Ten Toms - A Collection of Invention Shorts: Volume 6 (Tom Swift Inventions)

It was also written in a day and age when motorcycles were brand new technology.. For example, he has to pedal the motorcycle to get it going. There is a mystery, but it is fairly easily res This one hasn't really aged that well. There is a mystery, but it is fairly easily resolved and not nearly as interesting as one of those introduced in an animated episode of Scooby Doo and those meddling kids.

Still, there is a fun, nostalgic air to reading something like this.. Unless you just want to see what juvenile fiction looked like in the early part of the 20th century I won't recommend this.. May 04, Azriel Katz rated it really liked it. It was a long time ago since I read this book. I was probably in the 5th grade when I read this, although maybe even earlier. I am re-reading the series on my Kindle.

From what I remember, I enjoyed the Tom Swift series because it enhanced the fact that a guy can grow up and do anything he dreams of. Obviously, not as much as Tom did, but definitely a lot.

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I don't like how the series lasts until , and then the books are under copyright. This means that I will have to find a physical copy onlin It was a long time ago since I read this book. This means that I will have to find a physical copy online and order it. I will definitely do so, because it is a great series, but first I have to read it all over again. The original series is great.

The Junior series is when it gets all sci-fi and annoying. I haven't read most of those books so I won't rate those until I do, which will not be likely. Jul 27, Rich Meyer rated it it was ok Shelves: Talk about dated fiction! The original Tom Swift series could almost be considered charming if it wasn't for the racism.

I was honestly surprised when one of the bad guys walloped Tom from behind without asking his permission first. This book was VERY mundane - the height of the fantastic was a turbine engine his father designed, but tha Wow! This book was VERY mundane - the height of the fantastic was a turbine engine his father designed, but that was only the Maguffin for the plot. The chapter in which the word "darky" is used multiple times, and the quaint and very racist handling of Eradication the token black guy , will be incredibly off-putting for the modern reader.

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Feb 01, Greg rated it it was ok Shelves: Along with the Hardy Boys mystery series, the Bobbsey twins, and yes, I'll admit it even the occasional Nancy Drew mystery, Tom Swift was an early favorite of my youth. I started reading these books by the time I was in second grade, and enjoyed them until near the end of my elementary school years.

I'm sure they would be quite dated by now, so I don't know that I can recommend them to today's youth, but I wish there had been something similar for my children This was one of the books that started me on a lifelong love of motorcycling Jul 02, Padah rated it really liked it Shelves: Tom is running into adventure all around the countryside, enjoying the fast pace and chase he was thrust into, fighting crafty thieves and saving his dads invention. A fun tale of adventure for a. A fun tale of adventure for a young audience.

I've been reading a few books for young boys, with the idea that I'll read them to my grandson now 15 months later. This one surely makes the list. If all young boys today could only read this book! The world would be a better place. Tom is all good things a boy should be: I'm going to read a few more of these now, just for the enjoyment of it! Tom Swift and his motorcycle by Victor Appleton is the first series of 28 novels between "our hero" Tom Swift. My intention is to narrate all 28 of these novels and publish them on audible. The good thing is I am really enjoying reading these cliffhangers where the good guys win, and the bad guys put a jail.

Although in this edition, Tom lets the bad guys get away, but we will meet them in his next book where Tom invents an airship.

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I was curious about Tom Swift, so I thought I'd give this a try. Casual sexism and blatant racism made this a pretty painful read, and in between the isms the story was pretty boring. Tom Swift may be clever with machines, but he's pretty dumb when it comes to mysteries. Luckily for him the bad guys are pretty dumb too. Apparently Tom Swift, Jr. Aug 12, Avery rated it it was ok. This was moderately entertaining, but the racism and the belittling attitude towards women is too much to overcome. I'm glad I gave this a try since these novels enjoyed such popularity at one time, but I won't be reading another one.

I can't get past statements like "Well, she can't help it, being a woman". A story with a good heart.

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Although it was written long ago, and reflects some outdated social attitudes and horse-drawn wagons, the plot focuses on protecting the shockingly modern-seeming value of intellectual property. The writing style contains some classic faux pas, but they didn't detract from the fun adventure, and I found them part of the antiquated charm. This is an incredibly dated book, from a time when motorcycles were high tech vehicles.

The writing is predictable and stilted. But the biggest fault is the pervasive, blatant racism. From a historical perspective this book is important for launching one of the best-selling book series, but otherwise it has little to offer modern readers. I enjoyed this book, more for the fun vocabulary and the time that the book took place. A word for the wise, there is a black character that has some stereotype behavior.

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He's a good guy, but I did cringe once or twice at his dialogue. If you don't have a sense of humor, it could make the book a bust for you. The Cosmic Astronauts Tom Swift reimagined! Damon Swift and the Citadel: Tom's 5th Symphony of Swift Inventions: The fifth collection of Tom Swift Invention stories.

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Damon Swift and the Citadel Editorial Reviews About the Author If there is a Victor Appleton II out there, he had nothing to do with the five series of Tom Swift books other than to be a pseudonym for a group of professional authors who wrote the books for hire by The Stratemeyer Syndicate, a publisher.

Thomas Hudson picked up the mantle of authorship in with this brand new series that spans, as of the fall of , 19 novels with another 5 or more planned, nearly the same number of collections of novellas about the inventions and people in the Swift organization, and a trio of novels in a Tom Swift mini-saga he co-wrote with another author.

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