Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Reading this again as an adult, I was as thrilled by the mysteries, freedom of exploration, and secret passages as I was when I read this as a kid.
However, I was taken aback at the rampant childism, dismissiveness towards children, and of the manipulative punishments and language the adults use against the children.
I suppose this is rather indicative of the prevailing parenting sentiments at the time (E.g. children should be seen and not heard), and also somewhat representative of the collective generational trauma and dysfunction that occurred as a result of WWI and WWII.
However, I was taken aback at the rampant childism, dismissiveness towards children, and of the manipulative punishments and language the adults use against the children.
I suppose this is rather indicative of the prevailing parenting sentiments at the time (E.g. children should be seen and not heard), and also somewhat representative of the collective generational trauma and dysfunction that occurred as a result of WWI and WWII.
Enjoyable, but not as good as the first. These books written in the 40s sure had the same style. The old "I'm here for work" ploy. George was ok, but Trixie would have seen through it sooner and proved it sooner, and not whined about it the whole time. That's why Trixie is still tops for me, over these Famous Five and over that spoiled rich Nancy Drew. :)