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thisisstephenbetts's review against another edition
Picked this up from a charity store in Bristol, mainly for its cover (although not the one shown here - it had Joe Hardy about to step off the top of a ferris wheel blindfolded). I read it on the way back. It was good fun - enjoyable twists, mixed in with a couple of bits of hilariously bad writing. Totally preposterous of course. Not really ratable.
ogreart's review against another edition
3.0
I was only ever a so-so Hardy Boys fan. They were too dang perfect. It was interesting to read, though. I will be reading some more to see if I was too harsh.
molly_benevides's review against another edition
3.0
Let's just say this book had carnies and a giant stuffed whale... Yeah, pretty awesome.
kaos127's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
generalsleepy's review against another edition
3.0
Very silly, even campy in places, but in a fun way. Quite a good mystery, lots of twists, plenty of action, fun to follow along with. Chet gets to play a pretty big role in this one, and it's fun to see his character expanded and doing more. Add in some cute brotherly moments, and it's makes for goofy, entertaining read I'd recommend.
b00kr3vi3ws's review against another edition
3.0
When I first read Hardy Boys, I think I was in class 5, I had such a crush on Frank Hardy. I liked the brainy one over the brawny one and that sums up my first impression of Hardy Boys.
In their late teens, Frank and Joe Hardy take after their detective father Fenton Hardy. Frank is the older of the two and has more breakthroughs in the cases because he is the brainy one. Joe is the younger brother who more often than not is useful when things get hot and they need to fight their way out.
Like Nancy Drew, the books in the The Hardy Boys series re written by ghostwriters under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. And yes, the earlier books were better than the latter ones.
In their late teens, Frank and Joe Hardy take after their detective father Fenton Hardy. Frank is the older of the two and has more breakthroughs in the cases because he is the brainy one. Joe is the younger brother who more often than not is useful when things get hot and they need to fight their way out.
Like Nancy Drew, the books in the The Hardy Boys series re written by ghostwriters under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. And yes, the earlier books were better than the latter ones.
pinknantucket's review against another edition
2.0
Found this in an op shop and thought I'd revisit a bit of my youth. Gadzooks but those Hardy Boys were pains in the ass. Let's say you were a truck driver and two 17-year-old punks forced you off the road in their convertible. Do you pull over and proceed to have a civil conversation with them, as depicted here? No! You either call the cops and have their punk asses chucked in jail (law-abiding version) or beat them to a pulp and leave them in a ditch by the road (violent, non-law-abiding version). Also it villifies circus workers and people with tattoos. But I suppose there's lot of action and derring-do and kids aren't necessarily going to perceive how completely unlikely absolutely every interaction they have with an adult is. I seem to remember enjoying them when I was a kid–sort of Nancy Drew with fistfights.
My copy: obtained at the Winchelsea op shop as part of a $5 bag-o-books.
My copy: obtained at the Winchelsea op shop as part of a $5 bag-o-books.
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