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THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories No. 1.

Carolyn Keene, Carolyn Keene

3.75 AVERAGE

jennrutt's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

njw13's review against another edition

3.25

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

laurensm_th's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense 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

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Here’s a text I sent while I was reading this book: I feel like it’s kind of insane that Nancy drew has a convertible that she drives all over the place by herself because the first book was published in 1930 and I feel like cars hadn’t been around all that long at that point for her to have her own convertible as like a high school student 

lady_svoboda's review against another edition

4.0

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Nancy Drew is a modern girl who can do everything from fix a tire, play tennis, solve a mystery, and even take on big bad men, all by her lonesome!

Carolyn Keene was a name for various ghost-writers for 60 (?) years, and I think they added side-kicks Bess and George, and handsome boyfriend Ned, because Nancy got into some pretty dangerous situations in this one!

I loved these books as a kid. Reading them now, everything is peachy-keen, the good guys win, and I feel that there should've been a cross-over with The Walton's, or The Andy Griffith Show.

It's still a cute read, and I think I'll read them every once-in-a-while, maybe to act as a buffer from something I've read that was a little more intense than I expected...

emily_b's review against another edition

4.0

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A classic.

tbarger's review against another edition

5.0

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Holds up

I read this on a lark since today is the 89th anniversary of its publication. It’s still a charming book with a heroine full of agency and kindness.

cmueller325's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous 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

bookishandanxious's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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

corpetta's review against another edition

3.0

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that was cute. i wanted to see what nancy drew was about and i got exactly what i expected. :D

something i learned from this book:
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nataliewelsch's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous lighthearted medium-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

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This is where my love of murder mystery began!