I did not know how bloody and violent this book really was. We've all seen the Disney version or perhaps the mock up by the Muppets and Tim Curry. Maybe it's just me, but I just can't see Tim Curry bludgeoning to death a sailor. The book itself is terrifying. Jim Hawkins is caught up in all of the greed and madness that overcomes men whose lives turn on money. Even the good men, the best men, are out searching for riches and are willing to turn to subtlty and even deception to get them there. Last year I tackled as many genres (mini and meta) as I could and when it came to classic I thought about reading some Dickens, but they often lack the "adventure" that I wanted at the time. Stevenson more than satisfied me and intruiged me enough to pick up some of his other work. All fantastic.
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