The Blue Lagoon [Paperback]

H. de Vere Stacpoole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 2006

A romantic sea adventure

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Echo Library (October 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1406807001
• ISBN-13: 978-1406807004
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,444,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Blue Lagoon, January 23, 2003

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julia wright (Summerville, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Blue Lagoon (A Romance) (Paperback)

Basically, this book is about two shipwrecked kids who grow up together on a deserted island and fall in love without any interference from the outside world. Sounds idyllic, doesn't it?
This is one of a very few books where the reader almost wishes they could trade places with the characters. The book is much better than the movie.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs some editing..., July 27, 2005

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Beth White "college bookworm" (Stillwater, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Blue Lagoon (A Romance) (Paperback)

This edition contains quite a few typos throughout the book. It also feels like eternity has passed before anything really happens (of course I'm not a big fan of any survivor/travel-type books aka Robinson Crusoe or Gulliver's Travels). The story feels sluggish as everyone (a pair of cousins and the superstitious sailor tossed out to sea after a terrible shipwreck) is carefree and no one worries about the obvious dangers. Ideallic...until death finally strikes. Whoot for death! It's the catalyst to start everything in motion. Once the children finally grow up, the story finally begins to become interesting...although it takes 3/4 of the book to get there. Yet, it might be all worth it for that last fourth and the ending. Love the ending...although I'm still unsure of exactly what happened. Ultimately, the book makes you consider love and death and what we know instinctively about both.
All in all worth reading in a week of rainy days with nothing better to do.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story, April 26, 2008

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Diana (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Blue Lagoon (Dodo Press) (Paperback)

The story is interesting (almost the same as the movie). However, some of the language was difficult for me to read--when the old sailors were talking. This read was contenting, but nothing spectacular.