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To quote Julius Caesar (as played by Dom DeLuise), "Nice. Not thrilling, but nice."
It was cute. Lots of horrible puns, which you would think would be to my taste, but somehow having them come at you one after another, it just gets grating. (In my opinion, a pun or dad joke truly shines when one spontaneously seizes a happenstance opportunity during a normal conversation.)
I pretty much agree with Patrick Rothfuss's review - nothing actively bad, but it was hard to care. Hard to feel energized abo ...more
It was cute. Lots of horrible puns, which you would think would be to my taste, but somehow having them come at you one after another, it just gets grating. (In my opinion, a pun or dad joke truly shines when one spontaneously seizes a happenstance opportunity during a normal conversation.)
I pretty much agree with Patrick Rothfuss's review - nothing actively bad, but it was hard to care. Hard to feel energized abo ...more
Absolutely loved the word play and manipulation of language and meaning in this book. I'm not sure how I'd never read it before, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading it now! I was hooked from the very first page.
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Like Alice in Wonderland, but with reading and math. Loved it!
I want to rate this 3.5 stars. I really enjoyed all the word play and the cleverness involved in this novel - it very much reminded me of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, many of the Roald Dahl books, and some of the Shel Silverstein silliness. The story developed a little slowly for me, though, which is one reason my 8yo, a precocious reader, has started this book twice and still not gotten into it.
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Wow. What a difference listening to a wonderful narration can make! When I originally read this book several years ago (for the first time and as an adult), I didn't care for it. I gave it two stars. Now, I want to recommend it to my sister to listen to with her daughter.
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Apr 09, 2012
Heather L
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it was amazing
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2014
This is a delightful whimsical adventure for both children and adults. There are so many quotable lines! Highly recommend it. ☺
Feb 10, 2014
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Stacey Tobin
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Jan 10, 2016
Chessa
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Apr 28, 2018
Tara Nichols
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Aug 19, 2017
gremlinkitten
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