- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Phoenix; Mass Market Paperback edition (14 May 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753825805
- ISBN-13: 978-0753825808
- Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 1.6 x 14 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 387,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Defoe is still one of the funniest writers around" (THE GLOSS )
"If you have teeeangers who resist the idea of being read to, then leave Gideon Defoe's hilarious The Pirates! book lying around" (Frank Cottrell-Boyce The Times ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"If you have teeeangers who resist the idea of being read to, then leave Gideon Defoe's hilarious The Pirates! book lying around" (Frank Cottrell-Boyce The Times ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Frank Cottrell-Boyce, The Times
"If you have teeeangers who resist the idea of being read to, then leave Gideon Defoe's hilarious The Pirates! book lying around"
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
He's back. But, as promised, without quite the large quantities of ham we have become accustomed to! Without giving too much of the plot away, it's time for the Pirate Captain to embark on something a little different (in as much as Belgium is a little different to a bag of spoons). New nemise.... nemisess's..... nemi.... foes are found and battled and with Defoe's usual genius levels of imagination we are plunged back into the wonderfully silly world of the pirates. I loved the exchange of letters in the middle and the highly visual style of writing. These books are a real gem and a highlight of my month.
Miss them at your peril. Oh and Im quite fond of the pirate with the red scarf now. He's my favourite.
Miss them at your peril. Oh and Im quite fond of the pirate with the red scarf now. He's my favourite.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I loved the previous The Pirates! books, and many is the time I've failed to stifle laughs on a busy train into work!
The latest offering in the series is amusing enough, but I can't help feeling Defoe is beginning to run out of ideas. Not much really happens and it isn't all that clever compared to the other "adventures". The ending particularly was an abysmally lazy piece of writing, which was a shame because only a few pages earlier I'd been reduced to tears of laughter at the exchange of letters in the island's newspaper!
Maybe the publishers were hassling Defoe to produce the book as soon as possible and this is the rushed result?
There's nothing wrong with being a one-trick pony, just as long as your one trick remains entertaining.
The latest offering in the series is amusing enough, but I can't help feeling Defoe is beginning to run out of ideas. Not much really happens and it isn't all that clever compared to the other "adventures". The ending particularly was an abysmally lazy piece of writing, which was a shame because only a few pages earlier I'd been reduced to tears of laughter at the exchange of letters in the island's newspaper!
Maybe the publishers were hassling Defoe to produce the book as soon as possible and this is the rushed result?
There's nothing wrong with being a one-trick pony, just as long as your one trick remains entertaining.
Format:Hardcover
This book, and in fact, the entire series, is a wonderfully funny and enjoyous read! The series revolves around the captain of a pirate ship, the Pirate Captain, his crew, and the adventures they get into. In this book, the pirates cross paths with an exiled Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Pirate Captain and Napoleon develop an intense rivalry and dislike. Some of the humour is very understated, and some very overt. Especially enjoyable are the mentions of modern-day issues that the pirates are relating to their problems. I found the first book in the series in a remainder book store, and immediately sought out the rest. I only hope that Mr. Defoe has more of these books in store for the future.
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No ham for the next 99 pages or so . . . a little disappointed!
As a big fan of the easy-to-read franchise, this latest offering is a tad disappointing.
Defoe's delightful wandering style, with the customary tangents and witty... Read more
Defoe's delightful wandering style, with the customary tangents and witty... Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2009 by Beautiful Emma
lol!
Well worth waiting for! Yes, a bit different to the others, but that just adds to the whole thing! So funny, so clever. And, yes, fantastic for getting teens to read. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2009 by Betty Libro
Highly disappointing
Having loved the other Pirates! books I bought this with great anticipation and excitement. Sadly, this one has made me question buying any further releases. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2008 by R. Chidley
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