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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and original
I read this out loud to my 9-year-old and enjoyed it as much as he did. Funny, unexpected and exciting. It's really nice to find a kids' book that doesn't feel like something you have read before, and evil magical cereal company did the trick.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and amusing read!
This book is great for ages 14-120! It's humorous, fast paced, and fuels the imagination. Multiple illustrations add to the humor and excitement, keeping you not only engaged but laughing out loud. I look forward to more books by this author!
4.0 out of 5 stars A Parent's Review
I got this for my 8 year old and read it first to see if I think it would be appropriate for him and if he'd like it. My verdict is that a lot of the content would be "over his head", but that he'd appreciate the characters.There is no "bad language", there are two allusions to cuss words but none are spoken. There is some violence there are references to "untimely" deaths, there are some instances where people get guns pointed at them and/or shot at (no one ever gets shot though), and there are some other assorted scary parts but no one gets seriously hurt. There is a part about how one character's mom has an endless parade of "dad's" coming in and out of their lives and I found that part unnecessary and it displeased me greatly. If you want to have a single parent that is one thing, but don't have her be a revolving door!My own feelings on the book were that I personally enjoyed reading it, and at just over 400 pages I was able to do it in an evening and part of the next morning.The story gets moving very quickly out of the gate - important for young readers. It combines every day situations (school interactions for instance) with very whimsical characters and I think that will hold the interest of most young readers. There are a lot of funny lines thrown in for good measure that will appeal to a wide age range. For instance there is a dialogue between two main characters discussing the lax nature of their schools' attitude toward education because February they celebrated "Slacks History Month" which they theorize was due to a typo. This being said, my 8 year old did not get the joke until I explained it to him. So I think some of the humor might be lost on the younger readers.There are also heavy references to Freemasons (who in this story are made into bad guys), which kids may or may not know about. As an adult I know a bit about Masons as most of the men in my family were Masons, so it lends a bit more "richness" to the story... but I'm not sure how it will come across to kids who have no exposure to that, and also the fact that the author makes them out to be sinister when in reality they are quite benign. They also many other examples (to a lesser extent) of things in the real world being brought into this story that I'm not sure kids would necessarily have much exposure to - for instance there are references to the "New Jersey Devil", "King Arthur", "The Hobbit", and you wouldn't have to have any background on those to enjoy the book... but I just wonder if that will be confusing later in life to kids if this is their FIRST introduction to these things? Perhaps I am making too much of it. It is a fictional story book after all.But I felt like the story itself built up well, there was a good flow. I felt like the ending chapters were a little frenetic, a little rushed. I think the author could have done a little bit more character development with Merle earlier on in the book connecting him with Mr. Wilson perhaps, instead of using him mostly towards the end of the book and not giving us much in the way of connections between him and Mr Wilson. I also felt like Emily's character left a little to be desired it felt like she was not "finished" working through her issues and hadn't come to an equilibrium yet.Part of the character development though was because I felt the ending was not completely wrapped up... probably because this is book 1 and there are more to come I would imagine. The episode at hand was cleared up but there were - let's just say some much larger over encompassing issues that were left hanging unresolved. The battle was won but we don't know for sure who has won the war. I guess I can't say more without doing a spoiler.
3.0 out of 5 stars Started off with a bang...ended with a long slow spiral into confusion
What a great concept! An evil cereal company with a secret plot to be carried out through unsuspecting consumers (Children)? Magic, intrigue, secrets and strange characters? How could you lose? Well, unfortunately, I can tell you how - keep adding more and more history, details, characters and plot twists until you have no idea what is going on. Or add several historical monologues given by characters that are meant to divulge some key plot point, but only leave the reader(s) slack-jawed, wondering what the point of all that was. I don't want to spoil the plot if you plan on reading this, so I won't be too specific, but if Arthurian figures mixed with leprechauns, time travel, giants that live in tree houses and magical creatures (and their hunters) sounds like a coherent read to you - go for it! To me and my kids (ages 7, 9 and 11) that tried desperately to get through and like this book, it just didn't work. For about 100 pages we laughed at the crazy fantasy that was unfolding and liked the mystery of the clues that were left as a game for two of the characters. For the next 100 pages, we sort of followed the story and got enjoyment out of some of the one liners delivered by the characters. For the last 200+ pages we got confused, bored, frustrated and finally just begged for it to be over. I guarantee you, after 390 pages, no kid reading this book is going to care what the characters are sitting in/on while trying to wrap up this story. Yet, there it was in detail. I'm sorry if this seems snippy or trivial, but giving my impressions and those of my kids right after finally finishing the book seemed like the best way to convey the feeling the book left us with - which I guess in short is: "Totally not worth it".
5.0 out of 5 stars I love the author and this book is so great I ...
I love the author and this book is so great I can't wait to read the next ones in the trilogy. I have read other books by the same author and just love his style..
5.0 out of 5 stars good start
This is a good start to what looks like a very good series. This was another birthday gift for a grandson who is not much of a reader but he is making progress on this one.
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
never purchased
5.0 out of 5 stars More Cereal, please!
A great book. Well written, funny, lots of inside jokes that those of a certain age will get. Definitely a storyline that hasn't been beaten to death already - wildly inventive.
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and original
I read this out loud to my 9-year-old and enjoyed it as much as he did. Funny, unexpected and exciting. It's really nice to find a kids' book that doesn't feel like something you have read before, and evil magical cereal company did the trick.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and amusing read!
This book is great for ages 14-120! It's humorous, fast paced, and fuels the imagination. Multiple illustrations add to the humor and excitement, keeping you not only engaged but laughing out loud. I look forward to more books by this author!
4.0 out of 5 stars A Parent's Review
I got this for my 8 year old and read it first to see if I think it would be appropriate for him and if he'd like it. My verdict is that a lot of the content would be "over his head", but that he'd appreciate the characters.There is no "bad language", there are two allusions to cuss words but none are spoken. There is some violence there are references to "untimely" deaths, there are some instances where people get guns pointed at them and/or shot at (no one ever gets shot though), and there are some other assorted scary parts but no one gets seriously hurt. There is a part about how one character's mom has an endless parade of "dad's" coming in and out of their lives and I found that part unnecessary and it displeased me greatly. If you want to have a single parent that is one thing, but don't have her be a revolving door!My own feelings on the book were that I personally enjoyed reading it, and at just over 400 pages I was able to do it in an evening and part of the next morning.The story gets moving very quickly out of the gate - important for young readers. It combines every day situations (school interactions for instance) with very whimsical characters and I think that will hold the interest of most young readers. There are a lot of funny lines thrown in for good measure that will appeal to a wide age range. For instance there is a dialogue between two main characters discussing the lax nature of their schools' attitude toward education because February they celebrated "Slacks History Month" which they theorize was due to a typo. This being said, my 8 year old did not get the joke until I explained it to him. So I think some of the humor might be lost on the younger readers.There are also heavy references to Freemasons (who in this story are made into bad guys), which kids may or may not know about. As an adult I know a bit about Masons as most of the men in my family were Masons, so it lends a bit more "richness" to the story... but I'm not sure how it will come across to kids who have no exposure to that, and also the fact that the author makes them out to be sinister when in reality they are quite benign. They also many other examples (to a lesser extent) of things in the real world being brought into this story that I'm not sure kids would necessarily have much exposure to - for instance there are references to the "New Jersey Devil", "King Arthur", "The Hobbit", and you wouldn't have to have any background on those to enjoy the book... but I just wonder if that will be confusing later in life to kids if this is their FIRST introduction to these things? Perhaps I am making too much of it. It is a fictional story book after all.But I felt like the story itself built up well, there was a good flow. I felt like the ending chapters were a little frenetic, a little rushed. I think the author could have done a little bit more character development with Merle earlier on in the book connecting him with Mr. Wilson perhaps, instead of using him mostly towards the end of the book and not giving us much in the way of connections between him and Mr Wilson. I also felt like Emily's character left a little to be desired it felt like she was not "finished" working through her issues and hadn't come to an equilibrium yet.Part of the character development though was because I felt the ending was not completely wrapped up... probably because this is book 1 and there are more to come I would imagine. The episode at hand was cleared up but there were - let's just say some much larger over encompassing issues that were left hanging unresolved. The battle was won but we don't know for sure who has won the war. I guess I can't say more without doing a spoiler.
3.0 out of 5 stars Started off with a bang...ended with a long slow spiral into confusion
What a great concept! An evil cereal company with a secret plot to be carried out through unsuspecting consumers (Children)? Magic, intrigue, secrets and strange characters? How could you lose? Well, unfortunately, I can tell you how - keep adding more and more history, details, characters and plot twists until you have no idea what is going on. Or add several historical monologues given by characters that are meant to divulge some key plot point, but only leave the reader(s) slack-jawed, wondering what the point of all that was. I don't want to spoil the plot if you plan on reading this, so I won't be too specific, but if Arthurian figures mixed with leprechauns, time travel, giants that live in tree houses and magical creatures (and their hunters) sounds like a coherent read to you - go for it! To me and my kids (ages 7, 9 and 11) that tried desperately to get through and like this book, it just didn't work. For about 100 pages we laughed at the crazy fantasy that was unfolding and liked the mystery of the clues that were left as a game for two of the characters. For the next 100 pages, we sort of followed the story and got enjoyment out of some of the one liners delivered by the characters. For the last 200+ pages we got confused, bored, frustrated and finally just begged for it to be over. I guarantee you, after 390 pages, no kid reading this book is going to care what the characters are sitting in/on while trying to wrap up this story. Yet, there it was in detail. I'm sorry if this seems snippy or trivial, but giving my impressions and those of my kids right after finally finishing the book seemed like the best way to convey the feeling the book left us with - which I guess in short is: "Totally not worth it".
5.0 out of 5 stars I love the author and this book is so great I ...
I love the author and this book is so great I can't wait to read the next ones in the trilogy. I have read other books by the same author and just love his style..
5.0 out of 5 stars good start
This is a good start to what looks like a very good series. This was another birthday gift for a grandson who is not much of a reader but he is making progress on this one.
1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
never purchased
5.0 out of 5 stars More Cereal, please!
A great book. Well written, funny, lots of inside jokes that those of a certain age will get. Definitely a storyline that hasn't been beaten to death already - wildly inventive.
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