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athomehangel's review against another edition
2.0
I have read better Boxcar Children books than this.
cheriekg's review against another edition
2.0
Yaaaawn. Form a parent perspective, this was the most boring of the Boxcar Children series yet. No suspenseful details, no mini-mystery, no tension. The kids seemed to like it, but what do they know?
elevetha's review against another edition
3.0
The Boxcar Children = most read series between the ages of 6 and 9 for me. I think of these fondly. Every child should read this series.
supermanabi's review against another edition
4.0
I was recently hit with a tsunami-sized wave of nostalgia regarding these books, and so I decided to reread them. Now, I didn’t reread all of The Boxcar Children books; there are about 150 books just in the original series, and three accompanying series (The Boxcar Children Special, The Adventures of Benny and Watch, and The Boxcar Children Great Adventure.) So instead of going to the library and checking out a gajillion books, I downloaded the first 6, which my library offered on Overdrive, and just read those. Even though I’m now in my 20s, I loved these books nearly as much as I did as a child. Read the full review here
octavia_cade's review against another edition
1.0
Good grief. How did these books ever get published? Things have taken a severe downturn since the first book in the series. I mean, I read enough of the Trixie Belden books as a kid to know that children's mystery stories aren't too hot on the plausibility side, but these children are playing in a uranium mine!!! Not to mention the chimney of the house in the ranch their great aunt has given them (for no good reason, because these kids aren't rich enough) is made of uranium ore. Granted, these books were written decades ago and perhaps Warner didn't have access to the same level of scientific information that we have today, but they have not aged well. Moreover, this one's got a particularly patronising tone. Great aunt Jane is referred to as "little lady" so often I lost count... even by little Benny, upon meeting her, which now I come to think of it... no wonder she sent him to play in a uranium mine. And the implication that she's at fault for the estrangement with her brother because she didn't want to sell her own home... you can fuck right off, Grandfather Alden, for letting your sister fall into loneliness and poverty and not even trying to help her because she didn't do what you wanted as a young woman.
Safe to say this is the lowlight of the series thus far. How did these things get to be classics again?
Safe to say this is the lowlight of the series thus far. How did these things get to be classics again?
readingwithrebeccanicole's review against another edition
One of my favorite childhood series. I read over a hundred of them. The first 50 or so were in order; after that I read whatever book I could get my hands on :)
storiesforhisglory's review against another edition
5.0
These kids are so much fun, and they are caring, compassionate, good kids without being annoyingly good.
xeni's review against another edition
3.0
First off, I loved the Boxcar Children as a child. Especially the plot of the first book! They are probably why I can't enjoy mystery books anymore (I figure out the end way too soon) but at least I get the mystery solved! (My most favorite character? It would change all the time, since all four children have their aspects! But I always thought that if it was reflected onto me and my three siblings, I'd be Henry, personality wise, and Jessie age wise!)
As to the Mystery Ranch: I didn't like this book at all the first time I read it. Then I chucked it into the corner and a few years later re-read it and then I found out that I actually liked it quite a bit. It's never been one of my favorites, especially since the old woman scares me, but otherwise it's really a nice plot.
As to the Mystery Ranch: I didn't like this book at all the first time I read it. Then I chucked it into the corner and a few years later re-read it and then I found out that I actually liked it quite a bit. It's never been one of my favorites, especially since the old woman scares me, but otherwise it's really a nice plot.
roarajane552's review against another edition
4.0
I think my favorite part of this book was that they children were playing with uranium ore and nobody seemed alarmed 😂