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Tag Archives: The Famous Five
The most misleading Famous Five covers
While doing the worst covers I almost chose several which actually had good or at least reasonable artwork. I was picking them as terrible because they don’t match what actually happens in the book. There are various very generic covers … Continue reading
Five Get Into a Fix part 3
Having used up an entire post just to talk about Aily, here are my thoughts about the solution to the mystery, my various other comments and of course the nitpicks. The solving of the mystery I was actually mildly disappointed … Continue reading
Five Get Into a Fix part 2: All about Aily
Last week I finally posted the first part of my review, having been intending to do so for over a month. But we all know that time goes funny over the Christmas period and barely seems to count, so really, … Continue reading
Five Get Into a Fix
I have been meaning to read and review this for a while, and having finally got around to it in the first week of January I realise that I am actually reading it at the time of year it is … Continue reading
Five Go to Billycock Hill part 3
For a book I don’t rate that highly I’ve managed to write quite a lot already. At least 1,000 in part one, and another 1,000 in part two of my review. George as a boy I think another reason this … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged Benny Thomas, Curly, Five Go to Billycock Hill, Food and recipes, The Famous Five, Toby Thomas
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Five Go to Billycock Hill part 2
Last week I started my review of Billycock Hill, only six months after the previous book in the series. So as to not lose momentum, here’s part two. Not the Five’s finest hours Having refreshed my memory by reading the … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged Benny Thomas, Curly, Five Go to Billycock Hill, The Famous Five, Toby Thomas
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Five Go to Billycock Hill
It was April when I did my last Famous Five review. The delay has mostly been due to the fact that Five Go to Billycock Hill is one of my least favourite Famous Five books. Only Five Have a Mystery … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged Five Go to Billycock Hill, Mr Brent, Mr Gringle, Mrs Janes, The Famous Five, Toby Thomas
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Kirrin Holidays Brochure from Travel Blyton
Visit Kirrin, the home of the Famous Five. The place where it all started, where Julian, Dick and Anne met George and Timmy. Where gold ingots were found, kidnapped children were rescued and multiple adventures were had. Visit for a … Continue reading
Five on a Secret Trail part 3
Yet again a Famous Five review has run to three parts – and that’s without dedicating a whole post to one character! Here you’ll finally find the comments and nitpicks. Some general comments I’ve decided that this one isn’t a … Continue reading
Five on a Secret Trail part 2
The first part of this review covered my confusion over Harry/Guy, and that will probably continue as I cannot get it into my head which one’s kidnapped and which one isn’t. Going deeper underground I have said before that I … Continue reading
Five on a Secret Trail
This is one of my lesser favourites, in fact it comes in at 18/21 in my ranking of the series. This is the first time I’ve read it since I wrote that list, so it will be interesting to see … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged Five on a Secret Trail, Guy Lawdler, Harry Lawdler, The Famous Five, Twins
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The Famous Five’s other companions
Recently I wrote about the Famous Five’s sidekicks, but I didn’t include every child they met on their adventures. There were several who, although they either appeared in a significant chunk of the book, or contributed to the adventure, for … Continue reading
Posted in Characters
Tagged Aily, Benny, Benny Thomas, Berta Wright, Guy Lawdler, Harry Lawdler, Henrietta, Martin, Marybelle Lenoir, The Famous Five, Yan
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Five Have Plenty of Fun part 3
Right, here we are at part three and I’m not letting this review turn into a four-parter, so get ready as this might will be a lengthy post… I’ve already written about Berta and some similarities to other Blyton books and … Continue reading
Five Have Plenty of Fun part 2 – Quentin and Elbur
Last week I started my review of Five Have Plenty of Fun, but all I really covered was Berta (aka Lesley, Leslie and Jane) and the similarities I spotted between that book and some others by Blyton. Despite the fact … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Characters
Tagged Five Have Plenty of Fun, The Famous Five, Uncle Quentin
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Five Have Plenty of Fun
I’ve decided that I really must do better with my Famous Five reviews. The site has been running for nearly eight and a half years (!!!), and yet there are still Famous Five books without a review. There are lots … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged Berta Wright, fall, Five Have Plenty of Fun, Jo, The Famous Five
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A guide to the Famous Five’s sidekicks
We all know about the main Famous Five cast, but what about the various friends that show up throughout the series? They never had any long-term sidekicks, no Robin, no Samwise Gamgee or Watson, but in several stories they had … Continue reading
Five Go to Mystery Moor part 3
Here we are for part three of what should have been a two part post. Part one was a general review of the plot, and part two was entirely taken over by George and Henry. So, part three is all … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged Eileen Soper, Five Go to Mystery Moor, Mystery Moor, The Famous Five
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Corfe Castle – A first hand look
Hi everyone, it’s been a while. I’m sorry for that, and I’m largely sorry for leaving everything to do with the blog to Fiona. She’s done a smashing job though, hasn’t she? I wanted you guys to know, before I … Continue reading
Five Go to Mystery Moor part 2 – George and Henry
Last week I reviewed the main story of Five Go to Mystery Moor, and now it’s time for the comments, nitpicks, questions and so on that I always seem to have these days. I have an awful lot which relates … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Characters
Tagged Five Go to Mystery Moor, George Kirrin, Henrietta, The Famous Five
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