The Most Dangerous Game - Richard Connell's Original Masterpiece

The Most Dangerous Game - Richard Connell's Original Masterpiece

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MaiAbdelhamed@mimiyurfav
4 stars
May 3, 2023

“‘Off there to the right—somewhere—is a large island,’ said Whitney. ‘It's rather a mystery ? ‘What island is it?’ Rainsford asked. ‘The old charts call it “Ship-Trap Island,” Whitney replied. ‘A suggestive name, isn't it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don't know why. Some superstition’ awesome !

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Jeremy Anderberg@jeremyanderberg
3 stars
Nov 18, 2021

In one of the most popular short stories of all time, Connell imagines a big-game hunter who’s become bored with his prey. So, on his private island, he stocks a different kind of game—the most cunning and dangerous animal of all. That’s right: General Zaroff hunts people. He’ll give them a head start and toy around for a bit before finally dispatching them. But then Sanger Rainsford, a big-game hunter himself, washes ashore after accidentally falling off his boat. At first, him and Zaroff hit it off. The General reveals his secret, though, and asks his guest to hunt with him. Sanger has different plans, but the General isn’t so keen on letting him get off the island and spill the beans about what’s really going on. And the hunt ensues. I enjoyed this classic story and truly didn’t know which direction the ending would take until I got there. If you need a quick-hit Halloween read, “The Most Dangerous Game” is perfect; then you can watch any number of movies which are either loosely or directly based on Connell’s plot.

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Isabel Gómez @simpingformorallygray28
1 star
Oct 19, 2021

Read it for English class and it was… something

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