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

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

Carolyn Keene, Carolyn Keene

3.75 AVERAGE

melrose1412's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

theanswerisbooks's review against another edition

4.0

Just realized I've never added any of the Nancy Drews to Goodreads. My mom has hardcover first editions of all of them (except one little bugger near the end of the run) and they're basically how I learned to read. Oh, man. I should really go back and re-read. I wonder how they hold up?

swedishgeekgirl's review against another edition

5.0

The first Nancy Drew novel, I read this and many others in the series alot as a kid and it is still fun to revisit it 20 years lather. It is not perfect but I have alot of love for it so I cant help giving it a high rateing ;) Everything goes quite smooth and perfect with Nancy solving the mystery in this novel (and in the rest of the series) but it still gives some excitement to my maiden heart XD
The secret with the old clock by Carolyn Keene get a 8.9/10 stars.

r_auer18's review against another edition

3.0

This book isn't all it's cracked up to be. The writing isn't particularly good (I read the 1959 revised version), with lots of repeating of information and coincidences happening left and right. Nancy doesn't have any tough decisions she has to make. Things happen to her and she sometimes has to figure out how to get out, but even then, someone or something will come along and save her. The 3 stars is mostly for the nostalgia and notoriety of the book and series. I'm definitely gonna read more of the series, but to give it more stars is just to stand out in a crowd.