Five on a Treasure Island
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Five on a Treasure Island

by Enid Blyton

1942•Adventure•186 pages

Taste attributes: adventurefamilymysteryteenwholesomelightlinearglossyenclosedall consuming questsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeWholesome and accessible: an adventure novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In their first adventure, the Famous Five find a shipwreck off Kirrin Island. But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail, looking for clues, but they're not alone. Someone else has got the same idea!

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureFamilyMysteryTeenAll consuming questSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connections

Subjects

Juvenile fictionAdventure and adventurersFamous fiveKid's bookAdventureTranslations from EnglishChildren's stories, GermanChildren's stories

Details

Author
Enid Blyton
Published
1942
Pages
186
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