false <![CDATA[Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (Alcatraz, #2)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255699395m/3485562.jpg 3485562 3 In this second Alcatraz adventure, Alcatraz finds himself on a mission to meet Grandpa Smedry when he gets swept up by a flying glass dragon filled with his unusual and mouthy Smedry cohorts. Their mission? A dangerous, library-filled one, of course! They are on their way to the ancient and mysterious Library of Alexandria (which some silly people think was long ago destroyed!) where they must find Grandpa Smedry, look for clues leading to Alcatraz's potentially undead dead father, and battle the creepy, dangerous soul-sucking curators who await them. 3526970 book 1 11 2008 Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (Alcatraz, Book 2) total:335|5:130|4:124|3:75|2:4|1:2| 335 1381 550 100 5 1 false false Wed Feb 18 05:53:06 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 06:35:33 -0800 2009 Press.

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So I know I reviewed the first Alcatraz book a few weeks ago, but what can I say, I enjoyed it. So here’s the second book. This time around, Alcatraz must search for ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 18:48:21 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 20:25:13 -0700 2008 Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians he is picked up in a flying glass dragon and ends up dealing with specters in the vast underground warren of the Library of Alexandria. Sanderson's tongue in cheek humor is delightful to read aloud as my roommates...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 02:03:11 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 17:14:22 -0700 2008 Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians. The sarcasm is off the charts, there is great adventure, and even some thoughtful ruminations thrown in. I would recommend this book to anyone who ...more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 25 03:31:14 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 03:47:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 12:20:41 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 12:25:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 16:24:11 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 16:24:34 -0800 2009
I hadn't really thought about the world building and such that Brandon had created with this world when I read the first book, but it was easy to see and enjoy in this one.

Setting: We get to see a little more of the...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 07 12:34:12 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 18:29:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 17:26:22 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 19:09:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 12 19:31:16 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 19:31:31 -0700 2009
This book is very clever. Annoyingly so at times (the three chapters in a row where he talks about erasing the beginning of the last chapter and inserting the following bit wasn't too funny by the end), but mostly the cleverness is funny. I do admit that I was in a silly mood wh...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 05:37:21 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 03:35:37 -0800 2009 Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians, I was amazed, because basically, with one or two small changes, the exact review would hold true for this book. Change the literary and other references that are really presented to make adults shoot our beverage of choice out through...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 12:22:26 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 19:59:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 14 22:11:58 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 22:16:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 19:03:12 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 19:06:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 13:35:24 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 08:22:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 08:39:01 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 08:49:46 -0800 2008 1
Fortunately, it's the only disappointing thing about the book...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:36:31 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 00:50:03 -0700 2009 Sanderson wrote this book for kids, so it is a pretty easy read. (About 2 hours for myself.) Definitely something y...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 13:42:15 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 13:08:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 08 14:04:49 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 02 10:39:38 -0800 2009 Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones (ostensibly) by Brandon Sanderson! There are new Smedrys with new talents - meet Kazan, the uncle with the ability to get lost, and Australia, the cousin with the gift of wak...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 19:47:12 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 14:26:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 20:20:31 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 08:16:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3485562