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4.0
A pretty good story about pirates, though the title and cover are a bit misleading. Don’t get your hopes up that it’s gonna be ghost-filled, though ghosts are a main plot point still (which I already knew this before reading, but others might not be).
I read this book because of the very silly movie based on it with the same name. Of course they are pretty different, but I was surprised to find out just how much was the same! The book is way less silly than the film. The Captain Scratch character is more serious and smarter than his counter-part Captain Scratcher in the film, and I actually found myself instead picturing Long John Silver (Tim Curry) from Muppet Treasure Island as I read.
I read this book because of the very silly movie based on it with the same name. Of course they are pretty different, but I was surprised to find out just how much was the same! The book is way less silly than the film. The Captain Scratch character is more serious and smarter than his counter-part Captain Scratcher in the film, and I actually found myself instead picturing Long John Silver (Tim Curry) from Muppet Treasure Island as I read.
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