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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Unfortunately this book doesn’t hold help as well as a reread. I still enjoyed the story, though I think that’s mostly due to nostalgia. I loved these books growing up, but now it’s impossible to ignore the inherent Orientalist overtones. Our villain is Egyptian, and everything about him is exoticized and demoralized – the entire catalyst for Alex’s involvement is “an Arab is going to donate computers to English schools and that’s suspicious because he’s Arab” – so, like, audible yikes. I still like Alex and I may try the next book in the series to see if the problematic villain archetypes go away.
Intense, action packed. Kind of unrealistic though, but in the end, a good book.
Reread from November 3 2012 to November 5 2012. So much nostalgia when rereading this. I wanted to read the rest of the series, but I forgot what happened in this book. I reread it so to prepare for the rest of the series. It's still as good as it was when I first read it.
First review:
i completely forgot about this book and this series. all i remember was that i really liked this book and that my friend kept telling me to read this. I also remember trying to finish before school ended which i did. back then i wasn't that much of a reader so it was a huge accomplishment for me. now two days is my usual reading time for a book. anyway my friend was gonna let me borrow the rest of the series but that didn't work out for some reasons. so we had this strange idea that she would read a chapter to me every week but that didn't work out either. so the book just ended up forgotten until now when this amazing site let me find it.
First review:
i completely forgot about this book and this series. all i remember was that i really liked this book and that my friend kept telling me to read this. I also remember trying to finish before school ended which i did. back then i wasn't that much of a reader so it was a huge accomplishment for me. now two days is my usual reading time for a book. anyway my friend was gonna let me borrow the rest of the series but that didn't work out for some reasons. so we had this strange idea that she would read a chapter to me every week but that didn't work out either. so the book just ended up forgotten until now when this amazing site let me find it.
I'm not impressed at all with this book. It's one of those I often see in the kids section, so I figured I might hand sell it better having read it. Well, there are much better books (like this one) out there. Some children's books stick with you growing up and are also enjoyable to adults, and some just don't leave an impression. Stormbreaker falls under the latter category. There's nothing specifically wrong with it, but there is absolutely no originality. It's like James Patterson had someone write it. I predicted the entire thing down to even certain phrases. If I hadn't gotten this on audio, I probably wouldn't have bothered finishing with paper.
It’s been a while since I listened to an audio-book, but since I’ve been spending so long going out walking or on public transport, I thought that getting back into audio-books would be a good way of getting through more books this year.
I saw the Stormbreaker film when it was released ages ago, but have never read any of the book series, and since the audio book was less than 6 hours long, it seemed like a good fit to get back into it again.
The narrator (Oliver Chris) had a great speaking voice, although his ‘Prime Minister’ voice sounded suspiciously like a bad Tony Blair impression! He kept me engaged through the book and never grated on me like some readers have done in the past.
I think it helped that I had already seen the film of this book as I had visualisations for the characters in my head, but I have to admit that I’d forgotten a lot of the plot!
I thought the book was well paced and the action was well spaced out so it wasn’t non-stop, but likewise it was never boring either. The pace picked up towards the end, to the point where I was so engrossed that I ended up staying in the bath far longer than I should have because I didn’t want to get out until it had finished.
I’m just disappointed that book 2 of this series is reserved on my library app until mid-July, so it might be a while until I can continue on in the series!
Posted on: http://emmaloui.se/2018/06/15/anthony-horowitz-stormbreaker/
I saw the Stormbreaker film when it was released ages ago, but have never read any of the book series, and since the audio book was less than 6 hours long, it seemed like a good fit to get back into it again.
The narrator (Oliver Chris) had a great speaking voice, although his ‘Prime Minister’ voice sounded suspiciously like a bad Tony Blair impression! He kept me engaged through the book and never grated on me like some readers have done in the past.
I think it helped that I had already seen the film of this book as I had visualisations for the characters in my head, but I have to admit that I’d forgotten a lot of the plot!
I thought the book was well paced and the action was well spaced out so it wasn’t non-stop, but likewise it was never boring either. The pace picked up towards the end, to the point where I was so engrossed that I ended up staying in the bath far longer than I should have because I didn’t want to get out until it had finished.
I’m just disappointed that book 2 of this series is reserved on my library app until mid-July, so it might be a while until I can continue on in the series!
Posted on: http://emmaloui.se/2018/06/15/anthony-horowitz-stormbreaker/
Definitely silly, but that's what I wanted. As young adult books go, I thought it was a good specimen. Neither preachy nor moralistic, it has a good dose of scepticism towards authority without being surly or disrespectful. I was impressed with the author in an interview, and I'm glad I read the book
adventurous
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The first adventure in the Alex Rider Series, this book is a joy to read. 14-year-old Alex Rider doesn't know his uncle is a spy, until he's killed. Then MI6 recruits Alex to finish his uncle's mission. He finds himself involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse with thousands of lives at stake, including his own. This book reads like a young James Bond thriller. It will delight boys, and girls, of all ages. You'll find yourself longing for Alex's next adventure.
This one keeps you reading. Just as protagonist Alex Rider solves one problem along comes another. Yet he remains a likeable character.
Read for nostalgia. It was one of my favourite book series in primary school and I'm suprised that it held up as well as it did in my expectations.
Of course the plot is far-fetched in so many ways, but at the end of the day its a childrens book about a teenage spy so it was always going to be. It's action packed and kept my interest, my only niggle is that there are no compelling side characters. Everyone we see, apart from Alex, is there for only the briefest of times and we don't see much personality come through from any characters. Whether this is addressed in future books, I can't honestly remember and I will be reading my way through to find out.
Of course the plot is far-fetched in so many ways, but at the end of the day its a childrens book about a teenage spy so it was always going to be. It's action packed and kept my interest, my only niggle is that there are no compelling side characters. Everyone we see, apart from Alex, is there for only the briefest of times and we don't see much personality come through from any characters. Whether this is addressed in future books, I can't honestly remember and I will be reading my way through to find out.