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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Bond is very often mentioned, and it does feel like a child trying to be Bond. And considering how much Bond bumbles his way through, not bad Alex.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Can’t beat a classic
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This is a great spy novel for tweens and very young adults or readers that need a stepping stone to develop their reading skills. Very fun young James Bond-style story line.
This was fun! I listened to the audio and it just flew by. I definitely should have read these at a younger age because I would have adored them... but they’re still fun to read regardless of age. :-)
This was a entertaining YA spy novel. For preteens and teens it is well suited.
SPOILERS......
I'm really trying to image, how a 14 year old can be a spy. It's difficult to wrapped my head around this whole concept. This story is trying to convince the readers that this boy can outsmart and outdone professional adult. I have a few questions about this.
The decisions that the adults and the side characters make. rises many questions also.
Then there is the villain.... Herod Sayle. So his adopted parents were Americans, who became rich by winning the lottery and then they send their adopted son to England for schooling. I have a BIG question about this. The reason he turned into a villain, is because he was bullied at this English school. This emotional period in his life, made him want to kill children that are four decades younger then him. Again I have a BIG question about this.
For all the years he has spend and live in England, he has never applied for citizenship? Then there is his accent... He was educated in English schools and even universities, and he still has his Lebanon accent? (For someone who had attended university with a large amount of students from none English speaking countries, I know that people will lose their mother tongue accent how longer they emerge themselves into the 'English' language.)
As you can see I have find some problems with this character on his own.
I'll not go into the other characters, with each of them I can spend a few pages taring into them.
It is a good book for younger readers.
SPOILERS......
I'm really trying to image, how a 14 year old can be a spy. It's difficult to wrapped my head around this whole concept. This story is trying to convince the readers that this boy can outsmart and outdone professional adult. I have a few questions about this.
The decisions that the adults and the side characters make. rises many questions also.
Then there is the villain.... Herod Sayle. So his adopted parents were Americans, who became rich by winning the lottery and then they send their adopted son to England for schooling. I have a BIG question about this. The reason he turned into a villain, is because he was bullied at this English school. This emotional period in his life, made him want to kill children that are four decades younger then him. Again I have a BIG question about this.
For all the years he has spend and live in England, he has never applied for citizenship? Then there is his accent... He was educated in English schools and even universities, and he still has his Lebanon accent? (For someone who had attended university with a large amount of students from none English speaking countries, I know that people will lose their mother tongue accent how longer they emerge themselves into the 'English' language.)
As you can see I have find some problems with this character on his own.
I'll not go into the other characters, with each of them I can spend a few pages taring into them.
It is a good book for younger readers.
This was one of my favorite books as a kid, so I decided to reread it now. Can't say it aged gracefully.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
You can't help but love the idea of a teenage spy and there's something about Alex Rider that just captures the imagination.