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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Love it. Love everything spy. Love Anthony Horowitz.
It honestly holds up surprisingly well from 24 years ago. A little suspension of disbelief without feeling overwhelming and a solid first villain. It made me feel like a kid again.
It honestly holds up surprisingly well from 24 years ago. A little suspension of disbelief without feeling overwhelming and a solid first villain. It made me feel like a kid again.
Alex's uncle, the bank manager, dies in a car accident. But something doesn't quite add up - and then Alex finds his uncle's car all shot up. Then he finds out his uncle was killed on a top secret mission and he's being sent in to see if he can figure it out and catch them unaware since he is only a kid. Can he survive what killed his uncle?
This book reminds me of a slightly more grown up/less goofy Spy School. Same sort of idea, just aimed for a slightly older audience, so it's a little less ridiculous. Alex thinks he's pretty special - and he kind of is - but he's maybe a little full of himself. I'm intrigued by the concept and will probably read more eventually, but I'm not in a hurry to find the next book.
It's not the best "literature". There's pretty much just one character - none of the others are very fleshed out - and it's a little flashy action. But it's a semi entertaining read that I finished in under 2 hours and I wouldn't avoid picking up the next one. I was amused. But I will say I enjoyed the Spy School series more. Mostly because it didn't try to take itself very seriously.
I'll go 7 of 10 for enjoyment and 5 of 5 for readability.
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This book reminds me of a slightly more grown up/less goofy Spy School. Same sort of idea, just aimed for a slightly older audience, so it's a little less ridiculous. Alex thinks he's pretty special - and he kind of is - but he's maybe a little full of himself. I'm intrigued by the concept and will probably read more eventually, but I'm not in a hurry to find the next book.
It's not the best "literature". There's pretty much just one character - none of the others are very fleshed out - and it's a little flashy action. But it's a semi entertaining read that I finished in under 2 hours and I wouldn't avoid picking up the next one. I was amused. But I will say I enjoyed the Spy School series more. Mostly because it didn't try to take itself very seriously.
I'll go 7 of 10 for enjoyment and 5 of 5 for readability.
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dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
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I bought this book years ago when I was in middle school because we needed to present a book in front of our German class and so I went to the bookstore to buy a new one, a really cool one. I picked "Stormbreaker" and I loved it. Alex was such a great main character and the book was actionpacked and thrilling, I really really enjoyed it, I read it several times. But I never really wanted to continue with the series, I can't tell why. But it was really good, good for young readers to get them into reading!
This book series is something you read for fun father than something to analyze. If you're looking for romance there is hint of some but not much. It's an intresting book series but can be considered repetitive though out the series though I can't comment with full knowledge sense I only read books 1-4. Alex Rider is such a good character so even if you don't like the series to much try pushing through and you will love him every time.
I can not state how much I hate this book. The thing is though, it's not a bad book. But that's when its read by it's target audience, 10 year old boys, not a bunch of 16 year olds.
I had to read this in school and listen to my teacher drone on about how sophisticated the writing is and how well developed the characters are. The whole class was confused; were we reading the same book as her? The sentences are pretty simple and Alex Rider is written as a god; no literally, he's perfect. He can do EVERYTHING. He speaks like seven different languages, is trained in martial arts, can drive cars and quad bikes and stuff like that, knows a ton about computers and basically everything. He doesn't even get acne! EVERYONE gets acne, but not Alex Rider apparently. To be honest, we were all hoping for Alex to die at the end, but of course that didn't happen.
I had to read this in school and listen to my teacher drone on about how sophisticated the writing is and how well developed the characters are. The whole class was confused; were we reading the same book as her? The sentences are pretty simple and Alex Rider is written as a god; no literally, he's perfect. He can do EVERYTHING. He speaks like seven different languages, is trained in martial arts, can drive cars and quad bikes and stuff like that, knows a ton about computers and basically everything. He doesn't even get acne! EVERYONE gets acne, but not Alex Rider apparently. To be honest, we were all hoping for Alex to die at the end, but of course that didn't happen.
This novel reads like a top-notch action film. I was skeptical at first, because it seemed a little bit too exaggerated and I thought students would say, "A fourteen year-old James Bond who escapes death on every other page...yeah, right." I thought it would be too much. (Possibly because I am not a reader who suspends reality very easily and for this book that's a prerequisite.) Though it took me 20-25 pages to take an interest, after that I was hooked. I knew that the action was outrageous, but I still couldn't wait to watch Alex find the next clue and escape the next inevitable disaster. Even though I knew Alex would make it because this was published in 2000 and there are other books in the series, it was still very gripping in parts. This is a must-read for boys who are interested in spy thrillers or daredevil stunts, but could just as easily be read by a girls. There is a bit of violence, but nothing that you wouldn't find in half of the television programs and films available to students. I would give this book to students fifth grade and up, and would not hesitate to place it in the hands of a reluctant reader.
Plot: Alex Rider is a normal fourteen year-old who is being raised by his Uncle and a (female) housekeeper named Jack after having been orphaned as a young child. When his uncle, Ian Rider, dies in a car accident, Alex questions the circumstances surrounding his death and finds out that his uncle was in fact a spy and not a banker. Rider died in the middle of a mission to Sayle Enterprises. The company's founder, Herod Sayle, is a rags-to-riches figure who is planning on giving his ahead-of-its-time computer to every student in England. MI6, the intelligence agency Alex is working for, however, has its suspicions that Sayle's motives are purely philanthropic. Turns out they're right...
Plot: Alex Rider is a normal fourteen year-old who is being raised by his Uncle and a (female) housekeeper named Jack after having been orphaned as a young child. When his uncle, Ian Rider, dies in a car accident, Alex questions the circumstances surrounding his death and finds out that his uncle was in fact a spy and not a banker. Rider died in the middle of a mission to Sayle Enterprises. The company's founder, Herod Sayle, is a rags-to-riches figure who is planning on giving his ahead-of-its-time computer to every student in England. MI6, the intelligence agency Alex is working for, however, has its suspicions that Sayle's motives are purely philanthropic. Turns out they're right...
3.5 stars. When Alex's uncle is killed, he is recruited by MI6 to continue his uncle's spy work. This book has lots of action, a somewhat unbelievable plot, but should appeal to boys, especially reluctant readers. Recommended for boys grades 5+.
Okay. So I know this is a boy’s book. I am not in the target demographic. I’m still right.
This book has very little depth or originality. It has all the cliche spy things: the main character has learned karate since he was 6, villains have huge skars and German accents, there’s a whole expository monologue and a giant squid.
The main character hitches a ride on the outside of a plane. Very Vector from Despicable Me of him.
All of the journalists laugh at the PM’s joke because the government had such a large majority that they knew it was in their best interests to laugh… the government of Great Britain hopefully does not work like that.
During aforementioned expository monologue, the villain tells of how he was cruelly bullied as a child and it was bad. What does our hero say to try to get him to stop his evil plan? “Lots of people are bullied at school…” Ooh. How very 14-year-old boy of you.