While I did enjoy the imaginative story-telling and vivid descriptions of this book I wasn't so keen on the way it seemed to jump around a little. Now I know that it was part of the story that it would jump from Kay's bedroom to the open seas (or wherever else his adventures led him) but at times I did find it a little disorientating and made the story a little disjointed. Once I got over these bits, I loved Masefield's story-telling style that combines vivid and realistic descriptions with talking animals, pirates, witches, treasure, conspiracies and the good ol' townsfolk gossip. This is certainly an entertaining read and a great book for kids but as an adult I found some of the magic lost (or maybe simply misplaced).