The Most Dangerous Game

Richard Connell’s The Most Dangerous Game is one of the most enduring and timeless short stories ever penned. Its reputation is well deserved, as Connell grabs the reader instantly and spins a tale that while exciting, has broader implications than a simple adventure tale. It is probably most famous......more

" اللعبة الأكثر خطورةً " " يتكون العالم من فئتين الصيادين و الطرائد ، لحسن الحظ أننا من الصيادين ، أليس كذلك؟". عرف الإنسان الصيد من زمن بعيد من أجل جلد و لحم و عظام الحيوان ، و لكن ما لبثَ أن صار الصيد رياضة للترفيه يقوم بها عِلية القوم بداية من المصريين القدماء مرورا باليونانيين و الرومانيين و حتي ع......more

5★ “‘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 superstit......more

I read this in college, in a "Lit" class. It was one of those exercises where the Professor gives you two stories and your supposed to compare them "qualitatively". I don't remember what the second story was, I found this one vastly superior...and really "ticked off" the prof. You see, I was 30 when......more

|| 3.0 stars || This is a story about a professional hunter, who gets stranded on an island that has a very strange inhabitant. This inhabitant is a hunter as well, but explains that he has gotten bored of the hunting game, and now prefers to hunt more exciting animals. After a rather menacing exposit......more