BOOK REVIEW: THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND BY RANDALL SULLIVAN

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Title: The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt
Author: Randall Sullivan
Published: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 410
Rating: 3/5

Summary:

After a teenager discovers a mysterious pit on Oak Island in Nova Scotia in 1795, rumours of buried treasure start circulating, bringing about a treasure hunt that lasts until present times. 

Review:

This was an interesting book filled with topics I really like reading about, but this ended up not being as engaging as I'd hoped.

If you like history and stories of treasure hunting, the story of Oak Island is bound to interest you. There are so many stories of people who have become obsessed with finding whatever is buried on the island and it's interesting to read about all the attempts at finding out what's going on there and what this treasure might be. This is a pretty comprehensive history of the island and it's thorough.

I didn't quite get on with the writing though; although this was interesting and I learned a lot of things I didn't know, it wasn't necessarily fun to read the way my favorite nonfiction books are. There's a lot of facts in here alongside theories, and we're introduced to a lot of people but most of them just feel like names on a page and little more, which I thought was a shame. 

I did like that it picked up its pace the further into it we got, as I felt it started off pretty slow, but it got slightly more absurd at that point too and goes off in all kinds of directions I wasn't expecting.

Overall, I did like this and I think it's an interesting topic, but the presentation of all of it feels a little lacking in... color, frankly. Could've used a bit more spice. 

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