This was my first Robert Louis Stevenson book and I really enjoyed it. Given it was written over a 100 years ago it's surprisingly easy to read, even young adults today would be able to easily enjoy this. I think I'll get more of his books in the future when my son is old enough to enojy them, either reading them himself of having them read to him.

It's well paced and full of action and adventure, you don't feel talked down to, and despite it's targeting of young adults it takles adult themes well but in a suitable way. The characters feel vivid without going Dickensian with descriptions which would be too much for a lot of young readers.

Obviously some of the ideas and prejudices are a bit dated as will always be the case with older novels, but read in context it doesn't detract from the joy of this book.