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 mind, to an avid-reading teen, not as much for someone more mature.

Oh sure, I still enjoyed the exciting plot, but it seemed slow at times to me, near the beginning when life continues at the restaurant/hotel with the pirate's presence (before the pirate dies and they actually set out on their search for treasure).

Once setting out for treasure, the story picks up a bit, incorporating Long John Silver into the plot, among various other exciting circumstances. Excitement hits a zenith close to the end while Ben Gunn and Jim Hawkins race around the island attempting to escape with their lives and institute justice to the story.

Actually, while reading "Treasure Island," I continually thought of another book it reminded me of quite prevalently -- Golding's "Lord of the Flies." The savageness of the island coupled with the barbaric race clued me to this match; the two books were rather similar in this aspect.

Stevenson incorporates diverse literary techniques to the story, including pirate dialect, which he pulls off successfully.