The Coral Island : A Tale of the Pacific Ocean (Classic Reprint)

from electrascaife

A member of the Boys Stranded on a Deserted Island genre, this one rolls along pretty well, although it gets surprisingly dark toward the end. Still, a fun-enough read.

from gmillar

I think this was Mr. Ballantyne' fourth book and his first foray into the Pacific. His previous books had been about Canada and the Hudson Bay Company's life style. This was my dad's favourite Ballantyne. I read it as a kid myself and liked it. I guess that it, and my dad's connection with it, go...

from 3argonauta

Read this after finishing Lord of the Flies after it was mentioned by the main character at the end of the story. The beginning of the book was wonderful. All the beautiful descriptions of the Coral Island kept me wanting to read more books like this. Was a great escape during the pandemic lockdo...

from themulhern

The earlier parts of this book are fun. Like his successor Robert Louis Stephenson, Ballantyne was very good at vivid descriptions of ocean, waves, islands, storms, vegetation, etc. The second half of the book is very different from the first; in the first, the boys are all alone on the island an...

from BookWallah

Shipwrecks and Pirates and Cannibals, Oh My! Young Adult adventure novel from 1857 set in the South Seas is a tad overwritten for today's reader but still a good yarn nonetheless. Natural history descriptions are surprisingly accurate given when it was written. Recommended for preteen boys whose ...