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mr_dobalina's review against another edition
5.0
OK, it's not THAT good of a book, but I literally read more than a hundred of these things when I was a kid. A HUNDRED BOOKS IN A SERIES. And I read several more than once. How can you not give the book that started it all five stars? (The 1920s edition of this book Is now in the public domain -- go download it for free.)
hmbb99's review against another edition
4.0
This is great classic mystery to read with your children. It withstands the test of time.
paralanguage's review
adventurous
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.0
bkoser's review against another edition
Loved these as a boy. My parents bought me three of the 1920s reproductions that Applewood was printing in the 90s. Then my uncle gave me a huge bag of the 70s reprint versions. Probably the first 30 chapter books I ever read were Hardy Boys.
I set my expectations low but was still disappointed with how repetitive the writing was. But the girls had fun.
I set my expectations low but was still disappointed with how repetitive the writing was. But the girls had fun.
ericbuscemi's review
3.0
I recently found an old copy of this book in my parents' attic, and gave it a quick read to see if it was anywhere nearly as interesting as I found The Hardy Boys books to be as a kid (I read all of them growing up).
Surprisingly, for the most part, The Tower Treasure held its own. There were exceptions -- some outdated language and character names, and the 1950s Boy Scout feel of the two main characters -- but the underlying mystery was solid and kept me interested.
Surprisingly, for the most part, The Tower Treasure held its own. There were exceptions -- some outdated language and character names, and the 1950s Boy Scout feel of the two main characters -- but the underlying mystery was solid and kept me interested.
athenaevarinya's review against another edition
2.0
I suppose this was great fiction in its day, but the writing is subpar to what I'm used to. I also found some grammar errors in it too.
racheldare14's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
ehays84's review against another edition
3.0
I read this one to Jackson recently, and I had been looking forward to doing so for a while since I remember loving these as a kid. I don't remember any of the plots of them at all, even though I read essentially all of them. The reason is that I was probably mostly in 1st through 3rd grade when I read them, and then didn't read them again. They were probably very important for building myself up as a reader of longer chapter books, so I am very thankful to them for that.
That said, this book wasn't very good just purely reading it again and judging it for what it is. I don't think my tastes were that bad at that age, so my guess is that the author grew into these as he continued to write. Jackson really liked it a lot because there is that mystery-tension, but it wasn't too scary for him, and he really likes to guess clues and solutions. So I am hoping he takes up reading these himself (which he certainly is capable of doing) rather than me having to read a lot more of these to him.
That said, this book wasn't very good just purely reading it again and judging it for what it is. I don't think my tastes were that bad at that age, so my guess is that the author grew into these as he continued to write. Jackson really liked it a lot because there is that mystery-tension, but it wasn't too scary for him, and he really likes to guess clues and solutions. So I am hoping he takes up reading these himself (which he certainly is capable of doing) rather than me having to read a lot more of these to him.