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The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton

sarahetc's review against another edition

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4.0

Three stars for kids and adventures and one star especially for Kiki. Wipe your feet! God save the Queen!

allthatandwhatnot's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

3.0


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crazygoangirl's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted

3.0

sherwoodreads's review against another edition

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I am afraid to reread these books again--I started to ten or fifteen years back, and was appalled at how dead cliche they were. But when I was ten, they were the most riveting and exciting books I'd ever found, and I adored them. Blyton mastered the formula of establishing character types, so that the kid reader can easily recognize characters and motivations, gets the adults conveniently out of the way, and lets the kids have the adventure and solve things. The prose is instantly accessible, the humor really taps into what is funny to kids.

shellb's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

malecluvbot's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

4.5

emilybird314's review against another edition

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3.0

If I were reading as a child I would enjoy it a lot more. But as an adult the story and characters were predictable. But its a childrens book so its not meant to be super complex.

balancinghistorybooks's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

lightoferebus's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

elluetut's review against another edition

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3.0

Kaipasin kevyempää kesäkirjaa ja tämä osui Bookbeatista silmiin. Taattua "viisikkolaatua", mutta kevyestä en tiedä, koska keskellä yötä tulin jännittävään loppuratkaisukohtaan, jota ei voinut jättää kesken ja oli vähän valvottava ja kuunneltava loppuun, koska niin kuumottavat hetket oli käsillä. Oikein mainio seikkailu!

En ole lukenut nyt vanhempana näitä vanhoja kirjoja, mutta heti pisti silmään (eli korvaan) se, että tytöt on tyttöjä ja pojat poikia. Tytöt siivoaa, tekee kotityöt, hoitaa sairaat, pelkää ja itkee. Pojat seikkailee, laiskottelee, purjehtii ja virnistää, kun oikeasti itkettäisi.