These poor pirates, man. They should have known better than to pick up a bunch of psychopatic children to ruin them (in a creepy Lord of the Flies way, not Home Alone).
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Engrossing sarcastic prose | The tiny adventures children have on the ship are not particularly interesting |
Children characters manage to feel both genuine and interesting | |
Gives insight into the lives of British colonizers | |
Thought-provoking on the psychology of children |