tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post6412959131049485819..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: On the Coffee Table: Treasure IslandThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-67404653267760591742013-12-29T16:14:18.973-05:002013-12-29T16:14:18.973-05:00I can certainly understand your nostalgic tug.
Si...I can certainly understand your nostalgic tug.<br /><br />Silver as a rite of passage character - I like that. To me, he is also the most believable.<br /><br />As much as I adore the Muppets, their interpretation didn't work for me. I'm thinking I should watch it again, now that I've read the book.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-81974057998311675832013-12-29T10:02:54.255-05:002013-12-29T10:02:54.255-05:00Growing up on the Cornish coast pirate stories are...Growing up on the Cornish coast pirate stories are an integral part of childhood imaginings- TI feels like a tale told by an old Uncle in the back bar at a good lock in. I love it and go back to it for largely nostalgic reasons. Silver reminds me of how children see their hero figures: then the very human disappointment of discovering that human nature is rarely all altruism. He's a rite of passage character. Have to admit also that my very favourite film version is by The Muppets! Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-90182079862394184922013-12-29T08:13:24.927-05:002013-12-29T08:13:24.927-05:00I took a class devoted to Twain in college - lots ...I took a class devoted to Twain in college - lots of fun.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-39048963662813150192013-12-28T22:50:59.989-05:002013-12-28T22:50:59.989-05:00I haven't read Treasure Island, though I recen...I haven't read Treasure Island, though I recently acquired a copy, so I'm glad to read your review. I may go ahead with it.<br />I think you're right, Mark Twain is just special. I started reading him as a child and I'm still devoted to him today. Remembering Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760441035721518260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-47709985789169945762013-12-28T21:46:34.645-05:002013-12-28T21:46:34.645-05:00Thanks for stopping by, for following and for sign...Thanks for stopping by, for following and for signing up for the Coffeehouse! I'll be by to visit soon.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-16718401428715498152013-12-28T21:36:14.724-05:002013-12-28T21:36:14.724-05:00League of EG was actually my initial inspiration f...League of EG was actually my initial inspiration for reading J&H. I think the Hulk parallel is pretty obvious.<br /><br />I have not seen Mary Reilly. I'll keep an eye out for it.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-330594140226821822013-12-28T21:33:30.682-05:002013-12-28T21:33:30.682-05:00Kidnapped is on the to-read stack - should be gett...Kidnapped is on the to-read stack - should be getting to it soon.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-31297653462706333442013-12-28T21:31:56.737-05:002013-12-28T21:31:56.737-05:00I like it, too. However, this was not the cover f...I like it, too. However, this was not the cover for the edition I read. The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-57950596747876330122013-12-28T20:27:18.516-05:002013-12-28T20:27:18.516-05:00I'm sad to say I have not read this book yet. ...I'm sad to say I have not read this book yet. Found you through a few blogs today!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-76493855384397279802013-12-28T14:42:10.474-05:002013-12-28T14:42:10.474-05:00I don't remember if I've read Treasure Isl...I don't remember if I've read <i>Treasure Island</i>. It would've been in my earlier days. I've definitely read <i>Jekyll & Hyde</i>, though, maybe about ten years ago. I loved its atmosphere, captured foggy London perfectly, which was the element that made the whole thing work, sort of like if <i>Frankenstein</i> had remained in the framing narrative the whole time. Have you heard of or seen the film <i>Mary Reilly</i>? At the time of its release it was supposed to symbolic the fall of Julia Roberts as a popular actress (she made a spectacular comeback a few years later, so don't worry about her), but it's really a brilliant version of <i>Jekyll</i>, and may have discovered the character you thought was missing. Stevenson's creation also appears in <i>League of Extraordinary Gentlemen</i> as the Hulk surrogate. I'm not sure if it's as nakedly obvious in the original comics as in the underrated film, but there it is. One of the highlights of that effort, anyway, and rings even better post-<i>Avengers</i>, which uses basically the same character arc for, of course, the Hulk.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-18060814707810405622013-12-28T14:39:16.094-05:002013-12-28T14:39:16.094-05:00I had my kid read TI a while back. He had a hard t...I had my kid read TI a while back. He had a hard time with the start, but I told him to just keep going. He ended up loving it and has read many RLS works, now. Blind Pew is a horrifying character, the kind to give you nightmares. And Long John has become... well, he has his own restaurant chain, now. heh<br /><br />I love J&H. That book would never get published now because of the passive nature of the story. None of the action is experienced first hand until the very end, but the figuring out of what is going on is very compelling.<br /><br />You should read Kidnapped! That was the one I really loved as a kid. I should go back and read it again.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-61464789634866905002013-12-28T13:24:31.850-05:002013-12-28T13:24:31.850-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-6228456126787030562013-12-28T13:24:26.154-05:002013-12-28T13:24:26.154-05:00forgot to add, adore the cover art !forgot to add, adore the cover art !angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-71733989386197664822013-12-28T13:22:36.261-05:002013-12-28T13:22:36.261-05:00Alas... I never read this.
But I did like the Dis...Alas... I never read this. <br />But I did like the Disney "remake" of the story. Probably because I went to see it with daughter. That always made everything better than it was.<br />I really enjoy your book reviews.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-68524799812465153672013-12-28T12:18:14.639-05:002013-12-28T12:18:14.639-05:00It is fun. I'm not sure RLS is my guy, though...It is fun. I'm not sure RLS is my guy, though. I've long been devoted to Mark Twain and the more nineteenth century authors I read, the more I'm convinced MT was truly one of a kind.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-88508675459031228682013-12-28T10:03:54.624-05:002013-12-28T10:03:54.624-05:00Isn't it fun to find a classic you really like...Isn't it fun to find a classic you really like? The Deerslayer was like that for me.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.com