408 reviews for:

Five on a Treasure Island

Enid Blyton

3.91 AVERAGE

thegreatworkbegins's review against another edition

3.0

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Reading this as an adult was interesting for many reasons but the main ones were realising that id misremembered the kirren family as poor when really they own an island and reading two chapter before having to put the book down to frantically type "george kirrin gender" into jstor

asuka_mai's review against another edition

4.0

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*feeling nostalgic

Awal mula dibentuk 5 sekawan.. Love their adventure as always!

gateway_to_wonderland's review against another edition

4.0

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En ole koskaan lukenut tätä ensimmäistä kirjaa. En tiedä, kuinka se on aina mennyt jotenkin ohi, varsinkin kun tässä esitellään, miten viisikosta tuli viisikko ja päästään heidän maailmaansa.

Sinänsä tuo hahmojen esittely on ihan ok, mutta sitä on ehkä liian pitkään. Se vie hyvää vetoa itse seikkailulta, mutta onneksi loppua kohden tarina etenee sellaisella vauhdilla, että alun hitauden unohtaa.

Moni on kritisoinut sitä, miten esim. hahmot esitellään ja miten esim. lapsia kasvatetaan tässä kirjasarjassa. Minä en siihen kritiikkiin lähde mukaan, sillä pitää muistaa, että tämäkin kirja on vuodelta 1942 ja maailma ja asenteet olivat kovin erilaisia tuolloin. Itselleni tämä on hyvissä ja huonoissa asioissa mahtava nostalgia pläjäys

mollymine's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

ggreenbear's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

allybuck's review against another edition

5.0

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This book was read to me by my 5th Grade teacher. It is what I know gave me my life long love of reading! I have the most wonderful memories of this book.

adove6's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

gemz_21's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It's a simple classic adventure book, make you feel like you're living 1980's simple lifestyle.

deb_dangermouse's review against another edition

2.0

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I found this audio version of a title from my childhood and thought I'd give it a whirl, just for the sake of nostalgia.
Looking back, I thought Enid Blyton's books were pretty dated when I first read them in the 1960's but I still love The Faraway Tree books and I'm fond of Noddy and Big Ears. Having said that, I was never a big fan of The Famous Five and in 2017 they are mostly cringe-worthy.
Time has not been kind!

keiravanderput's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated