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Treasure Island 33%


Talk about knowing how to move a story along!  Long John Silver fools the Squire and the Doctor.  The captain is appalled by the crew. First mate, a drunkard, goes overboard forever. Our boy, hiding in an apple barrel, hears the nefarious plot and reports back. They reach the island.  The men, wild with lust for gold, get surly--expecting to trip over treasure the moment they reach land. Captain allows them to go to the island so that the six or seven "true" men can plan how to take on the 19 scoundrels.  Our boy, though, goes to the island with the scoundrels to do more spying.  Terrific writing.  The Audible narrator is fantastic.  Whispersync, as usual, isn't really working, but the short chapters make it possible to move back and forth without much problem.

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