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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (The Junior Novelization)

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What can I say about the only children's book I've read in what seems like ages? I did love it, truly I did. The only problem was that it was so short and it took me under an hour, once I had bought it, to read the whole thing.
I did however love the sword fight scene between Jack Sparrow and Will Turner. The wit involved was stupendous and I hope to see a film filled with that on July 9th. Also, poor Jack has problems whereever he goes with women and that, in itself, was hilarious. There is a huge plot twist however that even I did not expect and I can usually see them coming. However, I won't tell you what it is. You will just have to read the book and watch the film.
It surprised me that they only came out with this junior novelization because I know plenty of fans of both Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp who would jump (might even do backflips) to get their hands on an adult novel based on this most popular summer blockbuster!
All in all, the book was good and it enlightened me on the entire movie. Afterwards, I was able to author my own fanfiction about the movie, something that would have been impossible until I saw the film.

I love love love LOVE the movie on which this book is based, but have to say that this is probably one of the worst books I have ever read in my entire life (and I've read a lot of books). Please, don't think me cruel! The plot is wonderful and the movie brilliant. But my problems with the book are as follows:
1) The writing is terrible. I realize that it is a junior novelization, but I never think that just because something is meant for kids that it is acceptable for it to be deficient in quality.
2) It was obviously written off of a very early draft of the script; there are several places in which it does not follow the movie's plot line.
3) There is at least one gaping plot hole that does not occur in the movie (not that the movie also does not have a gaping plot hole).
I realize that this is a poor review, and I'm terribly sorry for it! Believe me, I am as disappointed as you are. So my advice is: watch the movie, and enjoy it for itself. But this particular piece of literature does not merit your time.
I would really appreciate not getting any angry messages about this review! : ) Really. Heck, why not buy the book just for the movie stills?

When I first saw the trailers for the movie, I thought "Well, this sounds interesting, but Disney??" I saw the movie and it instantly became a new favorite. Then I rec'd the book. Words fail me. I recognize that it is a junior version of the story and therefore should be 'calmed down' from the movie version... but what age group was the author attempting to cater to? The writing was stiff, stilted, banal and uninteresting. Even if I had nothing to compare it against I would have had a difficult time yawning through it. Nothing captured the spirit of the movie, and the characters were all cardboard imitations. It's not worth the paper it was printed on.

The book was just okay. I have already seen the movie three times and wanted something to keep me busy. I love the movie and so the story line. I expected the book to be slightly different from the movie especially because it is a junior novel and so short (could be read in an hour), however the ending of the book does not make any sense. It is different from the movie, and does not work. ... There just seem to be some obvious faults with the book, but if you just want the story and something to satisfy your pirates craving, i guess it is better than nothing.
-If you haven't already, go see the movie!

"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Junior Novelization" is quite a letdown. Although I am not within the targeted age bracket, I still can imagine how I would have reacted after reading this book: disappointed. Disney turned their famous ride into a fun movie, so one would think the junior novelization would have the same magic and humor. Wrong. Even though there was hardly anything offensive within the movie, the author cut scenes out. While one may think scenes were added, take a look at the "special features" on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" DVD, and you'll see where the extra dialogue and scenes came from. All of the memorable lines were deleted and substituted for others, which is disappointing. Nonetheless, you'll have pictures to look at while reading, so you can be reminded of the comical movie you've come to love. I do not recommend.

What was Disney thinking? After releasing such a terrific movie, you'd think they would have someone spend a bit more time and care in writing the novilization. Admittedly this book is intended for young readers, but even young readers have good taste - and that's not what they'll get with this book.

The writing is stiff, unimaginative, and just plain boring. The characters are boring as well - one wonders why they even bother with the adventure.

Sad to say, this book is simply not worth while.

The novilization was okay. It changed some things around and cut out some sceens (that kind of annoyed me). A couple of lines were added that were really funny, I wish I could've seen Johnny Depp say them. If you want to read it you mine as well buy it. (...) It a quick read but kind of funny.

This book was what gave me a taste for what I could expect from the movie. And this one little book brought about a strong obsession I still have for PotC nearly two years later.

If you haven't seen the movie yet and are unsure read this book and you'll definitely want to see the movie.

I am extremely happy with this purchase. Book was in fantastic condition and came promptly. I would highly recommend this company for other books.

This story is about pirates who want to lift a curse because they can't eat, taste and drink at all. The main characters are Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann and Barbosa. The main characters fought for a ship and a medallion. The main characters run into a bad ship and a good ship and started fighting. The main characters had many different adventures in this story. My favorite character is Captain Jack Sparrow. He is very, very funny. My favorite part of this story is when Jack is on top of a boat and the boat was sinking. You should read this book because it is a good book and kind of funny. DAA