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Feb 09, 2012

Annette rated it:

A fun, fast read, even for adults. However, I cannot pretend that it is anywhere as good as The Mysterious Benedict Society, or even quite as good as book #2, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey. The situations are increasingly strained as far as believability, as well as being simply less weighty than the original book's. Certain elements - Mr. Benedict's narcolepsy at inopportune moments, Milligan's ridiculous tendency towards injury, etc - are becoming rather rote at t More...

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Feb 04, 2012

Shana rated it:

Well, I've flown through another one of these books, the last, I think. In some ways, I feel the author is honing his skills but in others, not so much. Trenton Lee Stewart did manage the readers emotions with dexterity, though, naturally, it must be easier given that anyone reading this third book is likely invested in the characters by this point or else they'd have stopped reading the series. Still, it's no mean feat to make your readers really care and, as an extension, really fear for th More...

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Dec 31, 2011

Lisa rated it:

A terrific end to a terrific trilogy! The Mysterious Benedict Society books are unique in the current children's book market -- a group of smart kids solve problems and basically save the world, and there's no witchcraft, magical powers, or supernatural beings anywhere in sight. The children in the MBS books use brain power to solve puzzles and outsmart their enemies, and the adults in their world trust them and support them enough to let them do what they need to do. I love the fact that the ch More...

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Aug 17, 2011

Bryan rated it:

Still trying to keep up with what my 10-year old is reading. This may be the best book in the Mysterious Benedict Society trilogy. It's more concise than the previous two and gets right into the action. As I got near the end last night I couldn't put it down. The society is on their game in this one, and they have to be because so are the bad guys. It still makes you think to solve some riddles, but there is more of just, "how are they going to get out of this one?"

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Apr 03, 2011

Ciara rated it:

i thought this, the final book in the trilogy, was a lot stronger than the second one. it is set about six months after the conclusion of the last book. the children are living with their families in mr. benedict's house because mr. benedict is concerned that mr. curtain will try to kidnap them again. mr. benedict also knows that mr. curtain wants to steal back the whisperer in order to control the world. he's set up all kinds of alarm systems & guards to protect the children & the whisperer. he More...

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Feb 26, 2011

Linda rated it:

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Nov 10, 2010

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Oct 30, 2010

Ensiform rated it:

In their third adventure, the Society (and powerful machine known as the Whisperer) are under heavy guard at Mr. Benedict's house. The government wants the machine, as does the nasty Mr. Curtain, who is not above kidnapping the children to get it. Fearing the worst and frightened by her new mental powers, Constance runs away; it is then that Curtain’s Ten Men strike, and the children are on their own, hoping to save the day.

As with the previous entries in this series, I enjoyed i More...

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Jun 27, 2010

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I was just reading a negative review of The Mysterious Benedict Society and felt a wave of consensus rushing over me. I have a 9-year old daughter who keeps falling asleep when I read her this book. While she was away for the weekend, I finished it and thought I understood the problem: it's written for the parents not the kids, at least the parents who want to feel clever for grasping a plot about 'grown-up' problems like bureaucracy, mind-control, and subliminal messages. Far supe More...

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Jun 02, 2010

Jacob rated it:

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A question that I considered while reading the book The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma, was what qualities make a person so evil or mean or annoying that others are never willing to forgive them or even talk to them ever again. I noticed that with children ages 4-16 might over exaggerate the things they say such as, I never want to see you/talk to you again, but that led me to wonder if that at that actual moment the child was serious and never wan More...

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Nov 17, 2009

Jelinas rated it:

The Prisoner's Dilemma is the third book in the Mysterious Benedict Society series.

For those not in the know, The Mysterious Benedict Society is a children's series by Trenton Lee Stewart. It follows the escapades of four specially gifted children as they work with their mentor, the wise and benevolent Nicholas Benedict, to thwart the plans of his evil twin brother, Ledroptha Curtain.

I think it’s easily the best new series to hit children’s lit since the Ramona books by More...

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Jul 30, 2010

Dhara rated it:

The last book in the series the Mysterious Benedict Society’s in filled with character development. In the pervious volume, three of the four characters find out their family yet Constance remains family-less. Her adoption papers are lost and her existence is shrouded in mystery. Her gifts are elaborated in this book. She can not only read people’s mind but also change them by imposing her thoughts on them. Mr. Curtain had invented an instrument called the Whisperer’. This instrument was capable More...

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Mar 17, 2010

Charlyn rated it:

The Mysterious Benedict Society--Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance--once again face that formidable foe, Ledroptha Curtain as he continues to plot to regain control of the Whisperer and use it for his own nefarious agenda. Curtain's influence on government puts Benedict and the children in even more risk. Benedict is apparently using the Whisperer to find a cure for his narcolepsy, an illness which his twin brother Curtain also suffers. Benedict is rushed to complete his research with it More...

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Aug 02, 2011

Katie rated it:

This was my favorite book of any Of the Myserious Benedict Society books!
Though I never really understood where there was a Bus on the cover,
I DID learn a lot of other things!
There were also so many new things and changes with the Charecteres.
Sticky getting Contacts and Mr. Benedict, a New suit.
We even found out Number Two's real name ( Her name was kind of joke to me. SPOILER ALERT COMING UP----> HER NAME IS............ Pencilla! Its funny because she always More...

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Nov 17, 2009

Kat rated it:

The third book in the Mysterious Benedict Society series, is pretty much perfect. We solve all sorts of mysteries like Constance's past and Number Two's real name while trying to stop Mr. Curtain at the same time.

I love how these books are so smartly written. He doesn't write down to children at all. There's so much conflict and a lot of it isn't even Big Bad conflict, it's bureaucracy and government red tape. They're, for lack of a better word, grown-up problems, the kind tha More...

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Oct 25, 2010

Elisha rated it:

I really loved the first book in this series, the second a bit less, and this third one by far the least.
It's got the same characters I loved before, but now they are no longer regular, clever kids - Sticky sits down to memorize the entire library catalog in case they need it, Reynie starts to have some mysterious sixth sense where he can sense something is wrong, and Constance, this one killed me-she's venturing into Obi-Wan Kenobi territory by reading minds and pulling Jedi mind tric More...

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Mar 03, 2011

Louize rated it:

Since their last adventure, after saving Mr. Benedict and Number Two, the foursome have been spending a lot of time together at Mr. Benedict’s in Stonetown. Now they dread the day that they will have to say good-bye to each other. Plus, something fishy is in the air. The children (Reynie, Sticky, Kate and Constance) have feelings that a plot is somehow taking place involving Mr. Curtain and the Whisperer. A plot that they have to stop with their gifts and cunning if they want to stay t More...

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Dec 14, 2010

Adero rated it:

Have you ever read The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma? This book will take you on an adventure you will never forget! Read this book and feel as if you too are in the unbelievable adventures that this tale will take you in!
In The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma, the heroes are, believe it or not, a group of kids. These kids take part in amazing adventures and are very talented, smart, but also have their own personalities. Kate is an outgoing, More...

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Jan 10, 2012

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May 29, 2011

Amy Beth rated it:

I liked this more than the second one (though still not as much as the first). There seemed more real danger and the plot about finding out about Constance's past and abilities was intriguing. It also might have been that I read it on the subway and there is nothing like being trapped in a situation with nothing to do to realize how great this book and the characters are. I liked that Mr. Benedict was part of the whole book. He represents complete good, and so it was interesting to see how the a More...

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Dec 17, 2011

Man rated it:

I really like this book just like the last one I read! This is the last one of the series and I still want to continue ro read about each characters! They are so amazing and awesome and they are the one of the most important reasons that I like the book! Each of them has a perstonality that is so easy to identify and it is the style that I like! But one thing that I do not like is that Mr. Curtain because I have no clue that how is he so wicked even he is Mr. Benefit's brother and his belief. More...

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Oct 19, 2009

Ashley rated it:

I've been thinking that instead of watching the Duggars on TLC during break time, I should probably start reading again. It's been a while. I'm not feeling quite as miserable as I was a few weeks ago. But what to read first? Then this wonderful beauty appeared on my library hold shelf (I didn't even know it was there) and so it was decided.

I LOVE these books. I think everyone should read these books. And love them. They are fun. I wish I would have reread the other two before More...

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Nov 22, 2011

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SPOILER
One central idea i've thought of about this book is that the choices one of the characters makes affects the course of the story.

Kate steals letter from Crawlings, (One of the Ten Men) that had instructions to a set up to steal the children. She goes over to the building that the letter said to, hoping to get some secret info on their plans. But when Reynie realizes that the letter was too obvious, and handled too carelessly to be actual secret information, he goes afte More...

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Jun 16, 2011

Ayu rated it:

Great conclusion book. The characters are more mature, with Reynie being wiser, Sticky being braver, Kate being calmer, and Constance being.... well, more polite. I love Sticky's development in the series, since he was my favorite character. He change from shy and anxiety kids, to overly smug, and then to a brave and mature kids--though he still got his anxiety. What I didn't like in this final part was Constance's development. I expected her genius laid in something more real and scientifically More...

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Jan 26, 2010

Alicia rated it:

It just keeps getting more and more ridiculous. In a world where grown men electroshock small children, hit them on the head with pipes and threaten to break their legs, NO ONE THINKS TO BRING A GUN. What do they bring to combat electricity shooting masochists? Rubber gloves (that can defy physics and REPEL electricity. Yeah, I know, lame) and their other tool. A boomerang.

It's like a bad episode of MacGyver. "Oh no, MacGyver, there's only 35 seconds on the bomb. What will you More...

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Oct 27, 2009

Nikki rated it:

We begin the tale in prison. Or something like it. Due to the fact that the children and their families are being sought after by the cruel Mr. Curtain, it has been necessary to keep them concealed as much as possible. But they haven't remained idle in the process. Mr. Benedict, their teacher and benevolent keeper, has kept them on their toes by testing them with riddles, puzzles, and more importantly, the "Prisoner's Dilemma."

Another hightailed journey with Reynard "R More...

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Oct 15, 2010

Dennis added it

I think, the book The dumb Waiter, was a drama and comedy book I have read. The author is Harold Printer and the reason I think that is because the time is in the 1960's in london, england. In the book Gus and Ben stare at eachother in the cafe and there are clues that Ben will betray Gus. Such as slip-up when giving directions to Gus. Also the messages from the dumb waiter show that the cafe is not defunct, as ben says it is. Ben and gus did not have enough money to pay for there tea and there More...

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Feb 13, 2010

Carissa rated it:

I dunno..... I think I enjoyed the first book so much more than either of the sequels. In this one, the characters were beginning to grate on my nerves. Especially when they could make HUGE logic leaps when solving mysteries, but couldn't get the "secret message" about pies shaped like "S's" and being held by people wearing silly disguises. DUH!

This was also the first one I'd heard on audio book and the reader reminds me of the guy who used to read the Winnie-t More...

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Oct 07, 2010

Peter rated it:

Finish.From page 361 to page 391:In the begining Trenton really makes this book an intricated one,which leads to bordome.He didn't introduce the characters in the first place but rather to let you discover them in the next few chapters.When I started reading,or really scanning the first page of the book,its really confounding and I just wanna put it back on the shelve and never want to meet its face again.But as me favorite cousin introduce it to me,I felt like I can at least give it a whirl. More...

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Feb 20, 2010

Kyle rated it:

Another incredible installment in the series. However, (and unfortunately so) I believe this to be the final Benedict Society book, due to the way it concluded. Although I would really be upset if there weren't a fourth book coming out at the end of the year, I also respect Trenton Lee Stewart for keeping it short and simple. It works well as a trilogy - the story line was succinct and tight and it never swayed on my imagination. The character progression over the 3 books was amazing, especially More...

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