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essieruth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, and Medical content
Minor: Colonisation
agw622's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism, Slavery, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism
whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Robert Louis Stevenson was a brilliant storyteller: an artist who painted vivid pictures with clever words and crafted characters you love to hate and hate to love.
Many "classics" don't measure up to the hype (in my humble opinion), but that is not the case with Stevenson's writings.
Treasure Island truly is a masterpiece of fiction.
Epic. Fast-paced. Adventurous. A swash-buckling tale for the ages.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
super_maher_io's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kjm_x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation
jakessrn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
books_and_fairy_lights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
It was really good. It was a bit of a weird reading experience because while I was taken into the story when reading, it stopped whenever I closed the book and so I went some long stretches of time before keeping on reading. That being said, it is a great story of pirates and adventure and you can definitely see of it's a classic and how it really defined the genre. It's an agreeable read, with the right amount of suspense and adventure and plot twists. It's quite masterfully written. Reading it nowadays, some parts were a little harder to follow with all the sea/boat vocab and the accents and ways of speaking, but it does also really contribute to the reading experience and the atmosphere of the book.
I don't think I'll read it again, but I'm glad to have checked it off my to read list of classics 🧭
Minor: Cursing, Death, and Violence
the_night_reader_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
jessy4550's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting
prinsessenora4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail