Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid by Victor Appleton II

Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid by Victor Appleton II

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

“Hey random other person I’ve just invented for the purposes of this review, can I tell you about these Tom Swift books?”
“YES.”
“I’d have been bothered if you’d have said no, you know.”
“Quite the existential crisis I’d imagine”
“ANYWAY. These Tom Swift books.”
“Sum them up in one sentence?”
“Nancy Drew meets Enid Blyton meets SPACE
“That’s a lot”
“AND EVERYTHING’S NUCLEAR POWERED”
“take a moment?”
“LET’S GO TO SPACE RIGHT NOW”
“um”
“DON’T WORRY WE’LL BE BACK IN A CHAPTER THESE ARE VERY ALACRITOUS BOOKS”
“you re-“
“TOM HAS A PLAN SOMEBODY TRIES TO ZAP HIM SOMEBODY ELSE GOES TO SPACE WE HAVE A CHAT WITH ALIENS AND ALSO THEN THERE’S THE BIT WHERE IT ALL JUST GOES A BIT HANK SCORPIO AND I LOVE IT”
“-ally need to take that moment”
“DID I MENTION THAT ON THE BACK IT DESCRIBES THEM AS BEING “FOR YOUNG MODERNS” BECAUSE THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE THE BEST PART?”
“…”
“DID I TELL YOU HOW BANGING ALL OF THE COVERS ARE?”
“…”
“DID I TELL YOU ABOUT THE BIT WHERE WE FIND A GIANT SAPPHIRE IN SPACE?”
“…a what?”
“YES I KNOW ISN’T IT BRILLIANT”
“that’s definitely a word for it”
“I DON’T KNOW HOW TO STOP WRITING THIS REVIEW”
“well, maybe you take that moment?”
“OKAY THANKS IMAGINARY CONVERSATIONAL FRIEND”
“you’re welcome”
“DID I MENTION THAT EVERYTHING IS SO SPACE AGEY THAT IT’S KIND OF WONDERFULLY INNOCENT BUT ALSO MADLY RIDICULOUS AND THAT THERE’S NO JEOPARDY FOR TOM WHATSOEVER BUT YOU DON’T CARE BECAUSE THESE ARE JUST DEEPLY OF THEIR TIME AND KIND OF LOVELY AND OFF THEIR TREE AND ALSO THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST USING NUCLEAR BOMBS??? IN ?? SPACE?????”
“…”
“DID I????”
“……..”
“NANCY DREW MEETS ENID BLYTON BUT IN SPAAAAAAACEAAAAAAAAACE!!!”

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