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07-29-2012, 01:07 PM #1
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Treasure Island....if you haven't read it since you were ten, pick it up again !!
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
I just downloaded this book to my smartphone yesterday, and I can't stop reading the thing. Robert Louis Stevenson spins a hell of a good tale !!
If you haven't picked up the book since you were ten, I HIGHLY recommend you do so. I forgot how captivating the story is. The ages have not dulled the adventure of this book in the least. What can be more adventurous than sailing on a sailing ship to a pirate-infested tropical island in search of treasure?
--"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity - it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it; a jealous, possesive love that grabs at what it can." by Yann Martel from Life of Pi
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07-29-2012, 06:34 PM #2
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Ironically, I just reread it a few months ago and I thought it blew.
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07-29-2012, 07:53 PM #3
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Robert Louis Stevenson blowing?????
Granted, I'm only a little over 1/3rd through it...they've just finished outfitting the Hispanola for the voyage...so I haven't gotten to the sea-faring parts yet, but in your opinion why does it blow? Seems decent character development and the scenes seem to flow with enough energy. Perhaps a little more setting development ould be good, but RLS' habit is to leave that to the individual's imagination.
--"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity - it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it; a jealous, possesive love that grabs at what it can." by Yann Martel from Life of Pi
Posted by DJSapp:
"Squirrels are rats with good PR."
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07-30-2012, 03:39 PM #4
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free on ibooks. just finished a history of piracy, so i shall have to reread this.
"he doesn't know to behold what the cold frost can do..."
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07-31-2012, 01:03 PM #5
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I also read it recently and thought it was outstanding. I also read Kidnapped at the same time and thought it was good, but not nearly as captivating as Treasure Island.
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