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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Eeee, Nancy!
I love the old books. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk was ALWAYS my favourite as a child. I think I read it about fourteen times. I guess now I know why I'm obsessed with cruise ships.
Things I adore about this novel (some serious, some not-so-much):
1. The fact that Ned is MIA. He was so unutterably boring, and as a kid, I used to ask my Mother why Nancy was with him. His name was Ned Nickerson for crying out loud. She deserved much better.
2. Nancy's cheatin' ways. I love how she's constantly cheating on Ned (this time with the Purser on the ship... I think his name was Rod? If his name was any indication of sexual prowess, lucky Nancy!). It's hilarious. Ned would have peaced out long ago. But she's like, "Yeah, no big deal, let's go make out by the squash courts."
3. Nancy, Bess and George's constant traveling. This fascinated me as a child. They were always flitting off this way and that. This time it's Holland, and they're returning to the United States on a cruise ship. The mystery begins when Nancy is being her usual snoopy self and eavesdrops on someone using sign language. SHOCK HORROR she hears her name and must get to the bottom of it! I think she even gets pushed off the ship at this point ...
4. How Nancy turns every vacation into a mystery SHE MUST SOLVE. Relaaaax.
5. The story itself is just really interesting. I don't remember too much about it, except it involves a misplaced trunk, priceless jewels, a mysterious South African passenger and lots of parties. Fun!
I love the old books. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk was ALWAYS my favourite as a child. I think I read it about fourteen times. I guess now I know why I'm obsessed with cruise ships.
Things I adore about this novel (some serious, some not-so-much):
1. The fact that Ned is MIA. He was so unutterably boring, and as a kid, I used to ask my Mother why Nancy was with him. His name was Ned Nickerson for crying out loud. She deserved much better.
2. Nancy's cheatin' ways. I love how she's constantly cheating on Ned (this time with the Purser on the ship... I think his name was Rod? If his name was any indication of sexual prowess, lucky Nancy!). It's hilarious. Ned would have peaced out long ago. But she's like, "Yeah, no big deal, let's go make out by the squash courts."
3. Nancy, Bess and George's constant traveling. This fascinated me as a child. They were always flitting off this way and that. This time it's Holland, and they're returning to the United States on a cruise ship. The mystery begins when Nancy is being her usual snoopy self and eavesdrops on someone using sign language. SHOCK HORROR she hears her name and must get to the bottom of it! I think she even gets pushed off the ship at this point ...
4. How Nancy turns every vacation into a mystery SHE MUST SOLVE. Relaaaax.
5. The story itself is just really interesting. I don't remember too much about it, except it involves a misplaced trunk, priceless jewels, a mysterious South African passenger and lots of parties. Fun!
Book seventeen is about Nancy and her friends on a trip across the world when they meet a new friend and find a mysterious trunk has been delivered to their cabin that doesn’t belong to any of them. More than that, there appears to be more than just the mystery surrounding the trunk, but their new friend who is accused of committing a crime she didn’t commit.
This was definitely an adventure and probably the closest Nancy has come so far to death in the series. When they come across the truth about the stolen jewelry, they all become targets of this mysterious man and his cohorts.
This was definitely an adventure and probably the closest Nancy has come so far to death in the series. When they come across the truth about the stolen jewelry, they all become targets of this mysterious man and his cohorts.
Mystery on the high seas! A mysterious brass bound trunk with the initials ND arrive in Nancy's room on board a ship bound for New York City, but it doesn't belong to Nancy or her roommate, who has the same initials. Furthermore, there isn't anyone else on board with those initials. What secrets lie within the trunk? And what does sign language and a missing diamond bracelet have to do with it? Dun dun DUH!
Also, the Nancy Drew game player in me loves that Nancy's luggage was missing for a good first part of the book. Typical Nancy luck: go on vacation, suitcase is lost.
Also, the Nancy Drew game player in me loves that Nancy's luggage was missing for a good first part of the book. Typical Nancy luck: go on vacation, suitcase is lost.
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
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was able to find the original version of this story on Internet Archive, so fyi to anyone else who'd like to read them.
I actually quite liked this story, although it's still far from the best writing. Nancy embarks on a trip to South America (specifically, Buenos Aires) with friends Bess and George, wherein they run into trouble revolving around Nancy's travel trunk. Throw in some suss business practices, a lady hiding from her fiancé, jewelry smuggling, and more, and you have this book. I enjoyed myself quite a bit.
And in keeping track of Nancy's talents, you can add tennis to the list!
I actually quite liked this story, although it's still far from the best writing. Nancy embarks on a trip to South America (specifically, Buenos Aires) with friends Bess and George, wherein they run into trouble revolving around Nancy's travel trunk. Throw in some suss business practices, a lady hiding from her fiancé, jewelry smuggling, and more, and you have this book. I enjoyed myself quite a bit.
And in keeping track of Nancy's talents, you can add tennis to the list!
Nancy is off to a great start, as she is mysteriously gifted a valuable kitten (but wait, have you forgotten about Togo, your mysterious dog in the basement?!) and an expensive monogrammed suitcase (the latter from her charmer of a dad). Unfortunately, her luck quickly turns and she is involved in a fender bender by the end of Chapter 1. (Although usually not at fault, Nancy must have a hard time getting car insurance at this point...). She and the girls are thrown not one... or even two... but three going-away parties prior to their cruise departure. The gang gets caught in two vicious storms, but that’s par for the course in ND mysteries. Maids and service people are berated throughout for making “stupid” mistakes. Bess makes a couple of fat jokes about herself. Ned is a bit of a grouch in this one, but in all fairness, Nancy is kind of friend-zoning him, so I get it. Carson flies to Salt Lake City but returns to River Heights in order to help Nancy solve the latest mystery via a few very expensive long-distance calls. People wear disguises, arrests are made, and an innocent girl is pretty much exiled to South America to spare her the embarrassment of facing her parents’ shameful behavior. Phew.