Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

24 reviews

agw622's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This is a fine read to see where pirate stories really came from. The wording and tone make it feel slower than a modern book of same plot. There is not much charecter development of any kind, and you can see how this spawned several clichés.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Slavery, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

THE pirate adventure tale of pirate adventure tales.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a brilliant storyteller: an artist who painted vivid pictures with clever words and crafted characters you love to hate and hate to love.
Many "classics" don't measure up to the hype (in my humble opinion), but that is not the case with Stevenson's writings.
Treasure Island truly is a masterpiece of fiction.

Epic. Fast-paced. Adventurous. A swash-buckling tale for the ages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

wlreed312's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Fun classic adventure story, I hadn't realized how much pirate lore was generated in this book. I honestly only picked this up because I wanted to read a retelling, and thought I should read the original first. There's some very good writing as well as some truly excellent imagery, but I wasn't particularly drawn to the story. Howeve , the narration was five stars. Alfred Molina did an absolutely fantastic job.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

super_maher_io's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

phaedruus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

kjm_x's review against another edition

adventurous challenging lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

the_night_reader_'s review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jessy4550's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting

saliwali's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Terminal illness

prinsessenora4's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Really exciting! Pirates, treasure hunt, fighting, mutiny, and loads of rum - this was an epic adventure :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail