How to Be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell

How to Be a Pirate

How to Train Your Dragon #2

Cressida Cowell

211 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Description

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is a truly extraordinary Viking hero known throughout Vikingdom as "the Dragon Whisperer"...but it wasn't always so. Travel back to the days when the mighty warrior was just a boy, the quiet and thoughtful son of the ...

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Moods

adventurous 97%
funny 84%
lighthearted 70%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 3%
informative 2%
tense 2%
challenging 1%
dark 1%
emotional 1%

Pace

fast 84%
medium 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 44% | Plot: 42% | Character: 11% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 53% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 63% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

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