No ihan ookoo merirosvostoori. Tämä oli ensimmäinen äänikirja minkä kuuntelin alusta loppuun, lukijana oli Lars Svedberg, joka eläytyi lukemiseen todella hyvin ja kuunteleminen oli siksi todella miellyttävää — olen tosi ranttu näiden lukijoiden suhteen, siksi en ole aikaisemmin saanut yhtään äänikirjaa kuunneltua.

En voinut olla kirjaa kuunnellessani miettimättä, että tästä kirjasta olisi mielenkiintoista tehdä kirjallisuusanalyysi näkökulmalla kuinka kristinuskoa ja uskontoa ylipäänsä käsitellään kirjassa tuon ajan ihmisen moraalisena perustana, jopa merirosvojen keskuudessa.

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No surprise this has withstood the test of time. Even having seen multiple adaptations of Treasure Island I still found myself going "just one more chapter" long after I should have retired to bed. My first time reading it, but I can say with confidence that this is one of my bookshelf essentials.

I first read the story decades ago when I was young. I just finished watching the series "Black Sails", which was written as a prequel so read Treasure Island again. Although I knew the basic story I had forgotten about 90% of it so it was fun to read it again.

This is definitely a book for the adventurous, treasure-seeking, little boy in you.

I can't believe that I had never read Treasure Island. It was referenced in another book I read and that made me pick it up. (It helped that my my son owned the book, so it took no effort...) There is a reason why this book is a classic. It is a well-written, interesting story and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

I found the "About the Author" in the front of this edition interesting as well. Stevenson was a frail young man and not being able to follow the family profession of engineering, he became a writer. It is said that he wrote Treasure Island for his stepson.

Uno de mis libros preferidos de mi juventud. Lleno de aventuras, un joven protagonista, piratas, desafíos imposibles, el tesoro del capitán Flint y un personaje tan impresionante como John Silver el Largo.

Así que lo he vuelto a sacar de la estantería para leerlo de nuevo con mis hijos. Tiene un arranque maravilloso. También la juventud y vitalidad de su protagonista, en el que tiene que empezar a adaptarse a la vida de adulto en un mundo lleno de peligros y amenazas me parece que conecta muy bien con el público joven. Pero es cierto que durante esta segunda relectura junto a mis hijos se nos ha hecho un poco cuesta arriba. La conexión con la novela no iba bien y se ha notado de mitad del libro en adelante. Poco a poco han ido perdiendo el interés sobre el destino de la Hispaniola, el tesoro y las acciones de Jim Hawkins. No sería el momento propicio, pese a que su lectura nos ha llevado uno pocos meses...

Por cierto, hay una adaptación de radio ficción sonora realmente estupenda de RNE que se la recomiendo a todo el mundo. Es, sencillamente, ¡perfecta!

Why did I not read this before? My Goodreads profile clearly states I love adventure books, yet I never got round to reading the one book that gave birth to Captain Jack Sparrow, as in, parrots on shoulders, X marks the spot, wooden legs and eye patches and pretty much anything else that identifies someone in a pirate outfit on Halloween night.

That's right, this is the OG of pirate literature. Stevenson did for pirate literature what Tolkien did for fantasy literature, shaping the genre so thoroughly that it veering away from what he created would be seen as fake.

And the book itself? It's simply a lot of fun. Read this on a beach, during the summer (or perhaps in your backyard) and you will not be disappointed. Old but gold.