October 2011 Book Club Discussion: The Secret Warning (#17 Original, revised)

Olivia · October 25, 2011, 01:43:46 PM

So what are your thoughts? And your rating on this book overall?

I think this is the first time I've read it. I was surprised at how jam-packed it was - on incidents, characters, movement from location to location, and so on. There was lots of information on diving and things like that.

I like Biff's "going away" party. Gives a sense of normalcy. And the dog Frank and Joe look after is a good source of comedy with Aunt Gertrude.

Overall, with all the different things going on, the story definitely keeps you thinking.

tomswift2002 · October 25, 2011, 07:06:37 PM

The Revised Text is definitely better than the Original Text.

The Revised I would give a rating of: 7 out of 10

The Original, I'm going to have to stick with my original February 2009 rating of: 2 out of 10.

MacGyver · October 25, 2011, 09:58:37 PM

I have read the revised version of The Secret Warning years ago and I would really have to reread it before I can comment much on this one. Unfortunately, I haven't quite gotten to that yet...

SDLagent · October 28, 2011, 03:38:25 PM

It's been awhile since I read it, and I've only read the revised text, but from what I can remember I liked it. Is this the one with the "evil eye" or whatever it was called?

I always liked the cover of this book.

The original covers were pretty cool, too...

The three covers are all quite different but they've all got a creepy vibe to them.

MacGyver · October 28, 2011, 03:59:10 PM

QuoteIs this the one with the "evil eye" or whatever it was called?

I think you may be thinking of A Figure in Hiding there.
But yeah- The Secret Warning has some pretty cool covers- with the dark figure and/or the dark night there, it definitely adds to the creepy feeling.

SDLagent · October 28, 2011, 04:22:04 PM

I know what you're talking about with A Figure in Hiding but I also think there was another book with something thing like that.

Olivia · November 11, 2011, 10:23:09 PM

The lighthouse flashes a warning in morse code when they approach an island that they are going to explore due to a found treasure map. And someone dresses up like a pirate from the past, who is suppose to be a ghost or something. There is also an Egyptian Pharaoh artifact/gold bust thing that has sunk on a ship and people are after it (but it might be a false insurance claim).

Some details to refresh some people's memory, if I have it right.