Book Review #1
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Overall, I find the book very interesting and full of action. However, some parts of the book especially during dialogues, Robert Louis Stevenson uses 18th Century Scottish which is sometimes hard to comprehend.
This is basically a summary of the whole book:
David has just become orphaned when his father pasted away. He lost his mother some time earlier and now, he finds himself alone. David embarks on a journey to the House of Shaws, the home of his uncle, Ebenezer. When he arrives, Ebenezer is not happy to see David. He even makes an attempt to kill his young nephew. It is then David learns that he is the heir to the House of Shaws and is, in reality a wealthy man. Unfortunately, Ebenezer has other plans. He takes David to the port and sells him to Captain Hoseason, who plans on reselling David in America at a profit. David is kept prisoner in the brig of the schooner Covenant. During their voyage to America, the Covenant collides with a small French vessel. The only survivor of the French ship is Alan Breck. Alan is taken aboard the Covenant, where he pays the captain a large sum of money to take him to France.
David, who now has become the cabin boy, overhears several of the crew discussing plans to kill Breck and steal his money. David immediately informs Breck and the two forge an alliance. Alan and David barricade themselves in the ship’s hold and battle the attacking crewmembers. After a fight, several of the crew have been killed and Captain Hoseason is injured. The Captain has no choice but to release both David and Alan and take them ashore.
On their way to shore, the vessel is caught in a violent storm and both Alan and David fall overboard. They separate and make their way to shore. David’s adventure then continues on the Scottish highlands. David and Alan witness the assassination of Red Fox, a powerful local leader. The two companions are blamed for the murder and are forced to flee the English authorities who are frantically searching for them. Eventually, David and Alan arrive at the House of Shaws, where David gains his rightful inheritance. David becomes a wealthy man and parts ways with Alan, who continues on to France.
This book is certainly very interesting!! I like your book review a lot. It is about a boy called David who goes through a lot of ordeals and eventually gets his rightful inheritance. It is written in a "happily ever after" kind of format and it definitely suits me. I hope you can introduce it to me in school some time!! Jiayou for your last book review Weijin!!
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