Young Jim Hawkins is the hero of this novel, and the terrible John Silver, the man with the wooden leg. The "Hispaniola" lands on Treasure Island "good" and "wicked". Therefore, an implacable struggle takes place to find the treasure amassed by Flint, fearsome pirate died without having delivered his secret.
This is a literary classic, which I had never read until now. And I do not regret myself finally decided to remedy that. This is a really good adventure book, very well written with good plot and a young hero who was pleased to follow the amazing adventures.
I found the writing very strong, it really feels to be on the boat or on the island along with Jim. I think if I had read younger I wanted my turn to embark on a boat to go in search of the treasure of Captain Flint. Stevenson has been able to imagine what could be the spirit of a young boy of 14 years to the inquisitive and eager to discover. Of course sometimes it is to achieve Jim shares that would be very unlikely in reality, but it does not bother really, because we are caught in the action and we want to know what will happen next.
There are many other characters, all adults, which revolve around Jim, but we must recognize that they are all relatively bland compared to the young boy. You can find the Knight, a kind of noble rather stupid and gullible, the Doctor seems to be the most "normal" characters, the Captain of the Hispaniola (the boat purchased by the Knight to go on the island) which is a man who is accustomed to being obeyed. But in all these characters are little exploited, and they serve mainly to highlight the actions of Jim.
Finally facing him, there is the "nasty" Long John Silver. One-legged sailor, which gives off an impressive charisma and spirit that hides a devious, calculating and manipulative. He is a character we love to hate.
The story is progressing well, neither too fast nor too slowly, it catches the reader well, and it's hard to put the book down to go do something else. You always want to go a little further to see what will happen to Jim.
In summary, a good adventure book that has not aged and that always takes us with him on Treasure Island ...
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