The Black Arrow, with eBook Audiobook

" Treasure Island was an excellent tale with just enough quaint dialog to make it real. Black Arrow is as good a tale, but gets lost in the dialog. Stevenson went overboard here. "

" I read an abridged version... so I dunno if the original would be much better... But I'd give this a 2.5, not 2* :) "

" School book project... slow beginning...didn't finish it. "

" I had never read this but had bought a couple for our library so I decided to give it a shot. It was exciting and a definite page turner. I had some concerns about the protagonist's choices but that all worked out. The female character really bothered me. She showed great promise as a strong character then she just faints. Often. It was worth reading but I won't push it for my daughter to read, there are too many others in the genre with strong females. At least not milksops. "

" Robert Louis Stevenson is famous for his well-known intriguing tales like Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. However, The Black Arrow pleased me just as much as, if not more than, his popular titles. Set during the War of the Roses, The Black Arrow combines mystery, excitement, and innocent romance. A lovely Bildungsroman that I will definitely read again. "

" Pretty slow to get started, but once you're in, not too bad. Fairly fun characters, a decent plot, etc. This is a knight and lady story. I knew nothing of what it was about until I read it. Pretty fun, but nothing earth-shattering. "

" Robert Louis does it again! I think I liked this one best out of all the RLS books I've read. It was so exciting! and the romance had some tension and genuine affection. It made more sense why they liked each other, not so well done in Catriona "

" Good for me when I was 10. "

" An OK adventure story set in the War of the Roses. The book moves slowly. Stevenson's classic, Treasure Island, is much better. "

" a gd timepass "

" Pretty dull and bland. "

" Quite good, if somewhat predictable for the modern reader. "

" I had read this book in highschool, and it was so confusing to me, everything seemed to run together and I had a hard time understanding what was going on, mind you I went to a private school and I made excellent grades. I decided to give it another try in college, and still I do not like this book. "

" A little tough to read, but a good story, if you can understand the old English. "

" Awesome for a young teenager; I think it has helped develop my taste for girls in mens clothes! :) "

" It can be a hard read - but I love the story. "

" I think this is my favourite Stevenson. "

" No one should make it through adolescence without reading this book. Battles, knights, disguises, a wicked king, passageways behind the tapestries... No childhood dream is unfulfilled. "

" This is my favourite Stevenson novel. "

" a gd timepass "

" This book is really, really good. If you've never read it before, and if you have the version I do, it's hard to grasp at first. It may take three or four times reading it over before you understand it. But it's a good book. I love it. "

" Too much adventure for me. "

" Good for me when I was 10. "

" A very exciting novel, although later on it never quite recaptures the excitement of the beginning. I hope to write a longer review someday. "

" I had never even heard of this book, but after reading Stevenson's well-known classics, Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Jekyll and Hyde, I decided to give it a try when I found it at the library. This is just as good as his others. "

" A very exciting novel, although later on it never quite recaptures the excitement of the beginning. I hope to write a longer review someday. "

" Treasure Island was an excellent tale with just enough quaint dialog to make it real. Black Arrow is as good a tale, but gets lost in the dialog. Stevenson went overboard here. "

" Classic swashbuckler. The Old English gets tiresome, fast. Read in two sittings. "

" My sons call this genre "swish-buckling" and it's a grand example of the type. Stevenson's characters are interesting and imperfect, making for an intriguing, but fast, read. "

" I really was not that impressed. "

" I loved the movie by Disney as a kid (not so much as an adult), I love the book even more! "

" Classic that everyone should read. "