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Title: Miserable
Review: Stevenson was arguably the world's first thriller-writer. His literature addressed no moral issues, satirized no social class, or explained any personal philosophy. He was out to give readers a good time. But as anyone who has read thrillers knows, the best thriller-writers are only the ones that slip the least. No one can write edge-of-your-seat thrillers every single time. So these inevitable slips (for example, Michael Crichton's The Terminal Man), when they come, are often just terrible.Kidnapped was a terrible book. The most rewarding facet of the book is the minor lesson it gives you in archaic Scottish dialect. It was, by far, the worst experience I have ever had in reading a book. If you want Stevenson to deliver, check out Treasure Island or Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Don't bother with this one.
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