Semester Pertama di Malory Towers (Malory Towers, #1)

Semester Pertama di Malory Towers (Malory Towers #1)

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Darrell Rivers mulai bersekolah di Malory Towers---sekolah berasrama di tepi pantai yang kegiatan utamanya adalah tenis dan renang. Di sekolah khusus anak perempuan ini Darrell dengan cepat bisa menyesuaikan diri. Ia memperoleh beberapa teman baru, termasuk Alicia yang nakal tapi cerdas dan gemar melakukan berbagai muslihat untuk menjebak guru-gurunya. Namun, dalam semeste...more
Cetak Ulang Ganti Cover, 248 pages
Published July 2009 by Gramedia Pustaka Utama (first published 1946)

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Elizabeth
It's hard to make a statement about a hundred-sixty-page children's book. Why pick up a book first written in the forties and targeted to little, English girls of a certain race and class? There's not a lot to this book: a twelve-year-old girl goes to boarding school, she's worried about making friends, she struggles with her temper, her grades, and the spoiled, rich girl in her form. There are some dirty tricks, some practical jokes on teachers, and girls with gentile problems: a new baby at ho...more
Chandra
I’ve never been able to figure out why my parents weren’t rich or British. It would have been so much more convenient because I really felt, growing up, that I was meant for a place like Malory Towers. As such a book like this with so many glaring flaws is still completely delightful to me. Like my friend Abigail described, when I sit down to write out my thoughts all I can think of are all the negatives. So let's get that out of the way: It is formulaic and predictable. The writing is not parti...more
Abigail
Apr 07, 2010 Abigail rated it 2 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition Recommends it for: School-Story Lovers / Enid Blyton Fans
Recommended to Abigail by: CLM
Review Temporarily Removed.
Lisa Vegan
Nov 18, 2008 Lisa Vegan rated it 4 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition Recommends it for: girls & women who enjoy coming of age stories and boarding & British school stories
Recommended to Lisa by: CLM
I was fortunate to find out about this series (this is the first book in a 6 book series) because of one Goodreads friend, and thanks to another Goodreads friend was able to purchase the six book series for less than the cost of mailing. I’m really happy to have them. It’s going to take some discipline on my part to wait to read the next five until I’ve read some other books further up in my queue.

I guess the plot was formulaic and the girls were all a “type” but I thoroughly enjoyed this book....more
Suna
Growing up in Holland I acquired a ravenous hunger for the England of Enid Blyton's books.

You know: The rip-roaring yet somehow quite safe sense of adventure.

There's always a sensible one in the troupe of children; the Julians, the Jacks, the Sallys, the Hillarys who come up with some calm titbit of wisdom or creative solution of the If we tie this here shoestring to that buoy and send in Timmy with a note attached to his collar Uncle Quentin will send a raft to get us off this stormy cliff- v...more
Harun Harahap

Reka Kejadian, jika ada persamaan nama dan karakter tokoh, itu memang disengaja

Malam itu, setelah menghadiri sebuah peluncuran buku di kawasan Kemang,saya, ayu, mute dan buzenk pergi ke Blok M Square untuk menjelajahi lantai bawah pusat perbelanjaan itu dalam rangka mencari buku yang menarik hati untuk dibeli. Karena saya tidak mendapatkan sebuah buku yang saya inginkan, maka kita beranjak menuju Gramedia Melawai.



Saat berputar mengelilingi lantai penuh harta karun itu, tibalah saya dan mute ber...more
Olivia
this is the series i practically grew up with...
klo anak2 jaman sekarang mulai dengan harry potter, i started my avid reading habit dengan buku2 tulisan ms. blyton... dan malory towers adalah yang terbaik!!!
buku inilah yang pertama kali bikin aku bermimpi... waktu itu sih mimpinya pengen sekolah di sekolah asrama... mimpi yang ga' tercapai karena apparently - according to my parents - sekolah berasrama di indonesia ga' seperti di inggris (ya iyalaaaaah)...
lalu buku ini juga yang pertama kali mem...more
CLM
Oct 19, 2008 CLM rated it 4 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition Recommends it for: Lisa, Abigail, my nieces
I know I am not the only one whose love of boarding school stories began with this series! I embraced Darrell and Sally and their adventures at Malory Towers, despite their anti-American bias, and longed for midnight feasts, adventures in field hockey, uniforms, and tuck boxes. In fact, my sister and I used to play "boarding school," (we also played "orphans," which my mother found very amusing) wearing black skirts, white shirts and black velvet ties around our necks. My mother had Blyton's Adv...more
Samantha
May 11, 2013 Samantha rated it 5 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition
Recommended to Samantha by: Mum
Shelves: school-stories
I read this for the first time when I was 9. I had ran out of books to read and my mum recommended I should try it as she had liked them when she was a little girl. And so began my love of the Malory Towers series.

This book follows Darrell Rivers as she starts at Malory Towers, a boarding school for girls, as she navigates her new world, becomes friends with characters like Alicia and takes a disliking to Gwendoline Mary Lacy (and don't forget the Mary!). Her explosive temper also comes out from...more
Wirotomo Nofamilyname
Feb 03, 2011 Wirotomo Nofamilyname rated it 3 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition Recommends it for: anak-anak, masa depan kita semua :-) halah
Dibaca dalam rangka baca bareng sesama orang lanjut usia yang merupakan anggota GRI dan pencinta Malory Towers ("MT") :-)

seperti yang lain, saya agak kaget dengan istilah kuno yg dulu memang familiar tp agak jarang terdengar sekarang: cawu, sepur 7, dsb.
dan saya agak kaget begitu menyadari bhw di buku ini, Gwendoline sayang, memang digambarkan cantik dgn rambut keemasannya. pikiran saya kok mbayangkannya berwajah buruk rupa dan gembrot. Ah umur.... :-)

ceritanya? mmmm okelah terutama karena mema...more
Yellowoasis
I read this book because I heard a fabulous recording of a talk about Enid Blyton from Seven Stories. It’s interesting to me how Blyton has been rehabilitated in the world of children’s literature. Indeed, when I ordered this book up from the stacks of Auckland Public Library the librarian smiled wryly and said, when I was a new librarian, these books weren’t allowed. Plus ça change. I loved Malory Towers as a youngster. So I was a bit dubious about reading the book after all these decades. I lo...more
Marchel
Duluuu... baca buku ini tanpa pernah tahu siapa itu Enid Blyton.

Waktu kuliah, buku ini 1 set beserta St. Clare 1 set sengaja diungsikan ke Bandung untuk teman bacaan di kala bosan. Sebuah keputusan yang sangat kusesalin hingga sekarang, karena semuanya tertinggal di sana. T____T

Sekarang waktu kerja, kaget tak tersangka-sangka ternyata banyak juga yg suka n punya buku ini. Alhasil, sengaja kupinjam dan kubaca ulang.

Malory Towers, adalah sekolah asrama khusus gadis-gadis berusia 12-18 tahun (mengh...more
Eustacia Tan
I used to want to go to boarding school. Then last year, I moved into a dorm.

Don't get me wrong, dorm life can be fun, and I do miss it. But I realised that my longing for boarding school was mainly due to Enid Blyton. Enid Blyton and the Naughtiest Girl books. It's a good thing I didn't read First Term at Malory Towers (or at the very least, didn't own the books), because I would have wanted to attend boarding school even more had I read this when I was younger.

And yes, Enid Blyton is dated. Sh...more
Fadhilatul
Buku ini adalah serial pertama dari 6 buku berseri sekolah berasrama Malory Tower. Darrel Rivers, seorang bocah perempuan berusia 12 tahun, sangat tertarik untuk masuk ke sekolah yang terkenal sangat bagus itu. Tidak sabar ia berkemas dan mempersiapkan diri.

Rasa penasaran Darrel tanpa putus dan semakin bertambah ketika ia tiba di sekolah khusus perempuan itu. Dengan cepat ia mampu menyesuaikan diri dan bertemu dengan teman-teman baru yang menyenangkan dengan berbagai rupa karakter. Ada Alicia ya...more
Kenza
i loveee these books :) i love the way that old books were written- as in, how enid blyton wrote them. i love the old covers/editions, they make it seem so much more old-timey. but the new covers are so cute. i'll say the same about the rest of the series. i was REALLY upset when i finished reading the series, and i was really skeptical about reading pamela cox's new ones- i didnt want to- but i tried New Term at Malory Towers and i enjoyed it immensely! since she fit the style of writing to eni...more
Nikki
As with a few other books I've reviewed before, I'm rating this with the feelings I had for it at the time, not by any means an objective judgement on it as an adult! I used to devour Enid Blyton's work, despite being aware of the at times icky implications (racism, Anglo-centrism, sexism, classism, etc). There was something about it, something nostalgic. It was a midnight feast in its own way.

Anyway, Darryl was probably my favourite of all Blyton's schoolgirls. I don't remember much about it no...more
Faye
Storyline

First Term at Malory Towers is the first book in the Malory Towers series. Darrell is going to her new boarding school, and is very excited, but nervous, too! But when she gets to the train station and finds out that a girl called Alicia is looking after her,she feels that she has a friend, already! But can Darrell keep a lid on her temper?

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This is a really good book! It's very enjoyable, and also makes you want to read on-- it is full of suspicion! For example, I would think...more
Alison
I've borrowed this book from my niece, who is an avid reader and has read this series countless times. I last read them when I was about 10 - nevertheless the characters came flooding back once I started reading. I love the way that none of the girls are perfect and Gwendoline, the most irritating girl, gets her comeuppance! There's a lot of emphasis on girls achieving a lot and having high expectations of themselves and taking responsibility for their decisions - all to be encouraged. I expecte...more
Amber
These were brilliant when I was younger although now when I look at them all I see is ridiculously old fashioned language that makes me burst out laughing! I think the stories are brilliant for children and my favourite was always the second book where Darrel and Sally become firm friends. I think the tricks played on teachers, the sporting events, midnight feasts and concerts provide many laughs and make it every young girls dream to attend boarding school - if only one like Malory Towers! I ha...more
Non
Feb 06, 2013 Non rated it 3 of 5 stars
Shelves: isi-rak
Sebenernya seri ini ceritanya seru... banyak karakter yang digambarkan. Mulai dari yang cuek, sok, pendiam, penakut, sampai yang bijaksana.

Pertama kali baca seri ini pas SMP, seneng banget ceritanya terutama lelucon-leluconnya. Dulu juga sempet pengen tinggal di asrama gara-gara baca buku ini. :)

Tokoh yang paling disuka pastilah Darrell :p

Sekarang mulai baca ulang, pas baca buku pertama ini timbul pertanyaan... apa ada anak SMP yg begitu? Begitu maksudnya, seusil Alicia, sebijaksana Darrell or S...more
Liz Yardley
Blyton at her best. For all the criticism this author received in her lifetime, she filled a niche well. The books are uncomplicated childhood romps. The language is endearing and the moralistic tone, while stark & oft-times 'heavy', is likewise uncomplicated. Re-reading as an adult I've noticed what EB is not ... her work is not anti-alternative lifestyles ... her work is not chauvinistic but actually more feminist than I remembered ... her characters are not perfect & even show that pa...more
Uci
Untunglah saya pertama kali membaca buku ini waktu masih sangat muda, belum sinis dan sok kritis saat menikmati sebuah buku. Sementara waktu membacanya lagi sekarang, adaa aja protesnya. Kok Sally bisa bijaksana banget, anak semuda itu. Kok Darrell bisa sejahat itu bicara ke Gwendoline, walaupun Gwen memang nyebelin. Kok beberapa anak gampang banget mengubah sikap hanya karena suatu hal. Tapi bagaimanapun saya tetap cinta buku ini sih. Sangat!

Omong-omong, saya jauuh lebih suka cover edisi lama....more
Kirsti
I discovered Malory Towers long after Enid Blyton had first tempted me into her child like worlds. I adored Famous Five and Secret seven, but somehow never came across this series. I loved it! I think I was about sixteen when I read my first Malory Towers book, but I wasn't too old to not enjoy the story. I'd wanted to go to an Enid Blyton type school for a long time, due to the St Clare's books, but I think this series is a cut even above those delights. Darrel has a major fault; her wicked tem...more
Caylee
I loved this book as a child, in fact, I loved the whole damn series. The books were fun, exciting and interesting for me. They made me wish I could go to boarding school, and meet lots of wonderful friends like the lot at Malory Towers. Of coarse I understood that I would not have enjoyed actual boarding school but those book half convinced me that I would have. The characters are great and the plot is good. The series is a classic and I recommend it to any young girls looking for a new series...more
Yoandiansari
You never know til you try to live in a real boarding school. How Enid Byton descripe live in boarding school really make you wanna try it...
Fadhil Ihsan
Darrell Rivers mulai bersekolah di Malory Towers---sekolah berasrama di tepi pantai yang kegiatan utamanya adalah tenis dan renang. Di sekolah khusus anak perempuan ini Darrell dengan cepat bisa menyesuaikan diri. Ia memperoleh beberapa teman baru, termasuk Alicia yang nakal tapi cerdas dan gemar melakukan berbagai muslihat untuk menjebak guru-gurunya. Namun, dalam semester pertamanya Darrell tidak selamanya gembira. Banyak persoalan pelik yang harus dihadapinya: sifatnya yang suka tak bisa meng...more
Beccie
It's too bad I didn't discover this series of books until now. My girls would have loved them when they were little. One of their favorite games to play together was Boarding House (frequent viewings of A Little Princess). It was fun to read about it - it really reminded me of Hogwarts. But as a parent, it just makes me think about how horrible it would be to send your 12 year old off to have someone else raise her. How did they do that? How do they still do that? It's just so against everything...more
Jasmine
Personally my favourite Blyton series, the Malory Towers books always evoked a sort of warm fuzzy sense of what life would have been like in a 1940s boarding school, except of course when Gwendoline was being too rotten for words, and then I, like Darrell, probably would have given her a good slapping. Well rounded characters, excellent plot, (ooh why is Sally pretending she doesn't have a sister when we know full well she does!) and if the prose is a little old fashioned at times, well that jus...more
Stacey
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Catherine
I read the whole lot of these in the space of a week of greedy nostalgia. I too remember reading them when I was younger and wishing I could go to boarding school. Having been on the other side of a school desk for many years in the interim, the first thing that struck me this time was how much the girls were left to, and expected to, sort things out for themselves. The respect of the younger students for the older that was the result of, or allowed?, the prefect system is not something evident...more
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Born in 1897 in South London, Enid Mary 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 tw...more
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