Take a photo of a barcode or cover
mshusky 's review for:
The Thirty-Nine Steps
by John Buchan
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I feel bitterly let down by this novel. Both the British Guardian and the BBC listed this book as one of the top 100 (the Guardian) or 200 (BBC) books written in English.
It is very much a "boys own" adventure written in 1915. The melodramatic action runs along at a fast pace, with a great deal of implausible coincidences. I am sure that it influenced a great many later thrillers etc., but it is not itself a great book.
It is very much a "boys own" adventure written in 1915. The melodramatic action runs along at a fast pace, with a great deal of implausible coincidences. I am sure that it influenced a great many later thrillers etc., but it is not itself a great book.