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lynnannwalsh's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bargainsleuth's review against another edition
3.0
Original Text-Nancy uses a revolver to shoot a lynx and a snake, and has no sense of direction. Not the infallible Nancy Drew I remember from my youth. This book was the introduction of George and Bess into the series. George makes quite a few mistakes herself, which is also not what I remember from the overall series. I have to say this about Nancy in the original texts: she meets some real shady characters who can't even hide their shadiness, it is so obvious.
There's two mysteries going on here, and of course, in the end, they are connected as only a Nancy Drew book could do. The story was good, better than the first four, mainly because there weren't too many outdated stereotypes, except for poor Bess. She's constantly called plump but the artists never drew her that way, so I never thought she was.
There's two mysteries going on here, and of course, in the end, they are connected as only a Nancy Drew book could do. The story was good, better than the first four, mainly because there weren't too many outdated stereotypes, except for poor Bess. She's constantly called plump but the artists never drew her that way, so I never thought she was.
bargainsleuth's review against another edition
4.0
This Revised Text of Nancy Drew is more appealing to me than the Original Text. Nancy, Bess, and George all act the way I remember. Nancy is not killing animals with a revolver, like she does in the original, and George is not a goof-up. This time there are two mysteries, just as the original had two mysteries, and of course, as with the original, the mysteries are interrelated and woven through the story that way. In the original, the mysteries only came together at the end in a far-fetched way.
As with most of the RT Nancy's, there's lots of descriptions of the pretty clothes and what they ate. Even though the RTs were revised in part to get rid of racial stereotypes found in the originals, I notice they are not above a little cultural appropriation when the girls buy pretty "Indian squaw dresses" for the big dance. Despite that, I thought this story was more plausible than the original, and therefore a better story.
As with most of the RT Nancy's, there's lots of descriptions of the pretty clothes and what they ate. Even though the RTs were revised in part to get rid of racial stereotypes found in the originals, I notice they are not above a little cultural appropriation when the girls buy pretty "Indian squaw dresses" for the big dance. Despite that, I thought this story was more plausible than the original, and therefore a better story.
rballenger's review against another edition
3.0
Type of read: Weekend/Lunch time read.
What made me pick it up: Here's the deal, sometimes you just need an easy read for lunchtime or appointment waiting or those little moments where you can sneak in a few pages, Nancy Drew is just that. As a child of the 90s, I grew up on Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys. These were the books that taught me how to read and adventure through pages. It's been fun revising the Nancy Drew series.
Overall rating: As I reread through the Nancy Drew series, I'm not going to rate them significantly or provide a detailed review. I'm simply reading these because it makes me happy and makes me think of simpler times. I will always recommend books like Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Box Car Children, Babysitters Club, Goosebumps, Animorphs, and so on as those are the books that drew me into reading and kept me excited to continue turning pages.
What made me pick it up: Here's the deal, sometimes you just need an easy read for lunchtime or appointment waiting or those little moments where you can sneak in a few pages, Nancy Drew is just that. As a child of the 90s, I grew up on Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys. These were the books that taught me how to read and adventure through pages. It's been fun revising the Nancy Drew series.
Overall rating: As I reread through the Nancy Drew series, I'm not going to rate them significantly or provide a detailed review. I'm simply reading these because it makes me happy and makes me think of simpler times. I will always recommend books like Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Box Car Children, Babysitters Club, Goosebumps, Animorphs, and so on as those are the books that drew me into reading and kept me excited to continue turning pages.
benniii's review against another edition
3.0
My mom used to read these books to me when I was little, and I figured I’d give it a go. And man, oh man, can you tell this was written in the 30’s! I find the story charming, but it wasn’t quite as good as I remembered it to be. A lot of memories came back to me, though, and as I was reading, I ate a handful of Flying Saucers
blondierocket's review against another edition
The fifth series book has Nancy and her cousins solving the mystery of a ghost horse that continues to visit the ranch of their aunt. Along the way, Nancy finds herself again solving three mysteries as her friend Alice’s long lost father has been missing for some time. A painting at a local shop leads Alice to believe he is still alive and somewhere in the area.
But it wouldn’t be a true mystery without the third adventure of a missing treasure and the map and clues are hidden within the ranch somewhere.
Along the way, Nancy finds herself befriending a man who started out hateful and soon grew on her. It was nice reading about Nancy having a possible boyfriend, considering so many of her friends are getting married or dating.
But it wouldn’t be a true mystery without the third adventure of a missing treasure and the map and clues are hidden within the ranch somewhere.
Along the way, Nancy finds herself befriending a man who started out hateful and soon grew on her. It was nice reading about Nancy having a possible boyfriend, considering so many of her friends are getting married or dating.
doggirl11's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
laura_cs's review against another edition
3.0
Okay, so, the A-plot mystery could have totally stood alone without the additional B-plot mystery. Actually could have added some more elements to the A-plot (which the Nancy Drew game of the same title does). On that part, that's my only complaint, so knock off half a star. And I knocked off another star and a half for the cringey casually racist language and cultural appropriation (which, yes, yes, I know it was common for the time the book was written but no thank you).