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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
reminded me at various times of dune, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, the odyssey, and joe vs the volcano. honestly I would love to be able to write action sequences this gripping. all the best to andy griffiths and his daughters who I can only assume deserve co author credits
I wouldn't exactly say this is a quality story. Not at all really. Although it is quite amusing and helped me start to like reading when i was younger.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this whole series once as a child, and because I took a humor course and had to write a final paper, I clearly chose this novel. Even if it was a little bit embarrassing to read on the bus, and even if I knew that the person next to me was looking over my shoulder as I began to read the chapter entitled "THE GREAT WHITE BUM". Well, you win some, you lose some. Though I think I definitely won some.
I let out so many laughs, so many disgusted outtakes of breaths, so many sighs. It was all so worth it. Be warned though--this book obviously deals a lot with butt humor, but it also deals a lot with gross out humor. There's lots of poop, too. Lots of smells. Lots of gross, hairy, pimply butts. Things that make you want to scoop out your brain because why, why did you just imagine that???--but in a good way.
But real talk, moving away from the humorous aspect, this novel really is intriguing on the action/adventure genre scale. There's a good deal of foreshadowing and drama, not only for the rest of the book, but for the series as well, if I'm remembering #2 and #3 well enough. The characters are engaging, there's a fairly good span of woman vs man ratio (if you don't include the bums, which were all "men".........which makes sense........sorry, dudes), especially given the fact that this book is about an adventure through bum-themed lands with really, really crude jokes and descriptions. It makes you think that there'd be no ladies at all.
I honestly can't wait to request the rest of these for my school's library so the trilogy can be complete. You're welcome, future scholars.
Review cross-listed here!
I let out so many laughs, so many disgusted outtakes of breaths, so many sighs. It was all so worth it. Be warned though--this book obviously deals a lot with butt humor, but it also deals a lot with gross out humor. There's lots of poop, too. Lots of smells. Lots of gross, hairy, pimply butts. Things that make you want to scoop out your brain because why, why did you just imagine that???--but in a good way.
But real talk, moving away from the humorous aspect, this novel really is intriguing on the action/adventure genre scale. There's a good deal of foreshadowing and drama, not only for the rest of the book, but for the series as well, if I'm remembering #2 and #3 well enough. The characters are engaging, there's a fairly good span of woman vs man ratio (if you don't include the bums, which were all "men".........which makes sense........sorry, dudes), especially given the fact that this book is about an adventure through bum-themed lands with really, really crude jokes and descriptions. It makes you think that there'd be no ladies at all.
I honestly can't wait to request the rest of these for my school's library so the trilogy can be complete. You're welcome, future scholars.
Review cross-listed here!
This book is the first one I've read that ends with a fart, and I'm now 100% convinced ALL books should end on a fart.
Frankenstein:
He sprang from the cabin-window as he said this, upon the ice raft which lay close to the vessel. He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance. Alone at last, he cranked out a long-held fart.
Dracula:
“We want no proofs; we ask none to believe us! This boy will some day know what a brave and gallant woman his mother is. Already he knows her sweetness and loving care; later on he will understand how some men so loved her, that they did dare much for her sake.”
And with that, Van Helsing blasted a dank one in the child's face.
Wuthering Heights:
I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth. And with a whisper of a fart, I added to that wind and made the sky less benign, if immeasurably so.
Hard Times:
Dear reader! It rests with you and me, whether, in our two fields of action, similar things shall be or not. Let them be! We shall sit with lighter bosoms on the hearth, to see the ashes of our fires turn gray and cold, and we shall sit with lighter guts as well, expelling the gases of our insides into that cool night.
Frankenstein:
He sprang from the cabin-window as he said this, upon the ice raft which lay close to the vessel. He was soon borne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance. Alone at last, he cranked out a long-held fart.
Dracula:
“We want no proofs; we ask none to believe us! This boy will some day know what a brave and gallant woman his mother is. Already he knows her sweetness and loving care; later on he will understand how some men so loved her, that they did dare much for her sake.”
And with that, Van Helsing blasted a dank one in the child's face.
Wuthering Heights:
I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth. And with a whisper of a fart, I added to that wind and made the sky less benign, if immeasurably so.
Hard Times:
Dear reader! It rests with you and me, whether, in our two fields of action, similar things shall be or not. Let them be! We shall sit with lighter bosoms on the hearth, to see the ashes of our fires turn gray and cold, and we shall sit with lighter guts as well, expelling the gases of our insides into that cool night.
Gross! The author warns you that this is not suitable for adults because it's disgusting. Of course, I was like, "I'm a librarian, I can handle it." Uh, no. This is just a gross overload. Everything is butt this and poop that. When I was halfway through and hadn't laughed once, I decided to just accept that I'm too old for 300 pages of potty humor. I wish you luck if you are over 13 and decide to take this on. It's nasty.
I was laughing so much during this book, it was just what I needed to get a break from all the "important grownup" books that a person of my age is supposed to read, like biographies, cook books and self-help works. Fantastically absurd and heartfelt all in one!
this was fun
love a good old bum joke here and this was top tier silliness, but I cannot justify giving it a higher rating because I somehow did not enjoy any bit of it
love a good old bum joke here and this was top tier silliness, but I cannot justify giving it a higher rating because I somehow did not enjoy any bit of it
I got through 4 chapters and gave up. I'll just be happy for Jaden that he enjoys it so much, and consider the deal a good one if I actually succeed in getting him hooked on Terry Pratchett.