Tag Archives: The Famous Five

Five Are Together Again part 4

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Fiona

Finally, I have reached the post with the promised nitpicks, of which there are many. Random points This one’s set at Easter, as was Mystery to Solve so it’s a full year later. It makes sense for them to have … Continue reading →

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Five Are Together Again part 3

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Fiona

Between two posts I have managed to cover the bulk of the plot already. I had completely intended for this to be the final part and include the nitpicks but sadly you’ll have to wait until next week for those … Continue reading →

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Five Are Together Again part 2

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Fiona

Last time we had 90 pages of nothingness before the tiniest sniff of a mystery. Things finally kick off After running his mouth off to Mr Wooh Tinker is upset at his telling off from Julian and goes to sleep … Continue reading →

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Five Are Together Again

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Fiona

So here we are – just 4.5 years after beginning the series – with the final book. I’ve always been very open about finding this one the weakest of the series and I’d like to see if I can identify … Continue reading →

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Five Have a Mystery to Solve part 3

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Fiona

In part one I talked about Wilfrid and in part two I talked about how foolish the Five were. Now for part three which will include the nitpicks. George as a boy There are various things to unpick here. Mrs … Continue reading →

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Five Have a Mystery to Solve part 2

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Fiona

Last time I talked a bit about the places and people the story was based on and how annoying I find Wilfrid. Now on to more of the plot (perhaps!) Mistakes and foolish decisions I think the reason this is … Continue reading →

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The Five as you have never seen them before, part 3

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Fiona

I’ve done a couple of posts already, each showing a few illustrations by Eileen Soper which although look like they could be depicting the Five are in fact from other books entirely. So here’s another one! (Soper was quite prolific … Continue reading →

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Five Have a Mystery to Solve

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Fiona

I am now at book 20 of 21! It has only taken a little over four years. But here I am, at the penultimate book, and my second least-favourite of the series. I’m not entirely sure why I think so … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Demon’s Rocks part 4

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Fiona

Phew, my fourth – and hopefully last review for Demon’s Rocks. I’ve never written a 4 part review for a Famous Five book until now and I didn’t really expect it. George as a boy George’s desire to be seen … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Demon’s Rocks part 3 – Fanny, Quentin and Professor Hayling

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Fiona

In part one I looked at Demon’s Rocks as a location and in part two I looked at Jeremiah Boogle and the wreckers. Now, in part three I want to look at the endlessly amusing triangle of Uncle Quentin, Professor … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Demon’s Rocks part 2 – Jeremiah Boogle and the Wreckers

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Fiona

Last time I focussed on Demon’s Rocks and the lighthouse. This time it’s going to be all about Jeremiah Boogle and the wreckers. All about Jeremiah Boogle Jeremiah Boogle is one of a few similar characters Blyton gives us. The … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Demon’s Rocks

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Fiona

I have now reached book #19 of 21. A lot of Blyton fans seem to feel that the latter books in the series are the weakest. I would certainly say that books 20 and 21 – Five Have a Mystery … Continue reading →

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Five on Finniston Farm part 3

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Fiona

And now for my miscellaneous musings and nitpicks! The food For an adventure set on a farm the Five don’t actually seem to do a lot of eating, at least, not on-page. As I’ve mentioned already they do visit the … Continue reading →

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Five on Finniston Farm part 2

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Fiona

I spent the whole first part of my review imagining what it would be like if The Famous Five booked their holidays through Airbnb. Now for (hopefully) more commentary on the plot and so on. Janie’s gossip Before they even … Continue reading →

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Five on Finniston Farm

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Fiona

Here I am at book 18 now of the series, some four years after I began these reviews. It has been over ten years since I last read this book (though there are still some post-its stuck on the pages … Continue reading →

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The Blyton covers that give away the endings

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Fiona

I have done a lot of posts looking at the cover art for the books. How the styles have changed over time, my favourite covers and the ones I think are terrible. Now for some that give away the ending, … Continue reading →

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The most misleading Famous Five covers

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Fiona

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 →

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The worst ever Blyton covers

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Fiona

We all know that I am a big fan of the original artwork for Enid Blyton’s book, though I have a soft spot for the 60s Armadas and the recent Ruth Palmer covers. Amongst all the modernised covers (which look … Continue reading →

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Five Get Into a Fix part 3

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Fiona

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 →

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Five Get Into a Fix part 2: All about Aily

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Fiona

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 →

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