Category Archives: The Famous Five

Nostalgic Bookshelf snarkily recaps The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton

[The Famous Five] The Famous Five #8: Five Get Into Trouble
by necromommycon on 17 Oct 2018

Necromommycon recaps The Famous Five #8: Five Get Into Trouble wherein the official summary is absolute nonsense, and the Five are the most organised kidnap victims in the world.

Tags: Anne fucking rocks, Anne should just poison them all, Easter Holidays, George is always right, if the dog doesn't like you you're the Bad Guy, Lettuce... lettuce everywhere., recaps by Necromommycon, shut up Julian

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[The Famous Five] The Famous Five #6: Five on Kirrin Island Again by Enid Blyton
by Dove on 3 Aug 2018

Dove recaps The Famous Five #6: Five on Kirrin Island Again by Enid Blyton, wherein everyone hates on Anne, despite her being the best thing in this. Also, there’s a tower, secrets, adventure, and it’s all incredibly boring.

Tags: adult-on-kid violence, Anne fucking rocks, Anne should just poison them all, comments by necromommycon, comments by Wing, EVERYONE hates Anne, if the dog doesn't like you you're the Bad Guy, Lettuce: denied, recaps by Dove

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Famous Five 5: Five Go Off in a Caravan by Enid Blyton

[The Famous Five] Famous Five #5: Five Go Off in a Caravan
by necromommycon on 25 Jul 2018

It’s all food porn, flirtatious farm girls, and SECRET ADVENTURES.

Tags: adult-on-kid violence, Anne should just poison them all, comments by Dove, comments by Wing, food glorious food, George is always right, if the dog doesn't like you you're the Bad Guy, recaps by Necromommycon, Summer Holidays, weird Julian-Anne dialogue

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Famous Five - Five Go to Smuggler's Top by Enid Blyton

[The Famous Five] Famous Five #4: Five Go to Smuggler’s Top by Enid Blyton
by Wing on 16 May 2018

Wing recaps Famous Five 4: Five Go to Smuggler’s Top by Enid Blyton and spends far too much time bored considering the book is filled with smugglers, secret passages, and animal attacks.

Tags: adult-on-kid violence, Easter Holidays, everyone's a smuggler, George is always right, if the dog doesn't like you you're the Bad Guy, recaps by Wing, secret passages everywhere

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[The Famous Five] The Famous Five #3: Five Run Away Together by Enid Blyton
by Dove on 18 Apr 2018

Dove recaps The Famous Five #3: Five Run Away Together by Enid Blyton, wherein Julian is rather insufferable, but the food – when they get it – is absolutely wizard!

Tags: adult-on-kid violence, comments by necromommycon, comments by Wing, George is always right, if the dog doesn't like you you're the Bad Guy, Lettuce: denied, Lettuce... lettuce everywhere., mysterious and unexplained illness, recaps by Dove, Summer Holidays, this wasn't child abuse in the 1940s, tweens > police

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[The Famous Five] The Famous Five #2: Five Go Adventuring Again by Enid Blyton
by necromommycon on 21 Mar 2018

Necromommycon recaps Five Go Adventuring Again by Enid Blyton. In the second Famous Five book, Julian, Dick, George, Anne, and Timmy the dog return to Kirrin Cottage for the Christmas holidays.

Tags: "You'll all be sorry when I'm dead!", Christmas Holidays, comments by Wing, George is always right, if the dog doesn't like you you're the Bad Guy, inappropriate teacher-student relationships, Lettuce: denied, recaps by Necromommycon, spies are us

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[The Famous Five] Famous Five #1: Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton
by Wing on 21 Feb 2018

Wing recaps Famous Five #1: Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton and nearly dies in paroxysms of joy over ridiculous children and their doggy and their charming adventures and their treasure.

Tags: comments by Dove, George is always right, if the dog doesn't like you you're the Bad Guy, recaps by Wing, siblings being the best, Summer Holidays, Wing goes boom, you meddling kids

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