That's great - I'm doing the same, and really enjoying the experience. It's the first time I ever read the whole series in order (though I started with book 2 and will read book 1 last - just so I finish on a better book than 'Together Again!').Eddie Muir wrote:Thank you all for your kind comments. Finding Five Are Together Again today has inspired me to reread the whole Famous Five series.
It's really fascinating to see the Five grow, and the stories follow on from each other, with ideas taken from the book before sometimes (such as Trouble, which involves camping out, as did the book before, Camp). The one thing I've noticed reading them this way, is the fact that Julian becomes more and more aggravating and pompous as the books go on!
Eddie Muir wrote:Thanks for your comments Rob, Pete and Poppy.
pete9012S wrote: You were robbed!!
Robbed by a monkey climbing up the walls, I hope!
I agree Anita. The overall picture isn't bad, but I always hated the strange look of the boy in particular, and the circle and bar do make the paperback look cheap and tacky. I bought it new - for 85p so I guess that was quite expensive for a book in 1982!Anita Bensoussane wrote:A good find, Eddie!
Returning to your paperback of Mystery Stories, Robert, I like the castle, rocks, sky and greenery. They look mysterious and shadowy and create just the right mood. It's a pity the children's faces are a bit strange, but the features that really grate are the garish circle and bar proclaiming "Two books in one" and "New in paperback". They spoil the artwork and make the book seem cheap and tacky.
I also had the paperback version of 'The Mystery That Never Was' - the first time I ever read this disappointing book. It also has a stripe spoiling the cover.
I never liked either of these books at the time, and although I still dislike 'The Mystery That Never Was' I have grown to appreciate both Smuggler Ben' and 'Cliff Castle' as good early Enid Blyton stories.