Treasure Island

Pros: A window revealing an exciting era of the past.

Cons: Sometimes the pirate dialect is hard to digest. Pirates does use poor grammer an speling.

The Bottom Line: A fun tale of pirates, doubloons, buried treasure, and the incomparable Long John Silver.

Review: Rising slowly in the dark evening sky, the full moon is shrouded in a gossamer blanket of cottony fog. The old walnut clock begins striking, startling young Jim Hawkins and his nervous mother, alone in the eerily quiet Admiral Benbow Inn. On the bare...

Pros: Fun well written adventure for all ages.

Cons:

Some phrasings may be difficult for little ones to understand on their own.

The Bottom Line: I recommend this for anyone who loves a good action adventure novel.

Review: I read the children’s classic version of this book back when I was about 8 years old. Since then I had always assumed that somewhere out there lurked the “real” version, which in my mind was pictured to both look and read similar to ...

Pros: A great book uplifts the golden age of pirates!

Cons: Some may find it a bit childish!

The Bottom Line: This book will be a great buy for you!

Review: ‘Treasure Island’ is an adventure novel that was written for children, but it will none the less provide much pleasure to the grown-ups. In this book, Steven tells the story of a young Scottish boy named Jim Hawkins, who stumbles upon a dreaded pirate’s...

Pros: Full of action and suspense!!!

Cons: None

Review: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is a timless and aging classic!!! Young Jim Hawkins and his friends set sail for treasure island, hoping to find buried loot of captain Flint, fiercest of all pirates. But, unknown to them, the crew of their own...

Pros: Suspenseful and exciting, fast paced

Cons: None

Review: Do you love blood thirsty pirates and treasure huntin’? Then this is the book for you. Filled to the brim with pirates, such as Billy Bones, Black Dog, Blind Pew, Israel Hands and even Long John Silver, this suspenseful novel is about young Jim Hawkins ...

Pros: A fun lite read. A page turner

Cons: None

Review: This book is a must read for anyone. Fist off, its a classic. Second, its a page turner. The kind of book you could read in a day or two. The story keeps you turning the page, the author does not keep you hanging, he foreshadows in one sentence, and in ...

Pros: A great adventure story with interesting characters.

Cons: May be a bit unrealistic.

The Bottom Line: You should definitely get this book if you are in to pirates or any kind of adventures.

Review: The book is a very interesting book about Jim Hawkins and his friends who go searching for treasure. ...

Pros: The ultimate boyhood adventure story, unforgettable characters

Cons: very violent, can easily scare young children

The Bottom Line: The famous tale that probably started people's infatuation with pirates and buried treasure. This is a classic you should not miss.

Review: Instead of directly going into lauding Robert Louis Stevenson's abilities as a writer, I will pause to share with you something that I have just recently learned while going over this book in a literature class. Apparently the map that is published with...

Pros: Good Adventure Tale

Cons: Pinpointed for teenagers

Review: 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...

Pros: great book

Cons: dialect

Review: Treasure Island is a typical Robert L. Stevenson adventure novel. He incorporates the exciting hunt for treasure, along with a battle of good vs. evil. The adventure is sudden and constant and is sure to keep you on your toes. There is never a dull...