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1.44k reviews for:
THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories No. 1.
Carolyn Keene, Carolyn Keene
3.75 AVERAGE
1.44k reviews for:
THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories No. 1.
Carolyn Keene, Carolyn Keene
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was surprised by how well this held up, given that it's almost 100 years old. The sensitivity rewrites definitely play into that but I was engaged in the story and the characters.
I read this whole series as a kid. In fact, it was the first series I ever completed. I wanted to be Nancy Drew. I wanted to be as smart and clever as her, as well as a heroine. As an adult now, I still find the story and characters charming, even though the writing style is no longer for me. Still, it is so good to visit my old childhood friend again.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book would've been really good if I read it in elementary school. Everything was well placed, including Nancy's easy life, and maybe it was just the amount of positivity needed.
I had this book as a youngster (It's still at my parents)
To me Nancy Drew was the height of sophistication and bravery.
Nancy Drew did scare me when I was young, and this is just the kind of book I would like to re read as an adult.
To me Nancy Drew was the height of sophistication and bravery.
Nancy Drew did scare me when I was young, and this is just the kind of book I would like to re read as an adult.
adventurous
medium-paced
I haven't read this series since I was in middle school, and I've been itching to do a re-read for YEARS. Well, I had just as much fun as I remembered when I was a kid. Nancy is most def. a Mary Sue, but that didn't annoy me. I love a good mystery, and seeing her coolly use her wits to deduce clues about her reminded me how thrilling that was to have such a self-sufficient protagonist to read about. In this mystery, Nancy is determined to find the last will of an elderly man who promised his fortune to deserving and impoverished relatives, while the only will known to exist left his fortunes to the haughty Topham family. Hijinks ensue.
This book is VERY dated, but I found a real charm in that. I was enthralled by the idea that Nancy went around the county in her convertible, running errands for her dad and solving mysteries along the way. I'm looking forward to continue the series. I think I'll read the "original" set from the 1959 revision onward, so I'll be confining that to Books 1-56, since those are the ones I read as a kid.
This book is VERY dated, but I found a real charm in that. I was enthralled by the idea that Nancy went around the county in her convertible, running errands for her dad and solving mysteries along the way. I'm looking forward to continue the series. I think I'll read the "original" set from the 1959 revision onward, so I'll be confining that to Books 1-56, since those are the ones I read as a kid.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No