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b00kr3vi3ws's review against another edition
3.0
When I first read Hardy Boys, I think I was in class 5, I had such a crush on Frank Hardy. I liked the brainy one over the brawny one and that sums up my first impression of Hardy Boys.
In their late teens, Frank and Joe Hardy take after their detective father Fenton Hardy. Frank is the older of the two and has more breakthroughs in the cases because he is the brainy one. Joe is the younger brother who more often than not is useful when things get hot and they need to fight their way out.
Like Nancy Drew, the books in the The Hardy Boys series re written by ghostwriters under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. And yes, the earlier books were better than the latter ones.
In their late teens, Frank and Joe Hardy take after their detective father Fenton Hardy. Frank is the older of the two and has more breakthroughs in the cases because he is the brainy one. Joe is the younger brother who more often than not is useful when things get hot and they need to fight their way out.
Like Nancy Drew, the books in the The Hardy Boys series re written by ghostwriters under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. And yes, the earlier books were better than the latter ones.
spamel's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
aspygirlsmom_1995's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bookworm_baggins's review against another edition
4.0
Is tended to the audio book with Emma and Will. Emma noticed that the color of Chet's jalopy changed in this book :)
manwithanagenda's review
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
4.0
The Automobile Club of Bayport has passed a resolution: they urge the police to do everything in their power to stop the car thieves along the Shore Road. Thank heavens they did, or the police wouldn't have had the authority to start looking.
It's 1928 and people just want to have a good time in their automobiles, but they're afraid to stop along the Shore Road's numerous pull-offs, picnic grounds, and free beaches because their cars keep getting stolen! Often in broad daylight. Police in Bayport and in the cities on the other ends of the road are alerted, but no sign of the missing vehicles is reported, even though many are flashy roadsters and touring cars. On top of that some valuable cargo has been snatched up and the potential reward money makes the Hardy Boys see stars. When a chum and his father are falsely implicated in the crime, its time to put an end to these crooks for good!
This was fun and the boys actually had a clever (if dangerous) plan and put it into action as opposed to just stumbling upon a big fat arrow pointing to the solution. They were pretty casual about their use of guns, but as everyone in the book was white there was no racism...there's something wrong there....Anyway, there was a nice cameo from the Applegates, the rich brother and sister the Hardy Boys helped in 'The Tower Treasure'. It's nice when these series have characters appear more than once. As the series gets longer it was harder to work in plugs for the entire series at the very beginning so they're beginning to stretch them out a little. Speaking of characters, an enduring flaw to the series is the characterization of the Hardy Boys themselves. Other than hair color and age, there is really no telling the boys apart. Later revisions would make Frank more serious and Joe more impulsive, but a line here spoke of Joe being cautious and needing to restrain his brother. In these early stories, even though much of the other writing is better, they are essentially one character talking to themselves.
Hardy Boys
Next: 'The Secret of the Caves'
Previous: 'Hunting for Hidden Gold'
It's 1928 and people just want to have a good time in their automobiles, but they're afraid to stop along the Shore Road's numerous pull-offs, picnic grounds, and free beaches because their cars keep getting stolen! Often in broad daylight. Police in Bayport and in the cities on the other ends of the road are alerted, but no sign of the missing vehicles is reported, even though many are flashy roadsters and touring cars. On top of that some valuable cargo has been snatched up and the potential reward money makes the Hardy Boys see stars. When a chum and his father are falsely implicated in the crime, its time to put an end to these crooks for good!
This was fun and the boys actually had a clever (if dangerous) plan and put it into action as opposed to just stumbling upon a big fat arrow pointing to the solution. They were pretty casual about their use of guns, but as everyone in the book was white there was no racism...there's something wrong there....Anyway, there was a nice cameo from the Applegates, the rich brother and sister the Hardy Boys helped in 'The Tower Treasure'. It's nice when these series have characters appear more than once. As the series gets longer it was harder to work in plugs for the entire series at the very beginning so they're beginning to stretch them out a little. Speaking of characters, an enduring flaw to the series is the characterization of the Hardy Boys themselves. Other than hair color and age, there is really no telling the boys apart. Later revisions would make Frank more serious and Joe more impulsive, but a line here spoke of Joe being cautious and needing to restrain his brother. In these early stories, even though much of the other writing is better, they are essentially one character talking to themselves.
Hardy Boys
Next: 'The Secret of the Caves'
Previous: 'Hunting for Hidden Gold'
curiouskettle's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.0