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pifferdiff's review
I've been a Nancy Drew fan since the age of 8 or 9, and while none of the new versions ever live up to the original stories, I can't pass up the chance to check them out when they're at the thrift/charity shop. Nancy Drew manga? For 70p each? Of course I'm going to buy them!
In terms of this actual book, I couldn't decide whether to be amused (some of the characters' dialogue was great) or cringe at some of the story (e.g., apparently in a previous novel Nancy outed a woman who was really a man? Yikes, that's not okay). I'm thinking the story in the other volume I picked up might be more my taste (less stereotypically girly), but I did love that Nancy was still the hero and solves the crime even when she's the one who gets kidnapped.
In terms of this actual book, I couldn't decide whether to be amused (some of the characters' dialogue was great) or cringe at some of the story (e.g., apparently in a previous novel Nancy outed a woman who was really a man? Yikes, that's not okay). I'm thinking the story in the other volume I picked up might be more my taste (less stereotypically girly), but I did love that Nancy was still the hero and solves the crime even when she's the one who gets kidnapped.
meliacoletta's review against another edition
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? No
3.0
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