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Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

Robert Louis Stevenson

Start date: April 1, 2022

Finish date: April 30, 2022

Discussion: Lesser Know/Wilderness Classics

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What Members Thought

Apr 23, 2018 Laurene rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Never knew the novel was intertwined with a historical event, the Appen Murder of 1752.

"A word once spoken, who can recapture it?"

"What makes ye so good to me? What makes ye care for such a thankless fellow? Deed, and I don't, know. For just precisely what I thought I liked about ye, was that ye never quarreled; -- and now I like ye better!" ...more

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Apr 02, 2015 Christine rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, read-in-2015, young-adult, action-adventure, freebiez, location-scotland, authors-q-to-t, wheel-a-thon-2015

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Aug 10, 2017 Grace rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mccrum-s-100-greatest, 2017-reads

#24 on "The List" The scenes were vivid but the banter and dialogue were my favorite aspect of the book. As an adventure story it stands the test of time.... I'd think it would still appeal to youth today if they'd give it a try.
An explanation of my star rating.
5= Truly cream of the crop. Amazing. In a wondrous realm of their own
4= Special and well written. Truly a good/maybe great book, but not a rare 5 star wonder.
3= Moments of brilliance, a pleasure to read. I'd recommend it.
2= An average b ...more

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