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Chargement... Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth (édition 2005)par J. V. Hart, Brett Helquist (Illustrateur)
Information sur l'oeuvreLes Terribles Aventures du Futur Capitaine Crochet par J. V. Hart
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Boring. One chapter bled into the next and nothing happened and nothing made sense. Even James' character didn't make sense. Who is he? Hero? Villain? In-between? It's like the author couldn't decide. And everything just fades to background. All of the characters, the school, everything. Nothing stood out. Nothing was memorable. ( ) In general, I'm a fan of prequels to beloved stories. I wasn't sure what to make of this one at first. There was a LOT of time spent at Eton and dealing with being a weird kid with a mysterious past. I was disappointed that his yellow blood is never explained. I adored the love story between Jas and the princess. I was hoping their story would play out more but it just seemed to end (will there be more stories in this series?) The last third of the book takes place on Jas's first voyage out to sea. He takes a back-seat to the authority figures on board for a little while, but not very long, and the short leap to his becoming captain of the ship was well done, but quite violent. I wouldn't recommend this book to children under 8 years old, only because of the graphic violence in the last few chapters. Otherwise it's quite a nice story and I could see there being one or two more follow-ups. This is an interesting back story of the boy who will become one of literature's most notorious villains. The Eton period lays the groundwork for explaining the dichotomy between his ruthless personality and sense of fair play. James is utterly ambitious, patient -- to a point, cunning, and willing to take great risk to achieve personal gain, but insists that opponents and companions alike act with honour and "good form," attributes that we will see still hold true in his future dealings with Peter Pan. I agree with the reviewer who wasn't too impressed with the first half (Eton) but enjoyed it a lot more once they went to sea. I did enjoy pondering the juxtaposition between Jas and bully Arthur Darling in this book and bully Hook and the children of Arthur Darling in Peter Pan. I also got a kick out of the fact that James Mathew B(astard) and J. M. Barry share the same initials. Coincidence? I think not. Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth isn't a terrible book. I just didn't like it very much. There are good things, such as the font, Brett Helquist's occasional illustrations, and Electra, a giant pet spider. The writing is generally okay. Honestly, though, I feel like J.V. Hart should have stuck to screenplays. After all, he wrote one of my very favorites (Muppet Treasure Island!), as well as Hook (RU-FI-O, RU-FI-O). In fact, Capt. Hook might have come across better on the screen. Perhaps, in visual motion, "King Jas." wouldn't come off as such a jerk. At the very least, maybe he'd be a more likeable one. The rest of my review is at my highly neglected book blog because there are a lot of spoilers for the last part of the book. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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R©♭©♭dition. James Matthew B., quinze ans, est le fils ill©♭gitime d'un important lord anglais, qui lui permet discr©·tement d'int©♭grer le coll©·ge d'Eton. Or, d©·s son entr©♭e dans le prestigieux ©♭tablissement, le jeune homme se fait remarquer par son esprit fier, ind©♭pendant, insolent et rebelle, mais ©♭galement sa soif de savoir, son ambition et sa grande tol©♭rance © la douleur face aux ch©Øtiments corporels que lui r©♭servent les surveillants. Le sang jaune qui s'©♭coule de ses blessures (qui ne lui arrachent pourtant aucun cri) lui vaut d'ailleurs le surnom de "mutant". Si le jeune homme se fait nombre d'ennemis, sa force de caract©·re force n©♭anmoins l'admiration et il se lie rapidement d'amiti©♭ avec Roger Davies, qui lui est d'une fid©♭lit©♭ exemplaire. © un point tel que, lorsque James s'enfuit avec la sultane dont il est amoureux, qu'il est renvoy©♭ d'Eton, puis forc©♭ de se faire embaucher en tant que bosco sur le Sorci©·re des mers, le navire de son p©·re, Roger ne peut se r©♭soudre © abandonner celui qu'il consid©·re comme son roi. Les deux jeunes gens se retrouvent ainsi en partance pour l'Afrique, la premi©·re escale d'un long voyage qui les m©·nera © cette ©ʾle peuplant depuis toujours les r©®ves de celui qui deviendra bient©þt le Capitaine Crochet: le Pays de Nulle Part. [SDM]Un roman d'aventures dressant le portrait nuanc©♭ et ©♭labor©♭ d'un antih©♭ros intr©♭pide et marginal, que sa souffrance, le rejet et l'incompr©♭hension dont il est victime, sa qu©®te de reconnaissance et sa volont©♭ de se r©♭fugier dans un pays merveilleux rendent tout © fait attachant. Le contexte sociohistorique de l'©♭poque victorienne sert parfaitement l'intrigue mouvement©♭e, dont on soulignera toutefois les multiples ©♭pisodes violents qui pourront en rebuter plusieurs. [SDM] Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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