The Convicts [Audio Cassette]

Iain Lawrence (Author)

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Recorded Books (March 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419367099
• ISBN-13: 978-1419367090
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT by jordan, April 14, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Convicts (Hardcover)

Tom Tin's family is in debt. His father, a sailor has been taken away to a debtors prison. If that's not bad enough Tom got framed as a theif. His sentence is six I forget how many years on a slave ship. All that's on Tom's mind is escape.

This book can be read by a child. I don't see why people think it's for young adults. I didn't have any trouble with it.

Forgot to mention that every character throughout the book has been interesting. A great twist at the end with the character "The Smasher". This was a very enjoyable read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Actually, call it a 4 and three-quarters starred review, September 9, 2005

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Tonya (Banff, AB.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Convicts (Hardcover)

It is hard for me to agree with the editorial reviews' comments that the events in this book are too coincidental and unbelievable... I was immediately and completely wrapped up in the adventure and desperation of this boy's story. This is an amazing read! Lawrence is able to strike a wonderfully tense balance so that when the story is morbid it's also charming, and when it's terrifying it's also exciting. I read a lot of young adult books (I work in a library) and this was -- by far -- the best one I have read all summer. I think the ages recommended for this book should be more like 12 - 16 just because the story is so edgy and the content pretty mature, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone from 10 to 110 for swashbuckling fun.

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring and depressing, September 10, 2008

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Kid at Heart (Blackfoot, ID USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Convicts (Hardcover)

As an adult who loves books for kids and young adults, I found this one slow and boring to begin with. It soon became depressing and silly. The characters are shallow and unlikable. Tom Tim almost became likeable in the end, but too little too late. The violence against his little friend is unjustified and gruesome. I would not recommend this book to my children, or any adult friends.