“The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists” is an exceptionally silly book. It was fun to read, though, and it’s very short. So if you hate it, at least it will be over quickly.

The pirates managed to do a pretty decent job of mingling with the scientists, nodding politely and saying “Really?” a lot as they listened to them drone on about their latest inventions and discoveries, but the Pirate Captain soon found himself involved in a particularly awkward conversation about molecules, so he was relieved when FitzRoy interrupted him before it got to the stage where he had to say if he was for or against them.

Yeah, that’s pretty much how I handle all of Rockford’s science shin-digs.