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Title: The Curse of Treasure Island by Francis Bryan, Robert Louis Treasure Island Stevenson ISBN: 0-670-03089-9 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 09 May, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: Stick with the original
Comment: The much beloved characters of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic are recycled in what is basically a script for a made-for-TV horror movie. Stick with the original. If you can't get enough of Long John Silver you'd do better to read Bjorn Larsson's Long John Silver, which does a much better job at staying true to the original.

Rating: 5
Summary: "Pieces of eight;pieces of eight!"
Comment: "Treasure Island" is one of my favorite books (see my list on [website]), so the hought of a sequel was very interesting to me. Buying the book was an excellent idea, as I horoughly enjoyed it. I've always wondered what became of the characters in the original, and this book answers that question quite well. Jim Hawkins has grown into a fine man, and Long John Silver, a bit older and somewhat the worse for wear, is as wily as ever. We see all "the usual suspects" from the original, and there is a rollicking adventure tale included. The ending is a bit bittersweet, but quite satisfying in its way. This is a book well worth reading, and I highly recommend it!

Rating: 2
Summary: Who is Francis Bryan? Why do you Care?
Comment: In "The Curse of Treasure Island" Francis Bryan- whoever that may be- has crafted a sequel certain to please hordes of Stevenson fans, and infuriate just as many more. Some will appreciate the opportunity to sail once again with such favorite characters as Jim Hawkins, Ben Gunn, and Long John Silver, while others (and I must include myself in this category) will find the revival of these classic characters almost sacrilegious.

In novels such as this, an author will customarily throw in everything up to, and sometimes including, the kitchen sink, to titillate fans of the original work. "Bryan" proves no exception...