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by: Richard Connell
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781604500295
ISBN: 1604500298
Label: Tark Classic Fiction
Manufacturer: Tark Classic Fiction
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 48
Publication Date: October 05, 2007
Publisher: Tark Classic Fiction
Sales Rank: 186722
Studio: Tark Classic Fiction
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Product Description:
'The Most Dangerous Game' is Richard Connell's best known story and has spawned many imitations and a number of film adaptations.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Disappointing
I was intrigued by this book after reading an article about the TV series Lost, the former naming this book as having a similar background to the latter. This book however, has nothing to do with Lost. I had purchased it after reading the few available reviews and recommendations on amazon.com. I was disappointed later on as I realized I had spent six bucks on a pamphlet. The story is not awful, all in all, but it is far from being good. I guess maybe in the 1920's this was considered a gem, if they ... Read More
Rating: - A `short' story that asks some pretty `tall' questions...
`The Most Dangerous Game' is one of those short stories that have garnered a lot of respect and attention, even by many who have never read it. Almost everyone knows the story or concept of this novel since it has been adapted for the screen many times and has spawned plenty of variations and `inspired' films and novels. I have heard many things about this story yet I have not had the opportunity to read it until this morning. It's much shorter than I had anticipated, it only took me thirty minutes ... Read More
Rating:  - "Do Not Kill Non-Human Animals Unless Attacked Or For Your Food." ASLV
Character Analysis:
{Note: Count Zaroff is not to be confused with Sir Basil Zaharoff, although the author may have been influenced by his exploits.}
Though not a particularly multi-dimensional character, I found Count Zaroff to be interesting because of his pernicious proclivity to hunt humans, which harks back to the predatory nature of the predatory human beast, and may be a statement to the repression in a civilized society of the dark side of the psyche, which may be why ... Read More
Rating: - Ego - A Condiment for "The Most Dangerous Game"
This is a short novel, but don't let the small size discourage you - there's a big story inside. Two friends, both big game hunters, are boating in the dark off the coast of a remote, mysterious island - an island whose reputation goes before it. Gems of wisdom leap off the first few pages - regarding the feelings of the Big Game Animal under the gun, splendidly composed.
A legend about a dangerous island; a shot in the dark; an accidental fall overboard; fate hands the "hunter" another ... Read More
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