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The Partridge Family #10
Marked for Terror
The Partridge family was surprised to learn someone was moving into the gloomy old mansion next door to their home. They were even more startled to meet two of their new neighbors.
159 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1972
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May 16, 2017
For some reason I am drawn to these junky books. I didn't even watch the Partridge family growing up. The book says terror but it's really tame terror, if you could call it that at all. After all these books are based on a wholesome family tv series.
August 25, 2017
Blast from the past
July 13, 2023
The prose in this one is straightforward and lacks the over-dramatic flourishes of the Vance Stanton/Michael Avallone books. Vic Crume seems to like the word “Terror” – he also wrote The Partridge Family: Terror by Night -- but this is in no sense a horror story. It’s not even suspense, for the most part; it’s a mystery. Towards the end of the story there are some events that in real life would be terrifying enough, however the characters either take them in stride or run off stage to deal with those disturbing emotions. Meaning the reader is feeling excitement and wondering how the characters will win the day rather than worrying about bloodshed.
This book focuses somewhat on Danny but everyone except Reuben gets their turn and I thought it had a nice balance to it. I loved it as a kid, but as an adult I kept thinking how ridiculous it is for a family that has sold multiple hit records to be living a normal life in a small city somewhere. In the real world the poor kids would’ve been touring all summer with a crew supporting them, and would have moved to Hollywood as the Cowsills did, and dealt with getting mobbed while they toured and all that sort of misery.
As a kid I never thought of this stuff; reading this I kept thinking of things that happened to the actors behind the show and to other kid performers of that era (The Osmonds, the Jackson Five), and it seems really strange to see the Partridges living the same sort of life as Donna Parker or Trixie Belden or other non-famous but sometimes-mystery-solving characters of that era. Doesn’t bother me so much in the Stanton/Avallone books I think because his “gosh wow” prose makes the story feel so Adam West Batman TV show dated. Crume’s writing is more literate and timeless and natural to the point that in my mind it becomes a contrast to the unnatural life so many famous people are forced to lead.
This book focuses somewhat on Danny but everyone except Reuben gets their turn and I thought it had a nice balance to it. I loved it as a kid, but as an adult I kept thinking how ridiculous it is for a family that has sold multiple hit records to be living a normal life in a small city somewhere. In the real world the poor kids would’ve been touring all summer with a crew supporting them, and would have moved to Hollywood as the Cowsills did, and dealt with getting mobbed while they toured and all that sort of misery.
As a kid I never thought of this stuff; reading this I kept thinking of things that happened to the actors behind the show and to other kid performers of that era (The Osmonds, the Jackson Five), and it seems really strange to see the Partridges living the same sort of life as Donna Parker or Trixie Belden or other non-famous but sometimes-mystery-solving characters of that era. Doesn’t bother me so much in the Stanton/Avallone books I think because his “gosh wow” prose makes the story feel so Adam West Batman TV show dated. Crume’s writing is more literate and timeless and natural to the point that in my mind it becomes a contrast to the unnatural life so many famous people are forced to lead.
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