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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
This is probably the third or fourth time that I have read this book over the years. I'm finally making an effort to complete it (I think that I got to book 5/6 the last time)
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It's a really good opening book for the series - and it is very action-packed.
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It's a really good opening book for the series - and it is very action-packed.
Ever since volunteering in the junior high library I have been aware of this book series. I never felt compelled to read it until it was chosen for our PTA bookclub. I'm glad I got the chance to read it so that I will know when to recommend it to students. I found the book to be entertaining and action packed. I didn't ever feel overly concerned for Alex Rider's welfare (perhaps because this is #1 in a series) which made this a perfect book for me. I'm not huge on suspense and this was about my pace. I could see why it would be entertaining for young readers.
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Fast paced yet quite descriptive. And Nathaniel Parker is an incredible narrator.
Alex Rider....teenage spy...after reading it the first time I loved it! I mean whats not to love, it even had a huge jellyfish! (How many book have you read that had a huge jellyfish?)
In this first installment of the Alex Rider series, Ian Rider Alex's Uncle, has died "in a car accident" Alex doesn't believe this, and eventually after a series of events gets roped in by M-I6 to spy on our bad guy, Harold Sayle, the inventor of Stormbreaker, a computer. Alex basically takes his uncles Ian Rider's spot as being a spy. He doesn't really have a choice, no, but never the less.
For me this book was a fast read filled with non stop action and a ending that makes you think of whats going to come in the next book.
In this first installment of the Alex Rider series, Ian Rider Alex's Uncle, has died "in a car accident" Alex doesn't believe this, and eventually after a series of events gets roped in by M-I6 to spy on our bad guy, Harold Sayle, the inventor of Stormbreaker, a computer. Alex basically takes his uncles Ian Rider's spot as being a spy. He doesn't really have a choice, no, but never the less.
For me this book was a fast read filled with non stop action and a ending that makes you think of whats going to come in the next book.
Definitely requires a suspension of disbelief, and probably loses a star as I am nowhere near the target audience, but still an enjoyable listen in the background. I’ve heard the following books get better though, which I am definitely looking forward to. What I do find a bit silly is the main antagonists reasoning. While many people get bullied by popular others at school, even in a child’s book it seems a bit too far that you’d then want to go and murder every child in England.
Love it. Love everything spy. Love Anthony Horowitz.
It honestly holds up surprisingly well from 24 years ago. A little suspension of disbelief without feeling overwhelming and a solid first villain. It made me feel like a kid again.
It honestly holds up surprisingly well from 24 years ago. A little suspension of disbelief without feeling overwhelming and a solid first villain. It made me feel like a kid again.
Alex's uncle, the bank manager, dies in a car accident. But something doesn't quite add up - and then Alex finds his uncle's car all shot up. Then he finds out his uncle was killed on a top secret mission and he's being sent in to see if he can figure it out and catch them unaware since he is only a kid. Can he survive what killed his uncle?
This book reminds me of a slightly more grown up/less goofy Spy School. Same sort of idea, just aimed for a slightly older audience, so it's a little less ridiculous. Alex thinks he's pretty special - and he kind of is - but he's maybe a little full of himself. I'm intrigued by the concept and will probably read more eventually, but I'm not in a hurry to find the next book.
It's not the best "literature". There's pretty much just one character - none of the others are very fleshed out - and it's a little flashy action. But it's a semi entertaining read that I finished in under 2 hours and I wouldn't avoid picking up the next one. I was amused. But I will say I enjoyed the Spy School series more. Mostly because it didn't try to take itself very seriously.
I'll go 7 of 10 for enjoyment and 5 of 5 for readability.
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This book reminds me of a slightly more grown up/less goofy Spy School. Same sort of idea, just aimed for a slightly older audience, so it's a little less ridiculous. Alex thinks he's pretty special - and he kind of is - but he's maybe a little full of himself. I'm intrigued by the concept and will probably read more eventually, but I'm not in a hurry to find the next book.
It's not the best "literature". There's pretty much just one character - none of the others are very fleshed out - and it's a little flashy action. But it's a semi entertaining read that I finished in under 2 hours and I wouldn't avoid picking up the next one. I was amused. But I will say I enjoyed the Spy School series more. Mostly because it didn't try to take itself very seriously.
I'll go 7 of 10 for enjoyment and 5 of 5 for readability.
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I bought this book years ago when I was in middle school because we needed to present a book in front of our German class and so I went to the bookstore to buy a new one, a really cool one. I picked "Stormbreaker" and I loved it. Alex was such a great main character and the book was actionpacked and thrilling, I really really enjoyed it, I read it several times. But I never really wanted to continue with the series, I can't tell why. But it was really good, good for young readers to get them into reading!