by Gideon Defoe
bookshelves: pirates-smugglers-wreckers, philosophy, zoology, seven-seas, winter-20112012 Read from January 02 to 03, 2012 Dedication - To Sophie, who has a quarter of a million poundsOpening - 'The best bit about being a pirate,' said the pirate with gout, 'is the looting.'There be footnotes and...
Short and silly. An enjoyable read.
This has been labelled as an adult book in the public library but I suspect it's more young teens (YA) because while it was mildly amusing as a read for me, I don't get the wry humour. I might be just out of the target reader market.
Two weeks ago, I went to my nearest cinema to watch The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists. It was a fun little film, and it's classic Aardman entertainment, but it's nothing great. In fact, as far as Aardman films go, it's maybe a little notch above Flushed Away. But it isn't bad, it just isn...
I don't really know where to start writing a review for Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists. When I was sent a review copy I have to admit that the cover didn't really catch my attention, in fact I doubt I'd have picked it up if I hadn't realised that the book is the inspiration for the new Aar...
If you write a plotless, satirical book with cardboard cut-out characters that could technically be called a novelette because it's so short it had better be hilarious. I found the book more silly than funny. I know this is satire but why should only the pirate captain talk like a pirate? The schti...
Dedication - To Sophie, who has a quarter of a million poundsOpening - 'The best bit about being a pirate,' said the pirate with gout, 'is the looting.'There be footnotes and a map - what more do you need to add to a humourous script about Darwin and pirates and Mr BoboFunniest moment - page 82. Lu...
It is quite funny, and also rather sexist. The flyleaf mentions that Defoe wrote the book to try to win over a woman, who spurned him. A minor strain of bitter sexism runs through the book, which is otherwise a fun romp. I'm disappointed, as it would otherwise be a stellar recommendation.Not for ...
It's Pirates! in an Adventure! with Scientists! Of course I love it. Although I suppose I'm lucky he didn't throw the word "plague" in there as well, lest I spontaneously combust in joy.Or Penguins. Or Zombies. Really, I have lots of nouns I could recommend, should Defoe need new ideas.
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