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So easy to be drawn into the adventure. I can see why it is still so popular today, and no surprise it inspired numerous books and films.
This probably deserves 4 stars just for the creation of Long John Silver, one of the most magnificent characters in English literature. The reader winds up rooting for him as he manipulates his way out of each scrape, even though we know he's a conniving murderer. Stevenson is probably responsible for the entirety of modern pirate lore - our mythical notion of piracy full of amiable rogues and high adventure. Everything from Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean to Talk Like a Pirate Day to Spongebo
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Very enjoyable classic. Opening chapters are very vivid and the rest of the book doesn't disappoint.
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Really good bedtime story especially when you turn the parrot into a hamster.
Wonderful narration of a timeless story.
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