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REVISITING: Veronica in Venice
Oct. 12th, 2008 02:22 pmFirst of all, I've been revisiting my review of the Nancy Drew film, which should teach me not to comment on things I haven't read/seen, because I liked it despite my misgivings when I heard of the project, but when you have a gut reaction to a childhood friend being brought 'up to date'... Here's a link I came across on the rebranded (ugh) Famous Five: The Next Generation (ugh) that articulates some of said gut reaction. My Son is Disgusted. from The Age of Uncertainty.
I think I've mentioned or linked to stuff that's mentioned this rebranding of the Famous Five before (see the tags). I probably shouldn't comment, because I had a clear-out of most of my Blytons many years ago (I may even have got rid of the school stories). But the Famous Five were always my favourite over The Secret Seven, and I remember liking the one where Anne got a spine, and disliking the later series that was written by someone else and translated into the English. But this latest new version? Sounds a bit rum to me.
I've also reread
Veronica in Venice: Jill Stevens, Nelson 1964
It was one of the books that I rediscovered a while ago, and I decided to pick it up and reread it, because I honestly didn't remember it, despite being set in Venice. That was probably not a good sign. ( Read more... )
I think I've mentioned or linked to stuff that's mentioned this rebranding of the Famous Five before (see the tags). I probably shouldn't comment, because I had a clear-out of most of my Blytons many years ago (I may even have got rid of the school stories). But the Famous Five were always my favourite over The Secret Seven, and I remember liking the one where Anne got a spine, and disliking the later series that was written by someone else and translated into the English. But this latest new version? Sounds a bit rum to me.
I've also reread
Veronica in Venice: Jill Stevens, Nelson 1964
It was one of the books that I rediscovered a while ago, and I decided to pick it up and reread it, because I honestly didn't remember it, despite being set in Venice. That was probably not a good sign. ( Read more... )
