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The Famous Five #5
Five Go Off in a Caravan
Enid Blyton's Famous Five Go Off in a Caravan
278 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1946
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Enid Blyton
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Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)
Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.
Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.
Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.
According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.
See also her pen name Mary Pollock
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)
Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.
Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.
Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.
According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.
See also her pen name Mary Pollock
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September 19, 2025
The title is a lie!!
Five actually go off in two caravans. Horse drawn caravans no less. Because of course the parents are fine with putting four small children in charge of vehicles on the public highways and sending them off by themselves.
While that title is a lie, it is at least strongly associated with the story. Later volumes drift off into the generic laziness of "Five have a lot of fun", "Five enjoy themselves", "Five frolic about" etc.
It should be noted that the Five may have difficulty actually recognising their parents given that they all go to boarding school and spend every available holiday in the wilds getting into scrapes with armed baddies.
Anyway, it was a passing circus that put the idea in their heads, and they end up camping by the circus miles from home. This begins a repeating theme of circuses and circus folk through the series. Generally there is a chimpanzee in the mix. On this occasion it's Pongo, and the circus child this time is Nobby. The circus also has a bad tempered clown. Blyton returns to this archetype on other occasions.
As usual we are treated to considerable detail on the organising of the camping arrangements and on meals. There seem to be very few entries in this series where the virtues of "ripe plums" are not extolled. Presumably because in post war Britain these were one of the few fruit that we Brits had access to.
In this book the conflict arises when the circus men refuse to have the children camping besides them despite their new friendship with young Nobby. The whole adventure arises because of the utterly freak chance that the children, in all the wideness of this wild part of the country, park one of their two caravans directly on top of the hidden entrance to the cave (yes ANOTHER cave! Enid loves a good cave, regardless of geology/geography) to the hidden stolen goods that the circus men want to retrieve.
For the umpteenth time someone tries to poison Timmy. This time, although Timmy dodges the bullet, Nobby's dog, Barker, does not!
Rather than just wait a short while or opting for any one of a dozen good alternatives the circus men come and enter the cave with Julian in earshot to hear their wicked plans.
There follows the usual to and fro, getting trapped, escaping, and ultimately bringing the bad types into the clutches of the police. Timmy holds off angry men, and Pongo the Chimp, who understands directions almost as complex as those that the dog does, also plays his part.
A fairly average entry in the series. The treasure (stolen jewellery) is recovered and all is well.
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Five actually go off in two caravans. Horse drawn caravans no less. Because of course the parents are fine with putting four small children in charge of vehicles on the public highways and sending them off by themselves.
While that title is a lie, it is at least strongly associated with the story. Later volumes drift off into the generic laziness of "Five have a lot of fun", "Five enjoy themselves", "Five frolic about" etc.
It should be noted that the Five may have difficulty actually recognising their parents given that they all go to boarding school and spend every available holiday in the wilds getting into scrapes with armed baddies.
Anyway, it was a passing circus that put the idea in their heads, and they end up camping by the circus miles from home. This begins a repeating theme of circuses and circus folk through the series. Generally there is a chimpanzee in the mix. On this occasion it's Pongo, and the circus child this time is Nobby. The circus also has a bad tempered clown. Blyton returns to this archetype on other occasions.
As usual we are treated to considerable detail on the organising of the camping arrangements and on meals. There seem to be very few entries in this series where the virtues of "ripe plums" are not extolled. Presumably because in post war Britain these were one of the few fruit that we Brits had access to.
In this book the conflict arises when the circus men refuse to have the children camping besides them despite their new friendship with young Nobby. The whole adventure arises because of the utterly freak chance that the children, in all the wideness of this wild part of the country, park one of their two caravans directly on top of the hidden entrance to the cave (yes ANOTHER cave! Enid loves a good cave, regardless of geology/geography) to the hidden stolen goods that the circus men want to retrieve.
For the umpteenth time someone tries to poison Timmy. This time, although Timmy dodges the bullet, Nobby's dog, Barker, does not!
Rather than just wait a short while or opting for any one of a dozen good alternatives the circus men come and enter the cave with Julian in earshot to hear their wicked plans.
There follows the usual to and fro, getting trapped, escaping, and ultimately bringing the bad types into the clutches of the police. Timmy holds off angry men, and Pongo the Chimp, who understands directions almost as complex as those that the dog does, also plays his part.
A fairly average entry in the series. The treasure (stolen jewellery) is recovered and all is well.
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November 29, 2024
Another exciting entry into the Famous Five series... This one has a gentle start (especially compared to the beginning of book four) but the action really ramps up once you get past the halfway mark.
Timmy the dog has become my favourite character. In this book, he always seems to be one restraining hand away from a berserker rage!
This one will be especially harrowing for anyone who has a phobia of clowns... You have been warned!
Timmy the dog has become my favourite character. In this book, he always seems to be one restraining hand away from a berserker rage!
This one will be especially harrowing for anyone who has a phobia of clowns... You have been warned!
October 1, 2020
A nice but rather dated story. Good palette cleaner between books. 3.25.
July 29, 2021
This book is so cool the famous five start by sitting on the grass hen a circus cane by on there way to a place where they stay every year and that gave the famous five an idea to go caravaning so they do but tiger Dan and his friend loo soon made this holliday an adventure...
This is the best of all the famous five books I've read so far and I'm trying to read the whole series.I'm buying all of the books but I wish they come as a pack not just separate books.
This is the best of all the famous five books I've read so far and I'm trying to read the whole series.I'm buying all of the books but I wish they come as a pack not just separate books.
September 21, 2016
Things I learned from reading Five Go Off in a Caravan:
1. It's totally fine for 8 - 12 year olds to go on road trips with no supervision
2. Make friends with strangers, it'll probably be super fun and totally fine. Except Tiger Dan, avoid Tiger Dan (the clue is in the name).
3. There will always be a convenient unpolluted, crystal clear and delicious stream to drink from and wash your clothes in.
4. Don't worry about feeding yourself, just get Anne to cook everything. Oh, and she'll wash up and clean all your clothes too.
5. If Anne isn't about, find a farmer's wife to feed you. They're always happy to do that. It's like they're just waiting for a bunch of entitled, posh children to turn up on their doorstep and eat all of their fruitcake / crumpets / potted meat / crusty bread.
5. Vigilante justice is the best possible choice every time.
Also, as with all Enid Blyton books, if you read this novel prepare yourself for intense, unexplained bouts of ginger beer cravings.
Say no more.
November 7, 2015
Or more correctly: Five Go Off in Mobile Larders. After deciding against a walking holiday (fitting several tons worth of ginger beer and a small mountain of lovely vittles into their pack might be a bit tricky) and having failed to hire a fleet of Ocado vans the children head off.
Loved this one as a child. I immediately drew up plans to go on a similar Mobile Larder expedition with a select group of my school chums. Our destination: Loch Ness. In between copious and frequent scoffing we'd discover Nessie and become world famous monster hunters. But for some unfathomable reason nobody would let us go.
Loved this one as a child. I immediately drew up plans to go on a similar Mobile Larder expedition with a select group of my school chums. Our destination: Loch Ness. In between copious and frequent scoffing we'd discover Nessie and become world famous monster hunters. But for some unfathomable reason nobody would let us go.
May 7, 2017
The Five are allowed to go off by themselves in a caravan because 'Timmy is there' and 'Daddy has to go away for a while'. In Blyton-land, no one ever took care of their children. Obviously not! Why would they do such a thing? But that's what makes these books so delightful! The Five come across a circus and decide to camp next to them. Before they know it, they are embroiled in a crazy adventure with stolen goods, a gang of thieves, clowns, a circus boy, and a chimpanzee.
I think my favourite char of the Five is Dick. Despite his name, he is no dick. He is smart, brave, doesn't lord it over the girls unlike Julian and doesn't go off into tantrums unlike George, and doesn't annoy me unlike Anne.
I think my favourite char of the Five is Dick. Despite his name, he is no dick. He is smart, brave, doesn't lord it over the girls unlike Julian and doesn't go off into tantrums unlike George, and doesn't annoy me unlike Anne.
September 18, 2020
One of the best children's book series ever!
July 22, 2018
Some aspects to this book I didn’t agree to however all the same I did thoroughly enjoy book 5. They are perfect for the younger generation by all means as an adult I now tend to read between the lines of books for a deeper meaning than when i was a child and never picked up on particular aspects within the novel. 5 Star 🌟
August 1, 2022
Loved it!!!
August 13, 2022
Another fab adventure. Loved the sound of the caravans and the idyllic lakeside setting. Swimming in the cool lake! Sounds perfect in this heatwave!
Wish I had the next book in this series to read.
Wish I had the next book in this series to read.
January 17, 2020
Ah laganini uživancija.
Baš volim te klince. Zabavne, jednostavne pričice za baciti mozak na pašu i odmoriti se od uobičajenih životnih gluposti.
U ovom nastavku kao da su stalno nešto jeli, hahaha, i besmisleno baš sam uživala u čitanju o tome.
Jedva čekam da uzmem idući nastavak. Bit će mi baš žao kad ih pročitam sve.
Baš volim te klince. Zabavne, jednostavne pričice za baciti mozak na pašu i odmoriti se od uobičajenih životnih gluposti.
U ovom nastavku kao da su stalno nešto jeli, hahaha, i besmisleno baš sam uživala u čitanju o tome.
Jedva čekam da uzmem idući nastavak. Bit će mi baš žao kad ih pročitam sve.
August 24, 2019
Jika ditanya, "buku apa yang membuatmu merasakan nostalgia?", buku-buku Lima Sekawan pasti akan ada dalam daftarku. Saya masih ingat saat kecil, ketika Mama pulang dari Jakarta, beliau membawa setumpuk buku-buku Lima Sekawan. Rasanya seperti mendapatkan harta karun. Tapi buku-buku itu sekarang entah hilang kemana, banyak yang dipinjam tapi tidak kembali. Namun, certa Lima Sekawan tetap akan selalu diingat. Beberapa tahun lalu, saya berniat untuk membaca kembali 21 buku serial Lima Sekawan. Tapi saya baru menyelesaikan lima buku, termasuk yang satu ini.
Liburan kali ini Julian, Dick, George, Anne dan Timmy tidak berada di Pulau Kirrin. Ayah George sedang melakukan penelitian sehingga tidak menginginkan anak-anak berada di dekatnya. Makanya George berlibur ke rumah sepupunya. Sementara itu, kedua orang tua Julian juga merencanakan pergi keluar negeri. Jadi keempat anak ini bingung hendak melakukan apa dalam liburan mereka.
Sedang asyik berbincang mengenai apa yang harus dilakukan selama liburan, serombongan sirkus melewati rumah mereka. Lima Sekawan sangat girang melihat rombongan sirkus tersebut. Mereka bahkan sempat berkenalan dengan seorang anak dari rombongan itu yang bernama Nobby. Sayangnya, Paman Dan (pamannya Nobby sekaligus kepala pelawak) tidak ramah pada anak-anak. Timbullah ide di benak anak-anak untuk menyewa karavan dan pergi berlibur menggunakan karavan yang ditarik oleh seekor kuda. Ternyata ayah dan ibu Julian malah menyewakan dua karavan untuk mereka.
Lima Sekawan mulai berkelana menggunakan karavan. Anne senag sekali dipercaya untuk mengurus perbekalan saudara-saudaranya. Julian tentunya menjadi penanggung jawab rombongan. Mereka hendak menyusul rombongan sirkus dan bermain bersama Nobby. Mungkin mereka bisa melihat-lihat semua binatang sirkus. Sayangnya, Paman Dan dan Lou, pemain akrobat di sirkus itu tidak menyambut mereka dengan ramah. Lima Sekawan diusir menjauh dari perkemahan sirkus. Tetapi beberapa hari kemudian, Paman Dan malah menjadi ramah. Ada yang aneh dirasakan oleh Julian dan saudaranya. Apalagi setelah Timmy hampir saja memakan daging beracun. Saatnya Lima Sekawan beraksi membongkar misteri yang disembunyikan Paman Dan dan Lou.
Cerita Lima Sekawan ini memang selalu menghibur dan tak lekang oleh waktu. Perasaan yang saya alami saat membaca cerita Lima Sekawan sewaktu pertama kali masih sama dengan saat ini. George yang lebih suka dikira sebagai anak laki-laki, Anne yang penakut tapi tidak ingin ditinggalkan oleh saudaranya, Timmy yang cerdas dan satu lagi.... limun jahe. Sampai sekarang saya penasaran bagaimana rasanya ya limun jahe itu.
Liburan kali ini Julian, Dick, George, Anne dan Timmy tidak berada di Pulau Kirrin. Ayah George sedang melakukan penelitian sehingga tidak menginginkan anak-anak berada di dekatnya. Makanya George berlibur ke rumah sepupunya. Sementara itu, kedua orang tua Julian juga merencanakan pergi keluar negeri. Jadi keempat anak ini bingung hendak melakukan apa dalam liburan mereka.
Sedang asyik berbincang mengenai apa yang harus dilakukan selama liburan, serombongan sirkus melewati rumah mereka. Lima Sekawan sangat girang melihat rombongan sirkus tersebut. Mereka bahkan sempat berkenalan dengan seorang anak dari rombongan itu yang bernama Nobby. Sayangnya, Paman Dan (pamannya Nobby sekaligus kepala pelawak) tidak ramah pada anak-anak. Timbullah ide di benak anak-anak untuk menyewa karavan dan pergi berlibur menggunakan karavan yang ditarik oleh seekor kuda. Ternyata ayah dan ibu Julian malah menyewakan dua karavan untuk mereka.
Lima Sekawan mulai berkelana menggunakan karavan. Anne senag sekali dipercaya untuk mengurus perbekalan saudara-saudaranya. Julian tentunya menjadi penanggung jawab rombongan. Mereka hendak menyusul rombongan sirkus dan bermain bersama Nobby. Mungkin mereka bisa melihat-lihat semua binatang sirkus. Sayangnya, Paman Dan dan Lou, pemain akrobat di sirkus itu tidak menyambut mereka dengan ramah. Lima Sekawan diusir menjauh dari perkemahan sirkus. Tetapi beberapa hari kemudian, Paman Dan malah menjadi ramah. Ada yang aneh dirasakan oleh Julian dan saudaranya. Apalagi setelah Timmy hampir saja memakan daging beracun. Saatnya Lima Sekawan beraksi membongkar misteri yang disembunyikan Paman Dan dan Lou.
Cerita Lima Sekawan ini memang selalu menghibur dan tak lekang oleh waktu. Perasaan yang saya alami saat membaca cerita Lima Sekawan sewaktu pertama kali masih sama dengan saat ini. George yang lebih suka dikira sebagai anak laki-laki, Anne yang penakut tapi tidak ingin ditinggalkan oleh saudaranya, Timmy yang cerdas dan satu lagi.... limun jahe. Sampai sekarang saya penasaran bagaimana rasanya ya limun jahe itu.
June 6, 2012
It's official. At heart, I am a big fan of the cozy mystery. While deciding what books I should read for this challenge, I quickly decided on a trip down memory lane, reading what was my favourite childhood mystery series (and my favourite childhood author) - Five Go Off in a Caravan.
The Famous Five (Julian, Dick, Anne, George and faithful Timmy) are on yet another summer holiday (They're always having holidays). This time, they decide to go on a caravan trip and follow the Circus. Of course, it wouldn't be them if they didn't have an adventure along the way.
I think it's quite admirable how independent children were back then. If the Famous Five was supposed to be like the typical English child, then there's no wonder the British Empire was so strong. These children are encouraged to be independent and self-sufficient (really, going on a trip by themselves? And they're not even teenagers!). All this is so different from now, what with the "helicopter moms" and "tiger moms" and "eagle dads".
And interestingly, this book dealt briefly with class issues. The Famous Five are clearly middle-class, but here, they meet Noddy, a circus boy who belongs to the lower class. While the book doesn't go into any details, there is some class differences (which can be seen by how uncomfortable Noddy was with them. And constant references to the Five being "posh"). Of course, this being a more-or-less ideal England (except for the amazing amount of criminals), this uncomfortable feeling quickly disappears due to lack of class consciousness of the Five and they become good friends.
Frankly, the mystery isn't very mysterious. Well, I guess since this is technically an 'adventure' I can't say anything. But I think for those like me (going back down memory lane), I read it more for the characters and the ideal-England (sunny, friendly, etc) than for the plot.
Personally, I love Enid Blyton because she reminds me of my childhood. This is definitely a book for all those homesick for the distant time where we were small(er). If you're much younger, like say, 8, you should definitely read this series. It's not as fast-paced as most YA/Children's fiction nowadays, but it's endearing.
This book was read for the Merely Mystery Reading Challenge and clearly, it is a Cozy mystery.
First posted at Inside the mind of a Bibliophile
The Famous Five (Julian, Dick, Anne, George and faithful Timmy) are on yet another summer holiday (They're always having holidays). This time, they decide to go on a caravan trip and follow the Circus. Of course, it wouldn't be them if they didn't have an adventure along the way.
I think it's quite admirable how independent children were back then. If the Famous Five was supposed to be like the typical English child, then there's no wonder the British Empire was so strong. These children are encouraged to be independent and self-sufficient (really, going on a trip by themselves? And they're not even teenagers!). All this is so different from now, what with the "helicopter moms" and "tiger moms" and "eagle dads".
And interestingly, this book dealt briefly with class issues. The Famous Five are clearly middle-class, but here, they meet Noddy, a circus boy who belongs to the lower class. While the book doesn't go into any details, there is some class differences (which can be seen by how uncomfortable Noddy was with them. And constant references to the Five being "posh"). Of course, this being a more-or-less ideal England (except for the amazing amount of criminals), this uncomfortable feeling quickly disappears due to lack of class consciousness of the Five and they become good friends.
Frankly, the mystery isn't very mysterious. Well, I guess since this is technically an 'adventure' I can't say anything. But I think for those like me (going back down memory lane), I read it more for the characters and the ideal-England (sunny, friendly, etc) than for the plot.
Personally, I love Enid Blyton because she reminds me of my childhood. This is definitely a book for all those homesick for the distant time where we were small(er). If you're much younger, like say, 8, you should definitely read this series. It's not as fast-paced as most YA/Children's fiction nowadays, but it's endearing.
This book was read for the Merely Mystery Reading Challenge and clearly, it is a Cozy mystery.
First posted at Inside the mind of a Bibliophile
October 30, 2022
A surprisingly very dark work containing child abuse and animal cruelty. Happy ending, though!
February 17, 2018
I loved these books when I was a child. My children and grandchildren also loved them.
Stories that never grow old. Recommended.
Stories that never grow old. Recommended.
July 24, 2024
Vsako poletje preberem kakšno od knjig iz zbirke Pet prijateljev in vsakič znova ugotovim, da so to knjige, pri katerih je nostalgija veliko močnejša od mojega dejanskega užitka ob ponovnem branju. Zbirka pustolovskih romanov je vendarle stara več kot 80 let in čeprav je odsotnost moderne tehnologije v njih prav osvežujoča, določeni elementi zgodb vseeno komajda preživijo test časa.
V petem delu serije Dick, Julian, George, Anne in pes Timmy opazijo mimo vozečo cirkuško karavano, ki jim da idejo, da bo to poletje najeli prikolice in se pridružili cirkuškem taboru. Ker je to očitno povsem sprejemljiva ideja s povsem verjetno izvedbo, jim oče in mama priskrbita dve luksuzni prikolici in dva konja in otroci se SAMI odpravijo na pot po sledeh cirkusa. Tam spoznajo dečka Nobbya in njegovega šimpanza Ponga, predvsem pa ugotovijo, da življenje v cirkuškem taboru še zdaleč ni tako glamurozno. Predvsem pa znova pomotoma prečkajo pot dvema zlikovcema, ki se hočeta otrok na vsak način znebiti.
Če izvzamemo določene vsebinske "ja pa kaj še" trenutke, je to zame prva od knjig, ki me je tudi ob odraslem branju res vlekla in me je zanimalo, kako se bo zgodba razpletla. Priznati moram, da v tistih časih otrok niso čisto nič "šparali" in zgodba je na trenutke kar kruta, je pa zato res akcijska in hitro berljiva.
Pri teh knjigah imam res težavo z izklopom mojega odraslega uma, če pa pomislim, da ob knjigah ne bi razmišljala o logiki in bi nanje gledala skozi pustolovske otroške oči, mi je povsem jasno, zakaj sem zbirko, kot otrok požirala znova in znova.
V petem delu serije Dick, Julian, George, Anne in pes Timmy opazijo mimo vozečo cirkuško karavano, ki jim da idejo, da bo to poletje najeli prikolice in se pridružili cirkuškem taboru. Ker je to očitno povsem sprejemljiva ideja s povsem verjetno izvedbo, jim oče in mama priskrbita dve luksuzni prikolici in dva konja in otroci se SAMI odpravijo na pot po sledeh cirkusa. Tam spoznajo dečka Nobbya in njegovega šimpanza Ponga, predvsem pa ugotovijo, da življenje v cirkuškem taboru še zdaleč ni tako glamurozno. Predvsem pa znova pomotoma prečkajo pot dvema zlikovcema, ki se hočeta otrok na vsak način znebiti.
Če izvzamemo določene vsebinske "ja pa kaj še" trenutke, je to zame prva od knjig, ki me je tudi ob odraslem branju res vlekla in me je zanimalo, kako se bo zgodba razpletla. Priznati moram, da v tistih časih otrok niso čisto nič "šparali" in zgodba je na trenutke kar kruta, je pa zato res akcijska in hitro berljiva.
Pri teh knjigah imam res težavo z izklopom mojega odraslega uma, če pa pomislim, da ob knjigah ne bi razmišljala o logiki in bi nanje gledala skozi pustolovske otroške oči, mi je povsem jasno, zakaj sem zbirko, kot otrok požirala znova in znova.
March 13, 2019
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จริงๆ เรื่องนี้เป็นวรรณกรรมเยาวชนดังนั้นมันก็จะเดินเรื่องง่ายๆ ไม่ซับซ้อน มีเหตุการณ์น่าตื่นเต้นโผล่มาให้ลุ้นท้ายเล่ม ซึ่งครั้งนี้เกี่ยวข้องกับกองคาราวานคณะละครสัตว์ ทั้งความขัดแย้งกับหัวหน้าละครสัตว์และพฤติกรรมแปลกๆ ของคนในนั้น อ่านง่ายๆ เพลินๆ ค่ะ
จริงๆ เรื่องนี้เป็นวรรณกรรมเยาวชนดังนั้นมันก็จะเดินเรื่องง่ายๆ ไม่ซับซ้อน มีเหตุการณ์น่าตื่นเต้นโผล่มาให้ลุ้นท้ายเล่ม ซึ่งครั้งนี้เกี่ยวข้องกับกองคาราวานคณะละครสัตว์ ทั้งความขัดแย้งกับหัวหน้าละครสัตว์และพฤติกรรมแปลกๆ ของคนในนั้น อ่านง่ายๆ เพลินๆ ค่ะ
August 4, 2021
[4/5]
Before you start reading this book you may think “ that is a child book, I don’t want to read it “, but I think that you are wrong. I think that this book fits every age.
In this book you get to follow four kids on their summer break when they by themselves (?) go out on a trip in two caravans for a couple of weeks. In the middle of their trip they accidentally falls into an adventure.
Somethings I liked about this book was that it is a very easy and light read. I also really like the plot because it is quite exciting and you really want to keep read it. And in my opinion the chapters are the perfect length.
On the other side, it was a few things that I didn’t like. It wasn’t very describing and the names of the chapters where really bad. I also thought that it could’ve been clearer when the book switched perspective (even tho that wasn’t very often). One thing that really shocked me was that you may have to look up tw’s because it contains child abuse. (Not very much but some people don’t like it at all so I wanted to include that in my review. So if you don’t like/ get triggered by child abuse this book may not be for you.)
Maybe sometime I will reread this book because I liked it but I guess that the only one who will tell that is the future. The future will also tell one more thing, if you will read this book. I hope so:)
Before you start reading this book you may think “ that is a child book, I don’t want to read it “, but I think that you are wrong. I think that this book fits every age.
In this book you get to follow four kids on their summer break when they by themselves (?) go out on a trip in two caravans for a couple of weeks. In the middle of their trip they accidentally falls into an adventure.
Somethings I liked about this book was that it is a very easy and light read. I also really like the plot because it is quite exciting and you really want to keep read it. And in my opinion the chapters are the perfect length.
On the other side, it was a few things that I didn’t like. It wasn’t very describing and the names of the chapters where really bad. I also thought that it could’ve been clearer when the book switched perspective (even tho that wasn’t very often). One thing that really shocked me was that you may have to look up tw’s because it contains child abuse. (Not very much but some people don’t like it at all so I wanted to include that in my review. So if you don’t like/ get triggered by child abuse this book may not be for you.)
Maybe sometime I will reread this book because I liked it but I guess that the only one who will tell that is the future. The future will also tell one more thing, if you will read this book. I hope so:)
June 16, 2022
The Famous Five are certainly a lucky quintet, given the amount of parental leeway allowed, delicious food procured and an inspired knack for involving themselves in any criminal activity occurring in the vicinity.
Yes, there are still lower-order villains (in the shape of circus performers) but overall a cheer’s in order for the appearance of more ginger beer, plenty of action from canine Timmy, new characters (circus-child Nobby and his devoted chimp Pongo} and more delicious food courtesy of Mrs. Mackie, the farmer’s wife.
A pretty decent romp all round.
Yes, there are still lower-order villains (in the shape of circus performers) but overall a cheer’s in order for the appearance of more ginger beer, plenty of action from canine Timmy, new characters (circus-child Nobby and his devoted chimp Pongo} and more delicious food courtesy of Mrs. Mackie, the farmer’s wife.
A pretty decent romp all round.
September 16, 2019
Nobby i Pongo su mi bili najomiljeniji likovi u ovoj pustolovini.
June 13, 2022
3.5
After George’s parents got their chance to be irresponsible parents for four books straight, it’s finally time for the parents of Julian, Dick and Anne to shine in their irresponsibility! They not only abandon their kids to go on a work trip on the other side of the country, no they allow these kids, who have no adult supervision, to go off in two caravans and camp without any trusted adults nearby. Great. What could go wrong?
Turns out the kid’s not realizing child abuse, that they see the results of, that is threatened right in front of them, and is - at times - even happening in their eyesight. Yet it takes them ages to figure out that the adults, that have also threatened them with bodily harm, are abusing a child. Cool.
Overall the book lacked a real mystery (they find a cave with a bunch of stolen stuff, but we know who put that stuff there nearly instantly) but was overall more enjoyable.
CW: child abuse; animal abuse
After George’s parents got their chance to be irresponsible parents for four books straight, it’s finally time for the parents of Julian, Dick and Anne to shine in their irresponsibility! They not only abandon their kids to go on a work trip on the other side of the country, no they allow these kids, who have no adult supervision, to go off in two caravans and camp without any trusted adults nearby. Great. What could go wrong?
Turns out the kid’s not realizing child abuse, that they see the results of, that is threatened right in front of them, and is - at times - even happening in their eyesight. Yet it takes them ages to figure out that the adults, that have also threatened them with bodily harm, are abusing a child. Cool.
Overall the book lacked a real mystery (they find a cave with a bunch of stolen stuff, but we know who put that stuff there nearly instantly) but was overall more enjoyable.
CW: child abuse; animal abuse
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April 3, 2022
Adorable. And Pongo is❤️
January 7, 2018
Truly an adventurous story. This is the fifth book of famous five. In this novel the four children Julian, Dick, Georgina( often called George) and Anne along with their dog Timmy set off towards a hill, in two caravans. The idea of caravans arise in the head of George when they saw a circus folk in their caravans moving towards Merran hills with a lake at the bottom, to rest. This information they received from Nobby, a boy in that circus troop. So they set off in caravans towards the same hills and reached there in four days. They made friends with Nobby, his two dogs Barker and Growler, and a chimp Pongo. Nobby took them around the circus camp and showed them all kinds of animals and properties of circus. But they were not in good terms with Nobby's uncle Tiger Dan and an Acrobat Lou. They have tried many times to get rid of them and this made them suspicious. Nobby too hated his uncle as he beats him severly. In the end, the children finds out their secret and they have to pay for it.They discover an underground hole in the hill where all kinds of valuable goods , which the two of them stole, were stored. But as a result they have to remain as prisoners in that hole for one day. Here Pongo came as the saviour. When the men came back to take their stolen goods, Pongo attacked them, and during the fight Dick slipped out and informed the police. The two were arrested. The goods were taken along with them. The next day The Inspector came to hear their story and also to collect evidences. That day itself they received a letter from their daddy to come back home and Nobby gets a job in a farm to look after his horses. He starts living there in the farm, along with his two dogs, and never went back. The novel ended in a happy note.
December 10, 2019
I’ve recently read one or two books from this series, and I have to say, this one has been a firm favourite. It started off quite mellow, and then as the children immerse themselves into their adventure with the circus, it really got exciting.
The travelling circus life was written in a very authentic way for the time it was written and the story of Pongo the chimpanzee, along with the other trained animals, really made the book for me.
The five still had their wonderful charms and mannerisms, and the core elements of the series worked well alongside this particular episode. I can’t wait to pick up another title from The Famous Five!
The travelling circus life was written in a very authentic way for the time it was written and the story of Pongo the chimpanzee, along with the other trained animals, really made the book for me.
The five still had their wonderful charms and mannerisms, and the core elements of the series worked well alongside this particular episode. I can’t wait to pick up another title from The Famous Five!
September 19, 2025
Quaint, picturesque and adoringly British. A nice gentle story of the five heading off to a new landscape on holiday by themselves. This actually sets up the formulae which would dominate the Famous Five books pretty soon, and which would lead to some of the very best stories.
One note - Blyton does exaggerate the haul of treasure somewhat. Rubies and diamonds and solid gold plate. China worth thousands of pounds. A tiara made purely of large solid diamonds. One percent of this would be enough for Lou and Tiger Dan to retire for life! Not sure why they still ride round in caravans for. 3 stars.
One note - Blyton does exaggerate the haul of treasure somewhat. Rubies and diamonds and solid gold plate. China worth thousands of pounds. A tiara made purely of large solid diamonds. One percent of this would be enough for Lou and Tiger Dan to retire for life! Not sure why they still ride round in caravans for. 3 stars.
March 4, 2022
kali ini lima sekawan bingung, liburan musim panas msh lama tp bosen d rumah trs. tiba" ada rombongan sirkus lewat, jd mereka ngide dolan sndiri pake karavan
di buku ini tempat" tersembunyinya krg menarik mnurutku, justru yg bikin asik karna ada binatang" sirkus yg kocak.. terutama si Pongo 😂 btw, agak sadis jugaa buku ini, ad beberapa kejadian yg ga biasanya d sebutin di buku"nya Enid Blyton yg lain. mgkin bakal jd trigger buat yg sayang binatang 🤧
di buku ini tempat" tersembunyinya krg menarik mnurutku, justru yg bikin asik karna ada binatang" sirkus yg kocak.. terutama si Pongo 😂 btw, agak sadis jugaa buku ini, ad beberapa kejadian yg ga biasanya d sebutin di buku"nya Enid Blyton yg lain. mgkin bakal jd trigger buat yg sayang binatang 🤧
April 3, 2018
One thing I can't get my head around how can you eat Bread-Butter-Boiled Egg together! You could have just fried the egg and make an Egg Sandwich!
Anyway about the story not that great but pretty good for children I guess. Would have given it 3 star 15 years ago, that's why rated it 3 star now.
Anyway about the story not that great but pretty good for children I guess. Would have given it 3 star 15 years ago, that's why rated it 3 star now.
June 21, 2019
First time I’m rereading The Famous Five series. Some series are as beautiful to read as adults as they were in childhood. This series does fall into that category.
It was a fun story. I liked Pongo and his protectiveness of Ned, and how children just don't hesitate to make friends without looking at backgrounds.
It was a fun story. I liked Pongo and his protectiveness of Ned, and how children just don't hesitate to make friends without looking at backgrounds.
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