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A young slacker decides to live her life according to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure.

"The 50 Best Contemporary Novels under 200 Pages" —Lithub 
"A rollicking tale, shameless, funny and intelligent" —The New York Times 
 
"Why don't you throw yourself headlong into the TORNADO OF CHAOS that is the protagonist


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A young woman working in a pet library reads Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and decides that, moving forward, she must stop wasting her life and begin living it according to the book’s Core Values: boldness, resolution, independence, and horn-blowing.

Far from a motivational story, this is about a ridiculous protagonist who behaves in increasingly outrageous ways—very much an unlikeable character (I noticed that someone had tagged Treasure Island!!! under the category ‘unhinged women,’ which feels right). But gosh, did this book make me giggle? Humor can be hit-and-miss as it’s so subjective and sometimes tries too hard, but


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