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Five Run Away Together starts with George being on her own with Timothy during the holidays and her mother being ill. This is one of my favourite books in the series because though the villains are obvious, the crime isn't. This masterpiece was nothing like our modern YA books that’s filled with ridiculous vulgarities and whatnot. However, I suspect Blyton was right when she created Timothy as a dog who is able to sniff out rather suspicious individuals. Was mich aber sehr überraschte, die fünf Kinder und Timmy gingen für eine Woche auf die Felseninsel zurück?
I lost count how many times I’ve read this particular book, and re-reading it as an adult still does not bores me. Then they opened a tin of pineapple chunks and ate those, spooning them out of the tin, full of sweetness and juice. The Five end up on the island and they find out that there is something going on which involves smuggling, hiding out, and the housekeeper. There was one interesting review I read of this book, and that was when a seven year old girl asked her father about a custom duty.
There was a recurrent threat of animal violence, with the characters encouraging their dog to attack a smaller one! Developed countries love to jack up tariffs so that poorer countries don't have an unfair advantage in being able to produce cheaper goods, however my argument is that they tend to hurt the consuming public more. After that they still felt hungry, so they opened two tins of sardines and dug them out with biscuits.
I do wonder if I were to try to experiment in the same way whether I would have my 'Famous Five' grow up, in the same way that Harry Potter grows up. Born in London in 1897, Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and loved dogs, gardening and the countryside. There was plenty of conflict and suspense here to keep younger (or even older, nostalgic) readers engaged. with a little bit of everyone in each of them - something that children have obviously known for decades.
He has never picked up that old fashioned language in his day-to-day talk, though I wondered if he would. Julian, Dick and Anne arrive in Kirrin Cottage to stay with George (real name Georgina) for the holidays. In the 60s, she was accused of racism for books not mentioned here, as well as of sexism and xenophobia (it’s true that foreign people are seen as suspicious in a few stories. My favorite part is when Dick, Julian and George hide out in the dungeons and make animal noises to scare the Sticks.
The resolution of the twist was very wholesome and made up for what was otherwise one of the grittier adventures in the series. He takes a lot of control around the Sticks and begins to really take control and organise the Five in a way we haven’t seen before, as they’ve always had the steadying guide of Aunt Fanny in the background.
If you don’t, you might wanna pick up a book in the ‘FIVE ISLAND ADVENTURE’ series, and escape to a wonderful world as you read along.
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