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amynicol's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
vedika_072's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
julieacf's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bookaneer's review against another edition
4.0
Rereading this brings back childhood memories. I devoured all Enid Blyton's books I could get my hands on and what a wonderful period of time that was!
Decades later, apparently I could still enjoy this boarding school story. Teacher pranks, lacrosse matches, and all the drama you'd expect from a variety of memorable characters. I still remember the vicious tongued Alicia, the steadfast Sally, the spoilt Gwendoline, the scatterbrained Irene, the horse-mad Bill, the shy but kind Mary Lou, I could go on. Looking forward to reread the next ones.
Decades later, apparently I could still enjoy this boarding school story. Teacher pranks, lacrosse matches, and all the drama you'd expect from a variety of memorable characters. I still remember the vicious tongued Alicia, the steadfast Sally, the spoilt Gwendoline, the scatterbrained Irene, the horse-mad Bill, the shy but kind Mary Lou, I could go on. Looking forward to reread the next ones.
drizzlybear's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
are these good? no
are these *fun*? yes
are these *fun*? yes
annebeth's review against another edition
3.0
Purely a nostalgic read although at some points it felt new too because all the names are so different. It's still wonderful, the boarding school life seems very fun. However, quite a few of the girls are not actually nice people?! If you don't adhere to the boarding school life rules of the girls they with laugh at you quite a bit. Even Darrell is a little unlikeable at times. Never noticed that reading these as a child!
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