Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Ahoy there! Stevenson’s classic tale of piracy and treasure-seeking is a children’s must read for all who crave adventure. After the death of his father, tavern boy Jim Hawkins is forced by societal authority to abandon his family and set off in pursuit of wealth. Jim’s naivety of the situation does sometimes ruin the plot, as often he mentions the possibility of something happening in disbelief, then later we find that is does actually happen.At the threat of mutiny, Jim decides to grow up and forgo all authority to seek the treasure for himself, and older readers would sense that this would be a bold yet sentiment move. It’s great that Stevenson introduced a second narrator at this point so that readers wouldn't miss any of the action and have to resort to a flashback later in the story. Flashbacks towards the end of a story often stretch the book’s conclusion and looses the reader’s attention, and only emphasises how minor that particular character is involved with the story. Ar Jim Lad.
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