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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
En als het snel moet gaan, dan lees je gewoon effe het boek dat zoonlief daarstraks kocht in de boekenwinkel. Op een halve dag uit en direct een stapje vooruit in mijn reading challenge.
En over het boek zelf, als zoonlief de microbe te pakken krijgt, dan lees ik toch maar even de vervolgverhalen mee, denk ik.
En over het boek zelf, als zoonlief de microbe te pakken krijgt, dan lees ik toch maar even de vervolgverhalen mee, denk ik.
adventurous
funny
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
5 stars for a mixture of nostalgia and quality. This book was as fun and thrilling as I remember it being when I was younger. The writing is still smart and witty and makes me chuckle. Alex is still one of my favorite characters of all time—though I think some other readers will find his characterisation a bit thin, but I spent a lot of time imagining this character in my mind when I was younger, so he’s a bit better fleshed out in that sense. Overall, rereading this was amazing. Keep in mind that my opinion is definitely coloured by nostalgia and other people might not find it to be as amazing as I do. But for me, this is my Harry Potter.
While moving house I found Stormbreaker and Saddle Club: Horse Crazy (but we won't go into that) on audiobook so decided to listen to the former while organising my room.
As such, I have decided that I don't particularly like audiobooks. It is much too easy to get distracted from them.
I also didn't find Stormbreaker that enthralling or entertaining. Maybe that is because of the audiobook, so I will physically read I another day. But there were some parts I just couldn't believe, which I won't go into because of spoilers, and others that were too cliche for my taste.
I think I expected more from the guy who created Foyle's War.
As such, I have decided that I don't particularly like audiobooks. It is much too easy to get distracted from them.
I also didn't find Stormbreaker that enthralling or entertaining. Maybe that is because of the audiobook, so I will physically read I another day. But there were some parts I just couldn't believe, which I won't go into because of spoilers, and others that were too cliche for my taste.
I think I expected more from the guy who created Foyle's War.
I haven't read Stormbreaker in like 15 years (the last time being my first time). I remember enjoying the plot and finale immensely, but that was pretty much it. After re-reading this book, I've come to realize that my love for spies and espionage probably started with this book alone. So that was really where my enjoyment ended because I'm in my late 20's reading a book intended for pre-teens.
The character of Alex Rider is a 14 year old who just lost the last of his family, his uncle. Within a few days, he's told that his uncle was a spy killed in action and his employers want to hire him for the exact same mission that killed his uncle. Yeah, okay. Totally something MI6 would do. I mean, whatever. So Rider himself is a character that is hard to like because even in the first few chapters, he's moody, confrontational, and a skeptic about everything. So I guess a typical teenager? The funny thing is that I don't remember not liking him when I first read it, so I'm under the impression that I probably related to him more back then.
The plot is very enjoyable. I mean, it's nothing new; this might as well have been a James Bond fan fic that's been edited to sell to kids because adults would find it too basic. But if you're 10 years old and have never been allowed to see a PG-13 movie, then you're gonna love every "twist and turn". As an adult, the plot is predictable and nothing surprised me (yes, I've read it before, but I didn't remember shit). I will admit that the villains in this book are very memorable, especially Mr. Grin who is described as a tall, lanky butler with knife scars on his face in the shape of a giant smile. Although, now that I think about it, the main villain's reasoning for being a villain and his masterplan are OUTRAGEOUSLY childish. Dude was bullied as a kid, got older and rich, and it turns out his biggest bully became prime minister. So he creates a computer that spreads smallpox and intends on infecting school children.... I am not making this up.
I was always glad that Horowitz kept writing these books because it always felt as if he was writing for me and my friends. As I grew, so did these books. Alex grew with me and became more and more adult. The intent is to re-read this Alex Rider series to see how much they change. I am certainly looking forward to reliving some old memories these books had made for me.
The character of Alex Rider is a 14 year old who just lost the last of his family, his uncle. Within a few days, he's told that his uncle was a spy killed in action and his employers want to hire him for the exact same mission that killed his uncle. Yeah, okay. Totally something MI6 would do. I mean, whatever. So Rider himself is a character that is hard to like because even in the first few chapters, he's moody, confrontational, and a skeptic about everything. So I guess a typical teenager? The funny thing is that I don't remember not liking him when I first read it, so I'm under the impression that I probably related to him more back then.
The plot is very enjoyable. I mean, it's nothing new; this might as well have been a James Bond fan fic that's been edited to sell to kids because adults would find it too basic. But if you're 10 years old and have never been allowed to see a PG-13 movie, then you're gonna love every "twist and turn". As an adult, the plot is predictable and nothing surprised me (yes, I've read it before, but I didn't remember shit). I will admit that the villains in this book are very memorable, especially Mr. Grin who is described as a tall, lanky butler with knife scars on his face in the shape of a giant smile. Although, now that I think about it, the main villain's reasoning for being a villain and his masterplan are OUTRAGEOUSLY childish. Dude was bullied as a kid, got older and rich, and it turns out his biggest bully became prime minister. So he creates a computer that spreads smallpox and intends on infecting school children.... I am not making this up.
I was always glad that Horowitz kept writing these books because it always felt as if he was writing for me and my friends. As I grew, so did these books. Alex grew with me and became more and more adult. The intent is to re-read this Alex Rider series to see how much they change. I am certainly looking forward to reliving some old memories these books had made for me.
I've read these books before, I'm pretty sure but I don't remember it. I decided to read these books again because, for one thing its an awesome 'child spy' series, who wouldn't want to read it? I mean, Cherub is awesome and personally, Alex Rider is even better. I decided to re-read because I found this awesome fanfiction, where Alex has to go back to SAS training after the events in Scorpia, because his enemies have tracked him down and are targeting his class, being explained away as a terrorist attack attempt. So, Alex has to go back to SAS training, so he can protect his class mates when the bad guys eventually come after him. And in doing so, he basically shows all of his old SAS training buddies, Wolf etc, just how fricking awesome he is. After consuming the ten chapters of this fanfiction available, I instantly wanted to reread the series, to get a bit more context on what happened in Scorpia. While I liked this book, it wasn't full out AWESOME as I expect the series is going to build up to. I love the fact that the government are BLACKMAILING as KID to be an agent, I think it's pretty accurate to our government currently. And I loved the entire mission - the reason I didn't full out five star the book is because I thought it was written too simplified by Horowitz
Its been a while since I read a spy novel, and I have got to tell you the twist in this one was totally mind-blowing and unexpected! The author definetly knew how to get us to read the next in the series cause this was no same ole spy novel. I loved it! Alex is an interesting boy he is not stupid or constipated, which is why I simply love male lead characters! :) Waiting to read the next one for sure!! Incase you haven't read a spy novel you should, it would be a different experience. :D It still doesn't my favourite though but I am sure it might when I read the next few books! This was a nice start to the year!
This was one bliddy book I say! One bliddy book! XD
This was one bliddy book I say! One bliddy book! XD
adventurous
tense
fast-paced