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lsoucy's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
What a way to start the year! The Rogers family maid once again has an unpredictable, destructive, and ultimately positive effect on a group outing! At one point, she is even aided by two boys, the only characters of color, who have curiously heard of her and her cognitive impairment! These accomplices help her destroy all chance of camping that evening—would that I had the benefit of such help in my childhood!
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(I’m staying in a friend’s childhood bedroom. The reading material is delightfully limited.)
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(I’m staying in a friend’s childhood bedroom. The reading material is delightfully limited.)
fanboyriot's review
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book was honestly just as good as I remembered.
k8thegr8's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
quoththegirl's review against another edition
I was reliably informed that it was nothing short of criminal to have progressed this far in life without reading the Amelia Bedelia books. A good friend recently remedied this heinous oversight in my literary education. I'm a bit past the target audience in age, but the books were cute. Probably best I didn't read them as a kid: eight-year-old Stephanie would've been irked by Amelia. "How are you old enough to be employed but still ignorant of idioms??"
gsanta1's review against another edition
3.0
Decent.
As you read you have to make your own edits to improve the pacing, the rhythm, etc., but it’s mostly good.
There are better puns in other Amelia Bedelia books.
And she has a brief tantrum, which felt odd.
Mr and Mrs. Roger’s reactions were strong in this book and raised the question of why they put up with it if she causes so much misery.
Other books make her behavior seem more juvenile and harmless.
As you read you have to make your own edits to improve the pacing, the rhythm, etc., but it’s mostly good.
There are better puns in other Amelia Bedelia books.
And she has a brief tantrum, which felt odd.
Mr and Mrs. Roger’s reactions were strong in this book and raised the question of why they put up with it if she causes so much misery.
Other books make her behavior seem more juvenile and harmless.
emkoshka's review against another edition
3.0
I had a moment of recognition on p. 8 when Amelia Bedelia started to hit the road; my Mum (whose first language is Dutch) did exactly the same thing when she first came to Australia. So maybe Amelia isn't a poster child for Asperger's, after all, merely an immigrant struggling with an often baffling tongue.
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