Reviews

Alex Rider, Band 8: Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz

english_lady03's review against another edition

3.0

I did enjoy this book as I have the rest of the Alex Rider series.... but. I didn't understand the motivation for making the villain an Anglican Minister/Reverend. To me, it just seemed like typecasting, and the stereotype of the evil/corrupt Christian charlatan pretending to be righteous but actually a killer, thief or liar was tired, old and overused even when this came out.

I guess its just that I know Mr Horowitz is an excellent writer, and it disappointed me he felt the need to fall back on silly stereotypes like that.

rebekkavanh's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

janamcwhirter's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

4.25

maceron's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

4.0

jeff's review against another edition

4.0

Horowitz delivered (years ago) an enjoyable throwback to the YA books I read in middle school. This was fun but nothing too new.

choochoochong's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

khollenbeck315's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense

4.25

moiram's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed the story - far-fetched, but that's to be expected - you are already suspending disbelief to imagine MI6 employing a 14 year-old! I did wonder why in the chapter Invisible Man the journalist Bulman was trying to take out dollars from a bank machine, instead of pounds, and why when his car was stolen he called 911, which is the emergency number in North America, but not Britain, where it is 999. Was this changed for the U.S. edition? Also, this is probably nit-picking, but in the chapter A Short Flight to Nowhere, Alex looks up and sees "a family of gray monkeys leaping from the branches of a juniper tree, using their hands and tails." Although not explicitly stated, this implies the tails are prehensile - only South American monkeys have prehensile tails, African monkeys do not.

overkastkid123's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing 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

3.0

_isabellefrances's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted tense 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? Yes

5.0