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deehaichess'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? It's complicated
3.75
Even so, I was pretty engaged by it. Got to about the 3/4 mark when my flight landed, so finished it in a more traditional format. Unsurprisingly, the prose was a fair bit different to what I had been listening to.
Anyway, long story short (haha) I feel like I have and yet haven't read this, but I'm adding it as read anyway. I can see why it was considered a classic. I enjoyed it immensely.
Moderate: Violence
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 ðŸ§
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
keya_caivalur'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Slavery, Torture, Grief, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
saliwali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Terminal illness
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
sarasreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
angela_iseli'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? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder