned while going over this book in a literature class. Apparently the map that is published with ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 31, 2001
Pros: A great book uplifts the golden age of pirates!
Cons: Some may find it a bit childish!
Summary: ‘Treasure Island’ is an adventure novel that was written for children, but it will none the less provide much pleasure to the grown-ups. In this book, Steven tells the story of a young Scottish boy named Jim Hawkins, who stumbles upon a dreaded pirate’s ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 10, 2000
Pros: Good Adventure Tale
Cons: Pinpointed for teenagers
Summary: I finally got around to reading "Treasure Island," and have to admit I am impressed. However, I am 25 years old and feel I would have enjoyed this book more had I read it probably 10 years ago -- the book seems to portray itself best, in my ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 12, 2000
Pros: Full of action and suspense!!!
Cons: None
Summary: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is a timless and aging classic!!! Young Jim Hawkins and his friends set sail for treasure island, hoping to find buried loot of captain Flint, fiercest of all pirates. But, unknown to them, the crew of their own ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 6, 2000
Pros: Told it like it was
Cons: -none-
Summary: This book I first decided to read because it was supposedly a "good classic book". Now I've books that are horrible classic books and I've read good classic books, but I've never read an incredible classic book. One of the other thing that ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 13, 1999
Pros: great book
Cons: dialect
Summary: Treasure Island is a typical Robert L. Stevenson adventure novel. He incorporates the exciting hunt for treasure, along with a battle of good vs. evil. The adventure is sudden and constant and is sure to keep you on your toes. There is never a dull ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Oct 25, 2005
Pros: Suspenseful and exciting, fast paced
Cons: None
Summary: Do you love blood thirsty pirates and treasure huntin’? Then this is the book for you. Filled to the brim with pirates, such as Billy Bones, Black Dog, Blind Pew, Israel Hands and even Long John Silver, this suspenseful novel is about young Jim Hawkins
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Apr 7, 2004
Pros: A fun lite read. A page turner
Cons: None
Summary: This book is a must read for anyone. Fist off, its a classic. Second, its a page turner. The kind of book you could read in a day or two. The story keeps you turning the page, the author does not keep you hanging, he foreshadows in one sentence, and in
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