Before reading this, my only knowledge of the plot came from remembering the bits and pieces of the movie "Muppet Treasure Island". :) I knew there was a black spot, a young boy and some buried treasure.

Almost every time I finish a classic, I say to myself "Wow. That was really good! No wonder it's called a classic!" Yet, I am wary of picking up classics...maybe I have classic-book-anxiety? Maybe it's the small font that are in 99% of these books?

The beginning was a bit slow for me, but after Jim overhears the mutinous plans with Silver, it peaked my interest from there on out. I enjoyed the switching of the characters from Jim to the Dr's point of view and that surprised me...

The ending really got me! I thought a particular character would die and when he just 'escaped' it was kind of a let-down. Maybe Stevenson wanted to do a sequel?