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inkstndfngrs's review against another edition
3.0
I recently re-read this book for the first time since I was probably 9 years old. My Mom was a big mystery reader as a kid, so Trixie and Nancy were always available in my house growing up. I remember putting down Trixie in favor of the Boxcar Children, and then going on to Nancy Drew, without a look back at Trixie.
While 9 year old me was a pretty decent fan of Trixie, 29 year old me is not...particularly enthralled. Mostly, it's the time shift and the writing of the era. Everything is "Golly gee!" and self-created drama (Case and point: Jim, calm down. Talk to an actual grown up, please?)
However, I do think that the world could use an updated Trixie. Crabapple Farm would make a delightful television show. Updating Honey to a today's troubled little rich girl would be extremely entertaining in my view. We've refreshed Nancy Drew how many times now? Let's give Trixie Belden and Honey Wheeler their next fifteen minutes.
While 9 year old me was a pretty decent fan of Trixie, 29 year old me is not...particularly enthralled. Mostly, it's the time shift and the writing of the era. Everything is "Golly gee!" and self-created drama (Case and point: Jim, calm down. Talk to an actual grown up, please?)
However, I do think that the world could use an updated Trixie. Crabapple Farm would make a delightful television show. Updating Honey to a today's troubled little rich girl would be extremely entertaining in my view. We've refreshed Nancy Drew how many times now? Let's give Trixie Belden and Honey Wheeler their next fifteen minutes.
elizahb's review against another edition
5.0
Gave these 5 starts b/c I LOVED these old books of my Mom's when I was 12 to 14 years old. Nancy Drew-ish but set in the Catskills.
littletaiko's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely to revisit the Trixie Belden series. I remember loving these books when I was younger but didn't remember much about the book themselves. The first of the six books sets up the series as Trixie meets Honey, the rich girl who just moved into the house next door. While this is technically a mystery, it's more than that as it's about learning to face your fears, becoming friends with someone different, and helping others. Granted it seems easy to do that when you have the perfect family who seem to let you do almost anything. Couldn't believe that this book ended on a bit of a cliffhanger.
situationnormal's review against another edition
4.0
Trixie Belden was always my mom's favorite sleuth--every time Nancy Drew is mentioned she chimes in to say she always liked Trixie better. So, naturally, I had to give her a shot, and I understand the sentiment. Trixie is much less well-behaved than Nancy. She rides horses, gets injured every five seconds, and even wears dungarees. That said--she didn't so much solve a mystery as get in a bunch of scrapes. But that's familiar to me with all of the L.M. Montgomery and classic children's books I've been reading lately. So I like Trixie, and I'll keep reading her and Nancy in tandem until I decide I like one much more than the other.
ckausch's review against another edition
4.0
The Trixie Belden books were much beloved by me in my childhood, and to this day I collect the different covers - hard and paperback - that I can get my hands on. I decided to re-read a couple since it's been a few decades, and they still hold up. I never could undertsnd the popularity of Nancy Dew, she was too perfect. But I could relate to Trixie - she wasn't perfect. Her parents would ground her, she had an annoying brother, she hated math, her feelings about other people and relationships would sometimes confuse her, and she made mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes would get her and her friends in trouble, and sometimes they helped solve a mystery. Either way, you always knew you were in for fun and adventure with the Bob Whites along.
They were re-releasing these for a while, but they stopped at #15. I wish they hadn't.
They were re-releasing these for a while, but they stopped at #15. I wish they hadn't.
its_literature's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
simple and straightforward and bringing me just as much joy as they did back in the day
catread2023's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
aknas22's review against another edition
4.0
I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed this series when I read it as a kid. When my sister asked me to recommend a mystery book she could do a book report on I immediately thought of this one. I had no plans to re-read it but was in between books and so I did. And I'm glad I did. I think I will re-read more of the books right along with my sisters.
dlberglund's review against another edition
My mom read this series as a kid in the 50s, and I read this as a kid in the 80s. I wanted to read it as an adult to see if it held up. It's so innocent- all full of "golly gee" and "shucks, Mom, I'm sorry". it's also full of adventures- with horseback rides, snake scares, and the main mystery involving a runaway and a possible hidden fortune. It just exists in a time of its own. It's worth the read for an outspoken, free thinking tomboy of a main character.