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darbyart's review against another edition
4.0
I spent a week or more at my Grandparents during the summer. They had all the Bobbsey Twin books and many Nancy Drew books. So I would lay in my Grandmother's garden and read. I remember enjoy all of the adventure of the Bobbsey Twins.
kailey_luminouslibro's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Mr. Bobbsey has bought a houseboat for the summer vacation, and the Bobbsey twins travel up the river on their way to visit Lake Romano and the beautiful waterfall there. Along the way, they meet a young boy who is beaten by his employer, and Mr. Bobbsey tries to stop the man from mistreating the boy. However, the man exacts his revenge by fencing off his portion of the river so that the Bobbsey houseboat can't pass through his land on the way to the lake! The Bobbsey twins will have to figure out some way to help the boy and get their houseboat past this obstacle.
I used to love these books when I was a girl. The writing is very simple and the plot is straight-forward. Not much really happens. It's mostly peaceful and happy with little adventures that resolve quickly. Just right for little readers.
Of course, the setting reflects an older time when gender stereotypes and racism was the norm. It is terrible, but I think it's an important look at history to see how certain ideas were considered normal at one time, although they are known to be offensive now. It might be a good conversation to have with a child about how the only true moral compass that can be trusted to stand the test of time is the Bible.
I used to love these books when I was a girl. The writing is very simple and the plot is straight-forward. Not much really happens. It's mostly peaceful and happy with little adventures that resolve quickly. Just right for little readers.
Of course, the setting reflects an older time when gender stereotypes and racism was the norm. It is terrible, but I think it's an important look at history to see how certain ideas were considered normal at one time, although they are known to be offensive now. It might be a good conversation to have with a child about how the only true moral compass that can be trusted to stand the test of time is the Bible.
sean67's review against another edition
3.0
Book six in the series and this one for the plot see the title b because that is what it is about, there are all sorts of adventures along the way, the kids are both annoying and endearing.
The old style phonetic writing of the black characters speech is somewhat jarring and awkward, but overall it is a decent kids read.
Average fair.
Bobbsey Twins #6
Laura Lee Hope #6
The old style phonetic writing of the black characters speech is somewhat jarring and awkward, but overall it is a decent kids read.
Average fair.
Bobbsey Twins #6
Laura Lee Hope #6
wintermote's review against another edition
3.0
The handling of the Native American artifacts/discovery, etc was not really appropriate with our current awareness of the damages done to native peoples. (Yes, I realize this book was written for a different generation, but feel this is important for readers to know if/when recommending to children).
asuitcasefullofbooks's review against another edition
I recently got a Kindle Fire and then happened upon a free e-book version of this Bobbsey Twins book. I used to LOVE the Bobbsey Twins so, despite the fact that this book is now far below my reading level, I thoroughly enjoyed returning to the friends of my childhood!
anubhaghoshal's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a light read, a nostalgic one a family with two pair of twins with the parents having a good time at a houseboat, the house cook was so sweet too, and oh so caring! I liked all other characters it actually reminded me of childhood as I read books like these in school. I would love it more if it had a mystery element but yes this did deal with child labour and abuse. Those are important concepts too.
lindsay564's review against another edition
4.0
I like reading Bobbsey Twins books once in awhile. The oldest versions (available as ebooks through the Gutenberg project) are always more interesting because of some of the racial stereotypes once apparently commonplace in children's books haven't been edited out, as they are in the newer ones.
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