by Richard Hughes, Francine Prose
if i really have to judge or rate or whatever, it might be a four star book.I don't think this is a book for children, I don't think so. It's story about children, but I'm not sure I'd want my future-children to read it though they might enjoy it tremendously. For one thing, the book doesn't infanti...
This is a weird and disturbing book. Too much so for me to be honest, which is what loses it a fifth star, because I can't quite give it that accolade even though I recognize the craft behind what Hughes did. It's a story about a group of children, but this is not children's fiction. The original ti...
3.5 stars. An odd & fairly riveting mix of innocence & fun amid the macabre & inhumane. It's also a fascinating study of being civilized vs. uncivilized (in respect to children vs. adults, 'civilized' folks vs. pirates, etc...), moral vs. amoral, & thoughts/perceptions vs. reality. It can be read as...
Narrator.................. Michael MaloneyAbr/Unabr............. Unabridged# Of MP3 Files......... 6Total Runtime......... 6 Hours 13 MinsI feel this needs a warning because of the way others have shelved this. THIS IS NOT A CHILDREN'S BOOK it is a dark story where children are the focused cha...
I should re-read this book, I'm sure it would be worth it, though my memories are very faint, I was some 14 when I read it.
I picked this book up thinking, despite the disclaimers of many of you, that 'A High Wind in Jamaica' might be a good companion to 'Treasure Island'. A tale of pirates and the adventures of children captives that would be entertaining to another kid. Hmm, well not so much. Most children would be abl...
I saw this on some list of the hundred best books of the 20th century and I'd never heard of it or the guy who wrote it so I thought maybe I should read it. Still all I know about the author is from one sentence at the front of the book - "Richard Hughes (1900-1976) attended Oxford and lived for mo...
A wry and darkly funny pirate story treat for grown-ups.
must reread this, can't really remember much other than the basic premise. I do recall the film with Anthony Quinn! better Netflix that too.
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