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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Some people are innovative and some are imitators and Patterson falls in the imitation camp, taking ideas from others and working them in his way. The trouble is his way is quite often poor.
This the idea of people, in this case young people, seeking out treasure and with an overarching themes has been done before, and it has been done better.
The writing is not only sloppy it is also insulting to young readers and treats them not like a reader but an idiot.
It has no gravitas and is full of needless pictures, the 451 pages of the copy I had could easily be said to be closer to under 300 by the time you took out all the extraneous crap.
By all means write for young people, but treat them as a reader and don't insult them.
This the idea of people, in this case young people, seeking out treasure and with an overarching themes has been done before, and it has been done better.
The writing is not only sloppy it is also insulting to young readers and treats them not like a reader but an idiot.
It has no gravitas and is full of needless pictures, the 451 pages of the copy I had could easily be said to be closer to under 300 by the time you took out all the extraneous crap.
By all means write for young people, but treat them as a reader and don't insult them.
I did not like the overenthusiastic audiobook narrator. See sample on Amazon..
Found the book a weird mix of very mature subjects (dead parents, kidnapping) and childish ones (barf jokes). The plot was interesting enough to listen to the whole thing though.
Found the book a weird mix of very mature subjects (dead parents, kidnapping) and childish ones (barf jokes). The plot was interesting enough to listen to the whole thing though.
I don't often like Middle Grade books but this one held my interest the whole way through! I can't wait to recommend it to my students!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Listened to the audio version and wonder if I would’ve enjoyed the book more in print. The story dragged a bit and some parts felt really predictable.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Cute!
Thanks to Miles Ramfjord for his excellent book suggestion!
Thanks to Miles Ramfjord for his excellent book suggestion!