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Point Blanc (Alex Rider #2)

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Fourteen-year-old Alex continues his work as a spy for the British MI6, investigating an exclusive school for boys in the French Alps.

281 pages

Published (first published January 1st 2001)

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Feb 18, 2012 Skip rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: e-books, thriller

Liked this better than Stormbreaker, because the involvement of a 14-year old spy seemed more credible, but perhaps it just took a second book? Alex Rider is coerced to masquerade as a hell child of a magnate to enter a prestigious school, where miscreants are re-educated. When two parents die under unusual circumstances, MI6 decides something is wrong there. Alex is sent to a mountaintop in Switzerland, where he is basically on his own to discover what is rotten there and uncovers a devious plo...more

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Nov 21, 2011 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the book that got me hooked on the Alex Rider series. Anthony Horrowitz was so clever in making up this story. How he made it sound realistic but I also think it was a bit science fiction-ish but I liked that about it. When a crazy scientist makes clones of himself and replaces sons of multimillionaires with them it sounds impossible right? But not for Anthony Horrowitz.

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Aug 29, 2011 Rose rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Mix James Bond Junior with a crazy brain-washed boardingschool in France. Add hilarious equipment and some crazy badass skills on snowboard, and then you'll have Point Blanc.

The first 150 pages was one big summary of the former book, Stormbreaker, which made me leaning to three stars. But in the end, Point Blanc was far better than Stormbreaker, because, unlike Stormbreaker, Point Blanc had a big kickass-escape-scene filled with action. I was all fired up, but this book made me hold my breath fo...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Max Garrett rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Main Issue: Tries to find out how his uncle dies and tries to stop the bad people who killed his uncle.

Setting: Mrs. Friends house, Point Blank

Characters: Mr. Grin, Mrs. Friend, Ian, Alex, Jack, and Alan.

Summary: Alex is a fourteen year old boy who is forced to become a secret agent for MI6 and his uncle Ian Rider used to be a spy, Until he died. His death they found was of natural causes but Alex knew something was up. The book starts with the murder of Michael J. Roscoe, an innocent multi-mill...more Main Issue: Tries to find out how his uncle dies and tries to stop the bad people who killed his uncle.

Setting: Mrs. Friends house, Point Blank

Characters: Mr. Grin, Mrs. Friend, Ian, Alex, Jack, and Alan.

Summary: Alex is a fourteen year old boy who is forced to become a secret agent for MI6 and his uncle Ian Rider used to be a spy, Until he died. His death they found was of natural causes but Alex knew something was up. The book starts with the murder of Michael J. Roscoe, an innocent multi-millionaire, in New York. Alex Rider, a fourteen-year-old teenager is forced to become a secret agent for MI6, and Alan Blunt came and told Alex he needed to to work on the case of Michael J. Roscoe. while alex was working on it he realizes the death of Michael is related to the death of Viktor Ivanov, another man killed a few days before Michael. For the case alex is sent to live with some rich family for a week to pretend to be a part of the Friend family. The friend famillies daughter Fiona there fifteen-year-old kid hates Alex and she tries not to welcome him into the family. He's only staying with them because they were rich and you have to be rich to get into Point Blank. Point Blank is a facillity ran by Mr. Grin to correct childrens behavior. Alex is not the only kid there, their are many kids in the facility getting corrected. Alex ends up making a friend named Jack Starbright they become really great friends until Jack goes missing for a day or two and comes back but he's changed.. Alex knows something is up so he sneaks out of his room to find that there is a secret room within the facility that is there so that they can brainwash children and make them different. Alex finally finds out what's going on and he contacts MI6 to get him out of there as soon as possible. Mr. Grin and the guards get very suspicious of Alex because they find out he's been sneaking out of him room. They finally catch on that Alex is a spy for MI6 and try to kill him. Alex is in the French Alps and it's way snowy so he finds some skii's and tries skiing down the hill and some of that guards chase after him with snowmobiles and start shooting at him but they miss. Alex comes to the end of the hill hoping that there's someone down there that will help him. He see's people on the other side of the railroad track but there's one problem.. a train is coming. Alex as no choice but to jump the train with his ski's he ends up not jumping the train and skims the train and he gets knocked unconcious people ran over to him and called 911 to get an ambulance there. The guards ended up snowmobiling back to the top to tell Mr. Grin what had happened. Alex gets ran to the Emergency room. Mr. grin and all that were up there start evacuating as soon as possible. MI6 gets to the hospital and tries to talk to Alex to ask what has happened. Alex tells Alan what has happened and Alan and a few agents fly a helicopter up to Point Blank. While they're searching inside of Point Blank they hear there chopper start going again and they realise everyone that came up with MI6 was in the building with them. They all run outside and see Mr. Grin getting away in the chopper but Alex grabs a launcher and shoots down the Chopper. Mr. Grin ends up not dead so MI6 takes him into custody. The End.

What i liked about this book: I thought it was cool how Alex is my age and we are kinda alike in some way.

2 Quotes: No offense, but I would rather kiss the horse. Thought that was funny.

The worst time to feel alone is when you're in a crowd. I thought this one was soo true.

Theme: If someone in your family was a spy it means you have spy in your blood. Being a spy runs in the family(less)

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Jan 13, 2013 John Yunger rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is about a teenager named Alex Rider who works for MI6 as a teenage spy (this the 2nd of 6 books in a series). To give some background information Alex Rider was a normal kid but that was only because he did not know his father was a MI6 opprative (who was killed). He then does some investigating and eventually finds that his dad was a spy so MI6 puts him to work for them. In this particular book Alex is trying to get information on mysterious deaths which in turn lead Alex to going in...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Ethan Ostapczuk rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Anthony Horrowitz has done it again, he created another thrilling, suspenseful, action-packed book that was excellent. This time in the story Alex Rider is assigned a mission called "point blank." Two of the worlds most powerful men have died within days of each other and there may be a connection between the two men. Both had sent their sons to the Point Blank Academy. Alex Rider was sent there to see what was going on and uncover the suspicious activities of the academy. While there he discove...more

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Dec 10, 2012 Neel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Alex Rider lovers

Recommended to Neel by: Arjun

Point Blanc
By:Anthony Horowitz
Action/Adventure
Fiction
304 pages

At the beginning of the book, Alex Rider is following 2 drug dealers towards the dock. They made their drugs on their own boat and then Alex uses a crane from a construction site and picks their boat up and drops it right next to the police station. They both get arrested by the police. M16 is mad at Alex but soon forgive him. His next mission is to find out what happened to Michael J. Roscoe and Sir David Friend’s sons. They both wer...more Point Blanc
By:Anthony Horowitz
Action/Adventure
Fiction
304 pages

At the beginning of the book, Alex Rider is following 2 drug dealers towards the dock. They made their drugs on their own boat and then Alex uses a crane from a construction site and picks their boat up and drops it right next to the police station. They both get arrested by the police. M16 is mad at Alex but soon forgive him. His next mission is to find out what happened to Michael J. Roscoe and Sir David Friend’s sons. They both were sent to a very expensive school called Point Blanc which is on top of a mountain. Alex is sent to David Friend’s house as his fake son. Mrs. Stellenbosch, Dr. Grief’s assistant comes to pick Alex “Friend” up. Once they reach Point Blanc, Alex gets right to work. While snooping around he finds David Friend’s real son and tells him everything like his real name and about M16. Then he is captured by Dr.Grief and Alex finds out that every room and hallway is bugged. He also finds out the he is making clones of every boy who is attending Point Blanc. Alex escapes the room that he is locked in by using his exploding ear-stud. He signals M16 but they do not respond. Alex escapes from Point Blanc by snowboarding down a mountain using an ironing board but get hit by a train. He wakes up in the hospital to find that M16 is there. M16 sends Alex back with a team of SAS soldiers. Wolf, Alex’s friend who trained with him saves Alex’s life by shooting Mrs. Stellenbosch just before she shot Alex. Dr.Grief tried to escape in his helicopter but Alex drove a snowmobile onto a ramp and jumped off at the last second and his helicopter blew up. The police arrest the 15 clones and Alex goes back to his house to live with Jack Starbright.

I really enjoyed this book! It was very interesting and at some points, I just could not stop reading because it was so good. There were many reasons that I liked this book. First, because I have read Stormbreaker which is the first book in the series and I really liked it so I decided to read the whole series.Second, Alex always had a trick up his sleeve or used his resources. For example, Alex used an ironing board like a snowboard to go down the snowy mountain. He used his explosive ear-stud to blow a hole in the lock so he could escape and get help from M16. Third, it had awesome gadgets. There was an explosive ear-stud as you know, an electric saw disguised into a Sony Discman, a bulletproof ski suit, infrared ski goggles, and a single-shot tranquilizer gun disguised as a Harry potter book. He put on the bulletproof ski suit while he was coming down the mountain because he knew he would be needing it. I think it is amazing how Alex, who is only 14 years old, is put into so much pressure but is very lucky because he gets all these cool and helpful gadgets. Fourth, it had action more than half of the book. I liked the ending of the book the best because there was the most action. It was totally awesome when Wolf jumped into the room and shot Mrs. Stellenbosch with a machine gun while he was in the air. She got shot and then fell through a broken window so she could never have survived. The action to me was pretty awesome. My friends who have read the Alex Rider series told me that either Skeleton Key or Point Blanc are the best books of the whole series. I hope Anthony Horowitz keeps writing these amazing books on spies because I think they are totally lagit. I would recommend this book to anyone who has read Stormbreaker, likes James Bond or likes action packed books.(less)

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Dec 01, 2012 Michalah O'connell rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A teenager named Alex Rider gets locked in a correctional facility in the mountains because he drove a crane without permission and tore up his school. He finds out that instead of shaping the kids into better people they are making clones and sending the perfect versions of the children to their parents. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a great action filled story.
I loved the fact that this book was action filled all the way through to the end. Alex Rider had gone thro...more

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Nov 10, 2012 Lauren rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I generally liked this book. I thought the back story was one of the best in the Alex Rider series. I had one main issue that caused me to give this book such a low score.

At the very end of the book, Alex needs to escape down the mountain. All the skis are locked up, so instead he ties a ironing board to his feet and snowboards down the double black diamond slope while being chased by jet skis.

Wow. Just wow. I have snowboarded and I can tell you this is complete BS. Firstly, snowboarding wasn't...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Elijah Kasper rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Alex Rider gets recruited once again to go undercover in a Swiss boarding school to investigate some strange happenings with the rich students that go there. Alex is on his own and he has no way of escape if things go wrong. The boarding school is on top of the Alps and is completely cut off from the rest of the world. This book is a fast-paced page turner, it is a classic spy story. Alex has tons of spy gadjets, and he is an expert in fighting and weapons. The plot is kind of weak and basic, it...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Francesco Musio rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When I read the book Point Blank, and many of the other books of the Alex Rider series, it got me hooked instantly. I was having trouble picking out books that kept me interested in them enough to finish them. Alex Rider is about a teen age spy who grew up with his uncle. His dad and uncle were spies too. His father was killed at a young age, and he lived with his uncle for most of his child hood. Alex always struggled with the realization that he would never be a normal kid. Something he alway...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Bookstorequeer rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: series-sequel, spy-thriller, young-adult

If there's one thing Horowitz knows how to do, it's suck me into the plot even as I might be rolling my eyes as some of the teenager-ish things that happen. He has a great sense of action and description and I like how all the engines of cars or snowmobiles are mentioned every time, even if I don't really care, myself.

This is a great, thrown-in-the-middle story and I found myself almost surprised by how quickly I flew through it.

I will say this, though: (view spoiler)...more

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Jun 24, 2012 Karen Kaiser rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, five-stars, i-can-die-happy, reread, action-adventure, alex-rider, summer-2012

This book is just as fantastic as it was the first dozen times I read it.

I still love Alex. He's unusually stoic, considering he's a fourteen-year-old boy, but he isn't two-dimensional. Not at all. He's increasingly well fleshed-out, which is hard to do when he doesn't seem to have the emotional range and behavior you would expect of a teenage boy.

The action and gadgetry were just as amazing as the first book. Horowitz writes excellent action scenes; not too much information, but enough to paint...more This book is just as fantastic as it was the first dozen times I read it.

I still love Alex. He's unusually stoic, considering he's a fourteen-year-old boy, but he isn't two-dimensional. Not at all. He's increasingly well fleshed-out, which is hard to do when he doesn't seem to have the emotional range and behavior you would expect of a teenage boy.

The action and gadgetry were just as amazing as the first book. Horowitz writes excellent action scenes; not too much information, but enough to paint a clear picture of what's going on. And the gadgets are just so much fun. Maybe not entirely realistic, but then again, what do I know? The technology could exist. Either way, I love the little tools Alex gets to use. My only complaint would be that Horowitz uses brand names and engine descriptions and the like a little too much. Maybe that's just me, though.

The plot was excellent, if not a little far-fetched. But only a little. I'm willing to go along with the whole 'clone' thing, if only because it was just so interesting. It made for a great conflict.

As I said, Horowitz does really well with the writing. He avoids all flowery language, which is appropriate for an action book. And yet, he manages to put some pretty piercing lines in there, metaphors or similes or what-have-you. I can't explain it. Basically, he sprinkles his to-the-point writing style with a few ominous one-liners. It's great. It also adds to Alex's character, because Alex's humor isn't exactly humor, it's just sarcastic little one-liners that are hilarious, 95% of the time.

One thing I noticed when re-reading this, though, is that the structure of the plot is pretty similar. I suppose it would be, too. Evil is afoot. Send in Alex. Alex does some investigating. Gets shot at or something. Saves the day. Gets little reward. And then he leaves the M16 HQ and almost dies, AGAIN, because of some unforeseen problem. But he doesn't die. He's Alex Rider, bitch.

I'm okay with it, though. It doesn't matter if the foundation is the same, the actual plot-line was completely different from the first book. It's like having cake again, but a different kind of cake with a different kind of frosting. If that makes any sense. It might not.

Another thing...the way that the Baddie explains his Baddie Plan is getting a little...obvious. I can't remember how it happens in the next books, but in the first two, Alex is strapped to a chair while the Baddie explains his ENTIRE HISTORY/PLAN just for some egotistical high. It's kind of....blah. I completely understand why it's like that, though. How else is Horowitz going to concisely explain the entire plan? It would take a lot more to explain it just based on evidence and snooping, and even then, we don't get the Baddie's insane point-of-view. Still...I really hope Alex isn't strapped to a chair and forced to sit through an explanation in the next book. I can't remember.

Love this book. Love this series. Love.

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Jun 17, 2012 Sydney23 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: june-2012

What if you were whisked away from your ordinary life to become a secret agent? That’s exactly what happened to Alex in the first book of this series. Alex is an orphan. He lived with his uncle, Ian Rider, for most of his life. Ian was a member of Britain’s secret service, M16. He died on a mission, and M16 forced Alex to take over. Now M16 is suspicious of a finishing school for rich boys called Point Blanc. The school is run by Dr. Hugo Greif, South Africa’s former minister of science. The fa...more

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Apr 23, 2012 Luke rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Point Blanc, by Anthony Horowitz, is an action book that has a underwhelming plot to say the least. The story, which I found to be somewhat corny, is based around a evil scientist that clones multibillionaire's children and sends them back the clone in order to take over the world. With the use of his high tech spy gadgetry, the fourteen year old Alex Rider is the best suited operative for the mission. Many other books in the spy genre have employed a similar plot, and this book does not stand o...more Point Blanc, by Anthony Horowitz, is an action book that has a underwhelming plot to say the least. The story, which I found to be somewhat corny, is based around a evil scientist that clones multibillionaire's children and sends them back the clone in order to take over the world. With the use of his high tech spy gadgetry, the fourteen year old Alex Rider is the best suited operative for the mission. Many other books in the spy genre have employed a similar plot, and this book does not stand out to well, and I found myself being able to guess exactly what was going to happen next. In fact, this book is so predictable that anyone new to the spy genre would be able to point out the next scene, making most of the action sequences very disappointing. The character building was weak except when it came to Alex. Writing in mostly third person perspective, the author does little to make the villains seems scary or threatening, perhaps the books length has something to do with it, but I would disagree. It seems as if this book was building up to another quest or story somewhere down the line into another book in the series, and the author deliberately made the antagonists have a weak tempo because they were going to be killed in the end of the book and they weren't anything special to the big picture. Although the book is mostly a fluke, it does occasionally deliver rare, genuine quality action sequences that make the reader want to continue to another chapter, or read faster than humanly possible. With Alex Rider being a teenager trying to blend in as student, he is given cleverly disguised gadgets, such as a bulletproof ski suit, infrared night vision ski goggles, a Sony Discman with a distress signal, and a Beethoven CD that has diamond edges for cutting metal. These gadgets are nicely included in the various action scenes and it is a great addition to look foreword to. Another thing to look foreword to is the authors amazing use in cliffhangers. The whole series has some of the best cliff hangers I have ever read, and I was constantly another chapter to see the resolution even though I needed to get some sleep. Overall, this book has its moment, but fails to shine above the rest. It is still a great book and deserves to be read along with the rest of the Alex Rider series.(less)

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Mar 19, 2012 Jacob O. rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Alex Rider a spy at the age of fourteen, is not on his first mission but his second. This boy saved the world in his first mission called Stormbreaker. This boy’s uncle was Ian Rider and was killed when he got too close to the truth. Alex did not know it but all his life he was being trained by his own uncle to be a spy. Anthony Horowitz’s book Point Blank was intense and intriguing.
Anthony keeps the action right on going so when you get started you can’t stop. Dr.Grief is a madman that makes...more

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Feb 08, 2012 Brandon Hua rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Point blank is a very well written book. It starts off with Alex Rider, a 14 year old school boy who happens to by a spy. He finished his his first mission from british intelligence, or M16, concerning new release of stormbreaker computers. He is now going to be sent behind enemy lines again as he will try to find clues about a school high in the mountains for rich families and bad kids. Two parents of kids who sent their children to the school recently died. The man, Mr. Roscoe had a nervous fe...more

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Dec 15, 2011 Raymond Hu rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I think this book was really good because it was again with a spy kid which is interesting to read about because sometimes i dream of having a life he has. In this book the author puts a very mysterious plot that gets revealed to me as i kept reader. Its fascinating at how like this whole story that goes from England to France and keeps me thinking and wanting to know what happens next. The story of having cloned kids and some evil genius trying to rule the whole world and then a hero alex rider...more

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Dec 01, 2011 Michael rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Friends/anyone

Recommended to Michael by: No one

The book "Point Blank" is a thrilling exciting novel. From the moment you open he book from the time you close it there is action all around. Beware, homework wont be done or turned in until the time you close this book. I ended up reading it in two days, and I wasn't in any rush, but I couldn't get myself to put the book down. Overall I was more than happy about the book and enjoyed every page I turned. I would recommend this book to anyone but mainly guys.
The book starts out describing one...more

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Nov 02, 2011 Anthony Guo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 10th-grade-quarter-1

Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz is the second book of the Alex Rider series. Alex Rider, the protagonist of the series, is back in action. He is sent to a school in the middle of nowhere (on top of a mountain) to investigate the things going on in that school. It isn't a normal school though, it is a school for troublesome rich teenagers whose parents own either the newspaper, diamond mines, electronics or food and parents who are politicians or emperors.
I like this book, because it is full of...more

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Oct 26, 2011 04juliusr rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz is a great book for anyone in a mood for an action book.

Alex, a British spy, went through a whole ordeal with the police and drug dealers. Having heard about the incident, MI6 asks Alex to investigate the deaths of two billionaires. They send him off to a school in the Alps: Point Blank. He is to make friends with the sons of the two billionaires.

Upon going to Point Blank, Alex meets the boys and he feels as if everyone there is mimicking each other. Doing the sam...more

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Oct 23, 2011 Janette added it · review of another edition

My son read and loved all the Alex Rider books, so I have to like the books on that merit alone. Anything that get kids reading is good. (Well, probably not anything . . .but you know what I mean.)

I thought Horowitz did an exceptional job of many things--lots of action, cliff hanging chapter endings, creepy villains, and good use of gadgets. Alex comes up with some really creative solutions for escaping his enemies. So kudos for all of that.

I did have a problem with the whole premise of the stor...more

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Oct 19, 2011 Coleman Monahan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The book I will be reviewing will be Point Blank and is by Anthony Horowitz. Just like the first book in the Alex Rider series, it is a great adventure and keeps you holding your breathe. This book takes place in the French Alps at an extremely successful private school that straightens out bossy teenagers that have crossed the line too far in order to be put in the school. Alex Rider is sent there to investigate a theory made by MI-6 that the school has something to do with the murders of the p...more The book I will be reviewing will be Point Blank and is by Anthony Horowitz. Just like the first book in the Alex Rider series, it is a great adventure and keeps you holding your breathe. This book takes place in the French Alps at an extremely successful private school that straightens out bossy teenagers that have crossed the line too far in order to be put in the school. Alex Rider is sent there to investigate a theory made by MI-6 that the school has something to do with the murders of the parents of some of the students that go to the school. Alex figures out that the school is harnessing an evil, corrupt madman that has cloned himself 16 times. The doctor who did all of this is named Dr. Grief and has injected people with a part of his DNA. His plan is to take over the world by sending the student replacements back to their rich families so that they can step up to be leaders of the world. It is kind of confusing to understand, but if you read the book, it becomes perfectly clear. The book ends with a cliffhanger that I will not tell because it will ruin the book, but all I will say is that you just have to read the next book to find out what happens.

Now, onto the review. My favorite part of the book is when Alex is escaping from the private school by snowboarding down the Alps on a modified ironing board. It is definitely the most exilerating part of the book because it has the most action in it. Again, like before, my favorite character would have to be Alex because he is the main character of the book, and he is what every boy would dream of becoming, a spy. As always, I like the way the character uses so much good detail to provide a background, plot, and setting for the story. I would definitely recommend this book to all of my friends because it has a lot of action in it and is just like watching a movie. It makes you want to not stop reading until your done. Okay, well thank you for taking the time to read this review, and I hope that you like this book as much as I did. (less)

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Sep 28, 2011 Deaven Jefferson rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

i read point blank over the weekend it is the second Alex rider book Alex rider is a 14 year old British teenager that work for British spy agency MI-6 lead by a cold president named Allen Blunt this man send Alex to the alps to go to a suspicious privet school Alex meet a makes a friend and then installs a security camera in the top secret second floor and figures out that the school is creating a cloned environment of all the student. the schools lackeys discover Alex but don’t make a fuss the...more

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Sep 14, 2011 Clay Cordell rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A very wealthy man, a billionaire, is murdered. It was supposed to look like an accident, but really there was all to much evidence that the secret service of MI6 needed to investigate. Alex rider is a 14 year old spy and had already done work for one year. He didn't intend on going on another spy mission until he got into some trouble with the cops. The secret service organization took him from the police station and briefed him. During this briefing he was given a new name and a new family he...more

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Jun 16, 2011 Karin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: teen-spies, suspense-thriller, action, mystery, young-adult-fiction, series, books-for-boys, british-secret-service, borrowed-from-the-library

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Alex Rider, a fourteen year old school boy, became a spy for the British secret intelligence service after his uncle (another spy) was murdered. He thought it was just a one time opportunity, but after he drops a barge onto the police station (drawing some unwanted attention to himself and the M16), the M16 says they have another job for him.

This time, Alex must infiltrate Pointe Blanc - a private and exclusive school for wealthy but problematic young men. The fathers of two of these young men r...more

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May 30, 2011 Nick Kuechle added it · review of another edition

Alex Rider is off again on a mission from MI6. This time is going to investigate a school for rich kids who have been kicked out of their old schools. He has to go under fake identity in fear that he will be discovered who he actually is. When he arrived all of the kids seemed weird in a way except for one kid who he became friends with. All of the kids were the same, but yet different and he couldn't figure out why. After a while he finds what he needs, but he looks death straight in the eyes...more

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May 25, 2011 Christian rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Genre of this book is Suspense.

The Reason why I chose the genre of this book to be suspense is because multiple times throughout the book Alex comes very close to death. I got so excited to reading the book i was obsessed. I would read it every chance i got. Here is a summary to help you come familiar with the book.
Alex Rider is sent on another mission. This time he is sent to an expensive private school to investigate the deaths of two multi-billionaires Michael J. Roscoe and General Vikto...more

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May 25, 2011 Jacob rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Point Blank, the next book in the Alex Rider, is just as good as his first one, Storm Breaker. Alex Rider has been asked again to go on a mission, this time to a school in the mountains were juvenile kids suddenly become nice and respectful. Many people of the secret organization don’t believe that kids will suddenly become nice and the perfect child just after going to a boarding school. It just doesn’t make sense. So Alex gets sent to this School and is told to get the answer of what is going...more

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May 06, 2011 Asmita rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

in the movie love story jenny cavilleri said, "i never thought that there could be a world better than this one, i mean what's better than mozart? or bach?" to that list i am adding "what could be better than alex rider?" he is simply terrific, absolutely amazing, he is... well i have no words to describe him. i don't know who i love more, anthony horowitz or alex rider. point blanc is like nothing i have ever read, the action, the way the author has described the action scenes, dr grief's chara...more

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Anthony Horowitz is perhaps the busiest writer in England. He has been writing since the age of eight, and professionally since the age of twenty. In addition to the highly successful Alex Rider books, he is also the writer and creator of award winning detective series Foyle’s War, and more recently event drama Collision, among his other television works he has written episodes for Poirot, Murder...more

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