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hyzerfool's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
readingamber's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
prof_dr_mochi's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
potahto's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
ishouldbereading's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
5.0
rosalita923's review against another edition
3.0
The Three Investigators — Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews — are between cases and trying to practice their deduction skills when they visit a museum exhibit of some spectacular jewels from Japan. Of course, while they are there the lights go out and when they come back on, one of the most distinctive and valuable works of art (an elaborate gold belt set with huge emeralds) is missing. They try to get the museum curator to hire them to investigate, but he seems unenthused by the notion of hiring three teen-age boys to investigate a multimillion dollar robbery in broad daylight. Some people, amirite?
Jupiter, Pete and Bob do eventually get to the bottom of the case, of course, but not before fulfilling a personal request from their patron, Alfred Hitchcock (yes, that one), who asks them to help an old friend who is being harassed by a gang of garden gnomes. No, really. Stop laughing! I'm serious. And if you don't believe a gang of garden gnomes harassing the friend of a world-famous movie director can't be mixed up with a daring jewel theft in downtown Los Angeles, I can only suggest you visit a mechanic to have your disbelief's suspension repaired.
These books are such goofy fun. I'm sure middle-school Julia enjoyed them at least as much as middle-aged Julia does. They are the perfect reads when I don't want to think too hard about who done it.
Jupiter, Pete and Bob do eventually get to the bottom of the case, of course, but not before fulfilling a personal request from their patron, Alfred Hitchcock (yes, that one), who asks them to help an old friend who is being harassed by a gang of garden gnomes. No, really. Stop laughing! I'm serious. And if you don't believe a gang of garden gnomes harassing the friend of a world-famous movie director can't be mixed up with a daring jewel theft in downtown Los Angeles, I can only suggest you visit a mechanic to have your disbelief's suspension repaired.
These books are such goofy fun. I'm sure middle-school Julia enjoyed them at least as much as middle-aged Julia does. They are the perfect reads when I don't want to think too hard about who done it.
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