Hermux Tantamoq is an average mouse who works in his watch shop by day and spends his evenings at home with Terfle, his pet ladybug. Nothing extrao...
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Nov 24, 2008
Julie
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It’s difficult to write a positive review about a book that had me thinking about stopping through the entire first half. Most of my dislike focused on the too-cute outlandish names and the too-detailed narratives of the main character’s daily routine. However, about halfway through I got interested in the mystery, and after that it was a quick read. It certainly helped that there was a lot more action so there were fewer painfully slow descriptions of Hermux’s meals and clothing.
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Jan 18, 2011
Lavender911
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Hermux is just an ordinary watchmaking mouse who leads an ordinary life, that is, untill the fearless aviatrix Ms. Linka Perflinger visits his shop requesting an emergency rush repair of her wristwatch. When a sharp-tongued rat comes to his shop and to pick up Ms. Perflinger's watch, Hermux knowa something is wrong. As Hermux works to figure out what happened, he gets in way over his head with his detective work and will have fur-raising encounters.
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May 11, 2010
Sophia
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Time Stops For No Mouse is about Hermux Tantamoq, a watchmaker living in a world where the average citizen is a rodent, insect, or other animal. He leads a fairly plain life with his pet ladybug, Terfle, until he meets Linka P, an adventuress. Together, the trio get involved in a mystery culminating in a battle with cosmetics tycoon Tucka Mertslin and her workers. The resulting story is lighthearted and fun.
I thought that this book was fairly good. I am younger, and I think that the reason More...
I thought that this book was fairly good. I am younger, and I think that the reason More...
Jun 05, 2009
Erika
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The cover of this book caught my eye from the very first moment I laid my eyes on it. For me the cover is selling as much as the resume on the back. And I did bring this book and the two others in the serie with me home from the library.
It is now three years since I read the book, and I've grown older and wiser since then. Therefore I can only give this book two stars.
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It is now three years since I read the book, and I've grown older and wiser since then. Therefore I can only give this book two stars.
The plot was good. And exicting too, but when you consider my age at that point, which was 14, it did re More...
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Aug 02, 2010
Jane
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Hermux comes off as a bit proper initially, but the trait becomes endearing somewhere in pages 30-50, when the mystery picks up. It all starts when an alluring customer drops off a watch for repair at Hermux's shop. She's an aviator/adventuress and emphasizes that her watch must keep perfect time, it could be a matter of life and death. She never returns to pick up her watch. As he begins to wonder about her disappearance, he uncovers a quest to discover the fountain of youth, for mice of cour
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Nov 06, 2011
Rick
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It's been quite a while since I read this book so I can't really say much about it. I didn't really like it when I read it, though. The main reason why I didn't really like the book much was because I didn't get why the characters had to be mice. This won't seem like a big deal to most people but it seemed to me that the characters could have been humans and everything else could have stayed exactly the same. Kind of the same reason why I didn't like the graphic novel "Maus." And
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Aug 20, 2011
Alison
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I read this book as part of the book club I'm helping my 10-year-old with. I can honestly say that I did like this book. It was well written with a plot that could stand up in an adult book. With fun touches from some unusual animal characters, it took some of the 'ick' out of murder mysteries and put it on a kids level. The ending was a bit quick and left some dangling ends, but as there are several other books in the series, I'm sure everything will come out in the end. Highly recommend t
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Jun 15, 2009
Allie
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Maybe I was predisposed to be a fan of mystery-solving mice after having seen The Great Mouse Detective so many times in my childhood, 'cause this good-hearted, donut-connoisseur watchmaker mouse has been very close to me ever since the eighth grade when I had the wonderful, borderline life-changing fortune of finding this book.
Hermux is a highly endearing ordinary-mouse-turned-successful-detective-hero-mouse. I remember being so delighted with his very sophisticated taste in clothin More...
Hermux is a highly endearing ordinary-mouse-turned-successful-detective-hero-mouse. I remember being so delighted with his very sophisticated taste in clothin More...
Aug 05, 2011
Marie
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Hermux, souris de son état, est horloger et aime son travail plus que tout. Le jour où une charmante et dynamique aventurière débarque dans sa boutique pour faire réparer sa montre, sa vie bascule. Déçu de ne pas la voir chercher sa montre, il va découvrir qu'elle a été enlevée et qu'elle est impliquée bien malgré elle dans un complot cosmétique.
C'est mignon (j'adore son animal de compagnie : une coccinelle). La découpe des chapitres (ils sont très courts) casse la lecture (enfin, c'est adapté p More...
C'est mignon (j'adore son animal de compagnie : une coccinelle). La découpe des chapitres (ils sont très courts) casse la lecture (enfin, c'est adapté p More...
Apr 07, 2010
Rachel
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The reason I picked up this book was because the plot summary on the inside of the book jacket gave me SERIOUS deja-vue. I really liked the vivid imagery this book gives you. I must admit, I found the plot rather predictable...But suddenly, at the very end of the book, there's a plot twist that you DON'T expect. It was so predictable up until that point - the turn of events shocked me,but in a way, it made the book seem a lot more enjoyable, if you know what I mean.
Jun 16, 2010
Marya
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Picture books featuring anthropomorphic mice= ok. Chapter books featuring anthropomorphic mice= still kinda weird. I enjoyed Basil of Baker Street as a child and I still like the various movies that feature mice characters (up to and including Ratatouille). But as an adult reading these books, they feel off-kilter. Maybe the reading experience gives me more time to wonder about how the mice world works, only to be disappointed by the lack of answers?
Mar 10, 2010
Megan
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This would be a great read aloud! Hermux Tantamoq is a watchmaker (and a mouse) who becomes involved in solving the mystery of Linka Perflinger's (an aviator) disappearance. He befriends a reporter, meets up with some mean old lab rats, and battles a cosmetics tycoon.
I loved the way the characters/critters were described,like when Hermux combed his fur-do.
A very fun, engaging story!
I loved the way the characters/critters were described,like when Hermux combed his fur-do.
A very fun, engaging story!
Mar 20, 2011
This was a super-interesting book. This one was amazingly thrilling and creepy at the same time. I remember the first time reading it when I was younger, scared the beejeezes out of me =/
This time reading it, it was even better and entertaining. It moves at a nice pace, not too fast, not too slow. It was full of action and mystery. Of course, what's a book without some romance? I thought it was ultra-cute how Hermux falls in love with Linka from the first moment he meets her!
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This time reading it, it was even better and entertaining. It moves at a nice pace, not too fast, not too slow. It was full of action and mystery. Of course, what's a book without some romance? I thought it was ultra-cute how Hermux falls in love with Linka from the first moment he meets her!
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Jun 15, 2011
R
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Another book that the library recommended to me. And this one was absolutely fantastic! I loved the writing style, the world, the descriptions (which never felt tacked-on or boring or unnecessary), and the characters. The only thing that bothered me at all was the character names, which ... I mean, they don't even really make sense. Come on. However, that's a very, very small problem to have.
Apr 29, 2010
Kara
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Hermux Tantamoq is a mouse that works at day and spends evenings with his pet ladybug, Terfle. He repairs watches and does not really have anything exciting going on until Linka drops her watch off and he falls in love with her. Then when her watch is done, a shady rat tries to pick it up and Hermux realizes something bad is happening. He battles Mennus' crew and many other things.
May 20, 2011
Elin
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One of my favourite books when I was younger, it tells the story of a shy watch maker whose life is changed when the beautiful and exciting stunt pilot Linka Perflinger comes into his shop to have her watch mended, then never turns up to collect it, leaving him to chase her on a strange mystery involving kidnappings, murders and a search for eternal youth.
May 10, 2010
Rusty
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This is the story of Hermux Tantamoq, a mouse, whose life takes a dramatic turn when Ms. Linka Perflinger drops off a broken watch and steals his heart. She disappears. What happened to her? Hermux must rescue her. He must bedaring. He must be vigilant but he doesn't know how. Now he will find out just what kind of mouse he really is.
Nov 20, 2009
Brett
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All the books in this series are very cute. They are an extremely quick read, so if you get it from the library, get another book to start for after you've finished this. The series follows a mouse named Hermux Tantamoq, a watch repairman who falls for a she-mouse who is an adventuress. Very cute and lighthearted! Love the she-villain too!
Nov 08, 2011
Audrey
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When I was a kid I read a lot of books about mice. I mean, I was seriously interested in ideas about how mice could live in the world if there were no humans/if they could talk. I think I also really liked tiny things.
This was the best mouse book I read during that period of my life (and I thought a lot of them were great). I probably liked the mystery part of it the best. To tell you the truth I do not remember too much about the plot, but this book is such cherished nostalgia to me More...
This was the best mouse book I read during that period of my life (and I thought a lot of them were great). I probably liked the mystery part of it the best. To tell you the truth I do not remember too much about the plot, but this book is such cherished nostalgia to me More...
Feb 09, 2011
Michael
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It was a good adventure romance book.The main character is hermux tantamoq. I would recommend this book to my friends. my first reason is because it is a good book. the main character is a simple watchmaker but he is a very complicated man.He has a lot of friends and problems.His true love is kidnapped.
May 28, 2010
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My teen daughter loved this book so much that she read it three times (or more) and made me read it too. It's cute but I really don't understand what it is that appeals to her so much. The adventure? The characters? It's about a mouse watch maker who solves mysteries along with a dashing lady mouse.
Oct 14, 2009
Rachel
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I quite liked this book. The story is really good, and though at some points it had me a little lost and confused (character names, conversations etc), I always managed to find my way back. The characters are cute, especially the watch-maker. Conspiracy in the beauty industry! It packs quite a few laughs, so I'd recommend this to someone who needs mild amusement.
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Reading this months, maybe years later, I've changed my mind. Bit undeserving of the 4 stars I gave it, so More...
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Reading this months, maybe years later, I've changed my mind. Bit undeserving of the 4 stars I gave it, so More...
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Sep 17, 2008
Andrea
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I picked up this book because it was an adventure about a mouse. To myself I thought there is no way that this kind of book could go wrong. It took me months to finish (I was reading no other book and I read it often), I just could not get over how absolutely boring it is. One of the other reviews mentioned that it could get boring at times, but keep reading and you'll love it, I did keep reading and found myself prepared to nod off every page I turned. Maybe it doesn't end the way you would exp
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Mar 22, 2011
This was one of my many favorite books in the 3rd or 4th grade. I have all of the books in the series. Hoeye has a written clever plot that is full of twists that come along with the fact that the main character is a mouse.
Nov 26, 2010
Megan
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I find this book ok, it is not a favourite of mine. When I read it the first time I didn't understand it that much. It is a bit of a difficult read, as I found it confusing to remember where they were or who the characters were.
May 18, 2009
Alwaysturning
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I adore this entire series! A lovable mouse named Hermux lives a quiet life as a watchmaker in a town of rodents, BUT adventure is waiting just around the corner when a mysterious client fails to collect their mended watch....
Feb 11, 2009
Sarah
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My only regret is that I did not know from the beginning that this was a mystery--that certainly changed my reading of it. Few books have better character names than those of Hermux and his friends.
Dec 09, 2009
Patricia
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Hermux is a very charming mouse. He can fix very complicated very broken time pieces. He lives simply with his pet ladybug. And he is on the side of the angels every single time.
Jan 29, 2011
Vick
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A total delight. Sophisticated wit entertains grown-ups in this house immensely. I listened to the audio version and thoroughly enjoyed Campbell Scott's "serious" narration.
Mar 28, 2010
Bruce
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Pretty good read-aloud book. Hermux is a mild mannered watch maker who gets involved in an adventure involving a formula for eternal youth. Reasonably entertaining, but the made up character names can be a bit annoying - they don't generally roll off the tongue... Annika, my 12 year old gave it 3 stars also.
