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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ideal for quick reads
the first in the series written by a man and it features almost two chapters about football (although Ned is the quarterback AND the kicker??? maybe thats how they did it in ye olde NFL).
that aside, this one is pretty good
that aside, this one is pretty good
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
I reckon that the copy of this book which I own is from the 1960s due to the style of drawings, but it appears to be the original 1932 text. I now understand the statement on Wikipedia which said that the British publishers of Nancy Drew "revised" the books to suit the British audience. The British Nancy Drew books which I've read (one of which was published as early as the 70s) have a lot more detail in them, and appear to portray Nancy as a young woman in the 1950s, not the 1930s. There were a lot of comments in this book about Nancy being a brilliant and contentious driver, and several people lectured her on "not knowing her place" and being too independent for a woman of her age. Bess and George barely featured and Ned acted like he was formally courting Nancy! Nancy also wears evening gowns and sets out to buy a hat in the Emerson colours to wear to Ned's football game. As quaint as this book was, I definitely prefer the British Nancy Drew books. The mystery is generally much more complex and detailed. Overall, this was a rather sweet book to read, but Nancy just didn't seem to be the Nancy Drew who I grew up with. 5/10
twas ok i guess
i read this during a small trip to the beach (because it was the only book i could risk being damaged)
i read this during a small trip to the beach (because it was the only book i could risk being damaged)
Just a little fun nancy action before I jump into my next grown up book. This was a pretty weird story. Mailman has mail stolen by evil half-brother? And why was there a straight up play-by-play of Ned’s college football game? Nevertheless, I learned that it’s very important to have snow tires on your car in the winter. Nancy is nothing if not practical. I hope future Juliet has fun reading this review I wrote at 4:30 am after I woke up from a bad dream.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Out of all my rereads-- I have liked this one the least. Nancy is off in search of a different Nancy Drew and there really is no mystery as we know who the villain is from the beginning. We do get to meet Dave and Burt in this one-- so the gang's all here. Lots of Ned in this one as well. A quick read, but quite a few glaring errors and coincidences. Would be interested in reading the original one from the 1930s.