tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post3945773365043500058..comments2024-03-27T14:12:10.978-07:00Comments on Carstairs Considers....: Book Review: The Mystery of the Blinking Eye by Kathryn Kenny (Trixie Belden #12)Mark Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-49016793434210318382017-07-01T10:00:10.632-07:002017-07-01T10:00:10.632-07:00I thought the prophecy was dumb (and the fact that...I thought the prophecy was dumb (and the fact that Miss Trask could so rapidly translate it into rhyming couplets even dumber), but it didn't annoy me to the point of spoiling the book or anything. Reading your review, however, now I'm wondering if the author didn't realize how episodic her plot was, and came up with the prophecy as a way to tie things together!Shalom Hobbittesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403168933301539996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-29074770612394117632016-06-01T23:35:42.843-07:002016-06-01T23:35:42.843-07:00Thank you! It is so refreshing to finally find so...Thank you! It is so refreshing to finally find someone else who agrees the prophecy was a needless and pointless (both!) addition to this book. I think without that, I would have liked it so much more.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-2322860178387854882016-06-01T09:02:58.110-07:002016-06-01T09:02:58.110-07:00This wasn't one of my favourite Trixie Belden ...This wasn't one of my favourite Trixie Belden books. The random prophecy was SO unneeded! Trixie always sticks her nose into things, but this time she made several unwise decisions (especially towards the end-i don't want to give it away)<br /><br />I'm glad that she realised that her choice was most unwise (i hate kids mysteries where the hero does really stupid and risky things with no consequences) But even though she felt guilty, i disagree with Jim who said that she's been punished enough. Well, i'm sure "Moms" and Dad will have something to say when she gets back.<br /><br />Honestly though, the whole group did some unwise things earlier on. They knew that villians were chasing them, and said that they all needed to stick together (there were 10 of the kids). All well and good, but they KEPT SPLITTING UP!!! That made no sense!<br /><br />Also, the villians were only scary towards the end, even Mart said that they seemed kind of cartoony in the beginning. I mean, i know Jim lived on his own for awhile and is the strongest Bob-White, but it is hard to feel a real sense of threat when a 15-year old boy *(Jim) can KO one of the dastardly crooks! Just not believable to me<br /><br />The plot seemed kind of like a collection of short story adventures (chases) rather than a cohesive whole. Agatha Cristie tried that with "The Big Four", and many feel it is her worst book. This one won't win any prizes either.<br /><br />But on the other hand, to me a bad Trixie Belden book is better than the recycled, formulaic storylines in the Hardy Boys books, so i still think buying it is money well spentSeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582845368766619225noreply@blogger.com