Book 21 of 2018 is Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Having read this book over 30 years ago, I thought I'd scan through it since we all know the story so well. The thing with me remembering books is that I recall the peaks and troughs but forget the detail after that long. I'm glad I re-read it.
Like all true classics that define their genre, it isn't perfect or even at the pace I would expect of a swashbuckling adventure but it is true to form. The characters are more complex than I remember them and the classism is cringeworthy but I must keep it mind that it was published in 1883.
This is more than a children's books and less than an adult's book so I am not sure whether to recommend it based on that. I can however recommend it based on it being fun and adventurous.
You can decide if that is for you.
4 Yo-ho-ho, and bottles of rum out of 5.
Should I read this? Do it. It's a short fun adventurous read.
What did I learn? Rum is not a life for me.
