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Original Title:	The Most Dangerous Game
ISBN:	1599869691 (ISBN13: 9781599869698)
Edition Language:	English

The Most Dangerous Game

Richard Connell

Paperback | Pages: 48 pages

Rating: 3.93 | 40890 Users | 1432 Reviews

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A Goodreads Pop Quiz: QUESTION: What do Gilligan, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Homer Simpson and this Star Trek alien** have in common? ANSWER (select the one that best applies): 1. None of them could act their way out of a puff of smoke. 2. They all starred in adaptations of Richard Connell’s famous short story “The Most Dangerous Game.” 3. They are all very happy NOT to be Jan Michael Vincent. 4. All of the above. Yes, it was an easy, soft ball of a question; the correct answer is 4. **Removing the last vestiges of doubt regarding my nerdness, the alien is "Tosk" from the Star Trek DS9 episode, “Captive Pursuit.” UNNECESSARY PLOT SUMMARY: Given the number of movies and TV shows that have adapted the plot of this story, I feel dumb even summarizing it. Therefore, I will be brief, like Kim Kardashian's marriage. Big game hunting expert and luminary, Sanger Rainsford, falls off his yacht in the Caribbean and winds up on the island of Dr. Moreau General Zaroff and his towering, gigantinormous Cossack servant Ivan. General Zaroff, a fellow hunter and admirer of Rainsford has grown bored with the ease of murdering even the most dangerous of big game. Removing his moral compass and setting it behind the glass of rationalization never to be touched again, the General has cured his malaise by tracking and hunting soylent green people. Next target….Rainsford. THOUGHTS: Intelligent, well-written and a lot of fun. General Zaroff is a wonderful nemesis and Connell’s development of him at the beginning of the story was impressive. He could have been content to portray Zaroff as a one-dimensional, cardboard sociopath, but Connell gives the general depth and a backstory. This does not excuse or provide a basis for acceptance of Zaroff’s actions, but it does make him relatable and thus far more sinister. He is cold, detached and brutal but he is also well educated, polite and a rugged class of gentlemen who has, if not a sense of honor, at least a sense of good sportsmanship. All of this simply makes Zaroff appear more diabolical. Rainsford for his part is tough, clever and competent and provides a suitable counter-point to Zaroff in the tale. Rainsford navigates the plot effectively and makes reasoned decisions without inducing pangs of “don’t do that idiot” from the reader. He is a more than worthy adversary for the General. Oh, and I loved the ending of the story. I thought it was appropriate and subtle and perfectly in keeping with the tone of the story. To put a line at the bottom of this review, this is a classic short story that merits the title and is one that I would politely impel people to peruse if they have not done so. Being acquainted with the plot didn’t hamper my delectation of the story and I don’t believe it will impede yours. 4.0 stars. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

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Title	:	The Most Dangerous Game
Author	:	Richard Connell
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 48 pages
Published	:	July 2nd 2006 by Filiquarian Publishing, LLC. (first published January 19th 1924)
Categories	:	Classics. Short Stories. Fiction. Horror. Academic. School. Thriller. Adventure

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I always loved the 'pulpy' type stories we had to read in school more than the serious, cerebral ones. This is a favorite. I loved the irony of the situation faced by the characters in this book: the hunters becoming hunted. Really thrilling, yet short read.



Definitely a very intriguing and thrilling read for me! Though it could've been a little longer because it took me only 10 minutes to read this XDRecommends It For: Someone looking for an extremely short read with a bit of horror, thriller, excitement, and just a whole lot of awesomeness!

The Hounds of Zaroff = The Most Dangerous Game, Richard ConnellThe Most Dangerous Game, is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in Collier's on January 19, 1924. The story features a big-game hunter from New York City who falls off a yacht and swims to what seems to be an abandoned and isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Russian aristocrat. The story is inspired by the big-game hunting safaris in Africa and South America that were particularly fashionable among

The whole reason of reading this short story was because I'd forgotten to bring a book with me at work so I could read during my coffee break, So a colleague of mine handed a book over & insisted on reading specifically this story in it so we could talk about it later. I did. & now I regret!The first two pages were amusing enough, but the rest of it was a real boredom to me. God I just wanted it to be over! Thanks to my dear brain which can connect lots of things together, I could guess

You can listen to this story on YouTube.I've seen many film adaptations of The Most Dangerous Game, but I've never read it until now. I liked it and I think the ending was befitting of General Zaroff. He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.

A man accidentally falls off a yacht at night, luckily (or unluckily) close to an ominous, dark island. He soon discovers it is inhabited by a Russian big game hunter who has become bored with his easy success, and has now taken up hunting Man as it proves to be a bigger, more entertaining challenge. Very well written and certainly deserves it's inclusion in the "50 greatest short stories" list.