Characters
Characters: Long John Silver, Treasure Island
We think Long John Silver is the better part of this book. He is completely what we imagine a pirate should be : cunning, crafty, peg-legged, with a parrot on his shoulder. There is a reason which explains why he is what we think about when we hear the word "pirate." It's in part due to Long John Silver's acclaim as a personality that Treasure Island has become the hottest, most enduring pirate novel ever. Long John Silver appears like the classic pirate because he is the personality … [Read More...]
Famous Books
The Adventures of Tintin
The journeys of Tintin was a sequence of cartoon books penned by Belgian writer Herg over a period of roughly fifty years. The title personality was the teen hack Tintin who had these remarkable journeys all around the planet ( and even in outer space ). Tintin was always accompanied by his dog Snowy, who would often help him in unravelling the crimes and puzzles that he faced. As the series progressed, numerous supporting characters were added. The most noted of them were Captain … [Read More...]
Dean Kootz – The Taking
Dean Koontz’s The Taking is a tale of the end of civilization. not as you may imagine, the end of everything in fire and glory and asteroid collisions, or aliens, or anything superb or systematic. Rather, Koontz’s novel is all about the end of the conservative Christian world. In The Taking, an ideal, perceptive, and [...]