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Title: Mystery of Cabin Island by Franklin W. Dixon, Walter S. Rogers ISBN: 1-55709-266-4 Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist Pub. Date: 15 May, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Story, But Gives Rise To Concerns For Chet
Comment: The original edition of this book was a great teen mystery story involving a holiday outing and a stolen stamp collection. However this (and several other of the Hardy series) give rise to concern for Chet Morton's health. Repeatedly described as "plump," Chet had great affection for "good food and plenty of it." Chet avoided exercise (unlike boxer Biff Hooper), and this and his propensity to consume were the formula for serious health problems. During the era in which this story was set (and this is also true of the 1956 edition, which wasn't as good as the original), health consciousness was not robust in the Barmet Bay and other areas. Fat and sugar consumption were high, with liberal use of butter and rich fatty sauces. The meals Chet (who appointed himself cook, on the Cabin Island holiday outing) prepared were loaded with cholesterol, as it appears the Hardys and their friends only ate for taste, pleasure and convenience -- not for health. It's sad to contemplate how Chet ended up in later life, given the atrocious eating and dietary habits he exhibited throughout the Hardy series. Let's hope he woke up before it was too late, and he had advanced into irreparable heart disease from his eating. And Iola too.
Rating: 3
Summary: One Of The Better Revisions
Comment: This review concerns the revised 1966 edition. Frank, Joe, Chet and Biff receive permission from Elroy Jefferson to spend their Christmas holiday at his cabin on Cabin Island. Mr. Jefferson also asks for the boys' help in finding his missing grandson. While staying at the cabin, the boys find clues which lead them to believe that a valuable medal collection, stolen from Mr. Jefferson two years ago, is located somewhere on the island. However, before they can find the medals, they must deal with an unscrupulous criminal intent on finding the collection himself and a strange ghost inhabiting the island. This is probably one of the better revisions (I'd give it 3 1/2 stars, if they gave half star ratings); the story closely follows that of the original volume and, while the excellent writing of the original is gone, the book still wasn't written badly. The mystery isn't bad; although, the whole ghost part wasn't very interesting and could have been easily left out. I would recommend reading the original, if possible, but the revision wasn't bad either.
Rating: 4
Summary: Perhaps The Best Written Of The Books
Comment: This review concerns the original 1929 edition. While spending the Christmas holiday on Cabin Island with their chums, Chet and Biff, Frank and Joe Hardy stumble upon a mystery surrounding the disappearance of a valuable stamp collection. The mystery related in this book, though interesting, is average. It is the writing that makes this book a joy to read. The scenes are so well described that one could almost picture oneself there at that time and the language used hasn't been dumbed down like in many of the recent volumes. The action is well-paced and it didn't feel as though the mystery was solved too quickly. This was a great book, definately worth reading.
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Title: Great Airport Mystery (His Hardy Boys Mystery Stories) by Franklin W. Dixon ISBN: 0448089092 Publisher: Price Stern Sloan Pub Pub. Date: May, 1930 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Hardy Boys #7: The Secret of the Caves by Franklin W. Dixon, Bill Irwin ISBN: 0807216798 Publisher: Listening Library Pub. Date: 22 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: While the Clock Ticked (His Hardy Boys Mystery Stories) by Franklin W. Dixon ISBN: 0448089114 Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Pub. Date: January, 1932 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Footprints Under the Window (His Hardy Boys Mystery Stories) by Franklin W. Dixon ISBN: 0448089122 Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Pub. Date: February, 1933 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: What Happened at Midnight (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories, 10.) by Franklin W. Dixon, Walter S. Rogers ISBN: 1557092680 Publisher: Applewood Books Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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