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mehsi's review
5.0
It took me a few tries (started when I got this book in February) to get through this book. Don't get me wrong, it was amazing, but the start of the book was just so slow and I struggled a bit to get through it.
But as soon as you are through the first part the rest just flies away and you will speed through the book. There are twists and turns, and fun new characters, and reunions and much much more! You won't be able to put this book down once it starts up for real!
I just loved the Neverpeople/the other halves. It would be fun if this was true, I wouldn't mind meeting my other half, a guy (since I am a girl), and see how the opposite of me is living his life. Since I am a giant bookworm, I am guessing my opposite is a fan of something totally different. Now I am really curious about it!
But back to the book. Each of our characters have their opposites and it was hilarious to see them, and to see their differences. How Alice and Alan differ so much, but Hamish and Holly are quite the same in some weird way (even though I didn't like her revengepad and how she acted around people).
I also didn't exactly expect that one character's opposite to be that way, it was a bit weird.
I knew who Scarmarsh was quite fast, I was wondering how the guys and girls of the PDF didn't notice it sooner, then again, I guess the book would have been over too soon then. And that would have been a shame.
The end battle was a delight, and the reunion was so sweet I had tears in my eyes.
The ending was fun and hinted to a third book, so I am hoping there will be one some day.
The illustrations are still perfect for this book, I really like the style of the art. It fits the action and the excitement of the book.
I do hope that in the next book we will find out more about Scarmarsh, about the Terribles, about Belasko. I have so many questions still left and I would love them answered. :)
All in all, this was a fun, great, adventure-filled, happy book, and I would highly recommend it.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
But as soon as you are through the first part the rest just flies away and you will speed through the book. There are twists and turns, and fun new characters, and reunions and much much more! You won't be able to put this book down once it starts up for real!
I just loved the Neverpeople/the other halves. It would be fun if this was true, I wouldn't mind meeting my other half, a guy (since I am a girl), and see how the opposite of me is living his life. Since I am a giant bookworm, I am guessing my opposite is a fan of something totally different. Now I am really curious about it!
But back to the book. Each of our characters have their opposites and it was hilarious to see them, and to see their differences. How Alice and Alan differ so much, but Hamish and Holly are quite the same in some weird way (even though I didn't like her revengepad and how she acted around people).
I also didn't exactly expect that one character's opposite to be that way, it was a bit weird.
I knew who Scarmarsh was quite fast, I was wondering how the guys and girls of the PDF didn't notice it sooner, then again, I guess the book would have been over too soon then. And that would have been a shame.
The end battle was a delight, and the reunion was so sweet I had tears in my eyes.
The ending was fun and hinted to a third book, so I am hoping there will be one some day.
The illustrations are still perfect for this book, I really like the style of the art. It fits the action and the excitement of the book.
I do hope that in the next book we will find out more about Scarmarsh, about the Terribles, about Belasko. I have so many questions still left and I would love them answered. :)
All in all, this was a fun, great, adventure-filled, happy book, and I would highly recommend it.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
scoutfinch75's review
5.0
I picked up a copy of Hamish and the Neverpeople with high expectations and it did not disappoint. Adventure with just the right balance between humour and terror, amazing characters that pull you into their story and a villain up there with all the other evil masterminds that run riot through children's fiction trying to take over the world!
I loved the description of Alice's hair with it's turquose, turkwoyze, torkoyz.. aquamarine streak in it! ( You try and spell turqu... that colour! )
What I really appreciated is that although it's the second book in a series, reading the first one is not a must, you can follow the story comfortably and not feel at all confused without any knowledge of book one... that is not to say, don't read book one! I have added it to my tbr list very close to the top!
The use of onomatopoeia throughout adds to the excitement and makes it a VERY fun book to read aloud.
I would recommend Hamish and the Neverpeople to readers aged 7 and above. All children will, without a doubt, find a character to identify with as they race with Hamish his friends to defeat the monsters and restore peace to our worlds... Yes, I said worlds, trust me and read the book then you'll understand. The fact that most adults in the book are helpless and more than a little silly will appeal to young readers too!
I loved the description of Alice's hair with it's turquose, turkwoyze, torkoyz.. aquamarine streak in it! ( You try and spell turqu... that colour! )
What I really appreciated is that although it's the second book in a series, reading the first one is not a must, you can follow the story comfortably and not feel at all confused without any knowledge of book one... that is not to say, don't read book one! I have added it to my tbr list very close to the top!
The use of onomatopoeia throughout adds to the excitement and makes it a VERY fun book to read aloud.
I would recommend Hamish and the Neverpeople to readers aged 7 and above. All children will, without a doubt, find a character to identify with as they race with Hamish his friends to defeat the monsters and restore peace to our worlds... Yes, I said worlds, trust me and read the book then you'll understand. The fact that most adults in the book are helpless and more than a little silly will appeal to young readers too!
kynan's review
3.0
TL;DR: Fun book for kids, not aimed at adult audiences and not as funny as [b:Hamish and the Worldstoppers|22595631|Hamish and the Worldstoppers (Hamish and the PDF, #1)|Danny Wallace|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1422804338l/22595631._SY75_.jpg|42078095] (but I still got several giggles out of it). Would recommend it if you liked the first one.
TL: Hamish and the PDF (the Pause Defence Force, an initialism that bears increasingly less relation to their ongoing mission of defending the world from everything post World-Stopper) are back in demand as an evil villain attempts to take over the world by "blanking" all the adults and turning them into vapid automatons.
The main thing I liked about the first book was that it was a LOT of fun to read and funny to multiple audiences; having a pretty cool plot also helped. There's still some humour that's aimed at the adult audience (possibly with a desire to keep those reading to a younger audience engaged) but this book was mostly aimed a bit lower, there's a lot more "gross humour" (you know, boogers and what not) in this than in the previous book. That said, the story is still a lot of fun and it's very reminiscent of a [a:Roald Dahl|4273|Roald Dahl|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1311554908p2/4273.jpg] adventure. There's not a HUGE amount of explanation given for things, more a sequence of events that definitely stick together, just don't look too closely at the joins!
I don't want to talk about the characters too much because it's impossible to do so without spoiling the plot. Rest assured that there are a lot of fun characters. In fact, perhaps too many! I ended up with a couple of days gap between starting and finishing this (whilst reading something else at the same time) and I found myself having to flick back and catch-up on who was who in the latter chapters.
The other thing that really makes this book so enjoyable are the illustrations by [a:Jamie Littler|7356432|Jamie Littler|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1592417470p2/7356432.jpg]. They really bring the characters to life and I love the marginalia that adds incidental interest to text-heavy pages.
Overall, I enjoyed this and I'll be moving on to [b:Hamish and the Gravity Burp|33667486|Hamish and the Gravity Burp (Hamish and the PDF, #3)|Danny Wallace|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483317080l/33667486._SY75_.jpg|54538938] because it's leaned into pretty hard in the final chapter and I really do want to know what happens next!
TL: Hamish and the PDF (the Pause Defence Force, an initialism that bears increasingly less relation to their ongoing mission of defending the world from everything post World-Stopper) are back in demand as an evil villain attempts to take over the world by "blanking" all the adults and turning them into vapid automatons.
The main thing I liked about the first book was that it was a LOT of fun to read and funny to multiple audiences; having a pretty cool plot also helped. There's still some humour that's aimed at the adult audience (possibly with a desire to keep those reading to a younger audience engaged) but this book was mostly aimed a bit lower, there's a lot more "gross humour" (you know, boogers and what not) in this than in the previous book. That said, the story is still a lot of fun and it's very reminiscent of a [a:Roald Dahl|4273|Roald Dahl|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1311554908p2/4273.jpg] adventure. There's not a HUGE amount of explanation given for things, more a sequence of events that definitely stick together, just don't look too closely at the joins!
I don't want to talk about the characters too much because it's impossible to do so without spoiling the plot. Rest assured that there are a lot of fun characters. In fact, perhaps too many! I ended up with a couple of days gap between starting and finishing this (whilst reading something else at the same time) and I found myself having to flick back and catch-up on who was who in the latter chapters.
The other thing that really makes this book so enjoyable are the illustrations by [a:Jamie Littler|7356432|Jamie Littler|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1592417470p2/7356432.jpg]. They really bring the characters to life and I love the marginalia that adds incidental interest to text-heavy pages.
Overall, I enjoyed this and I'll be moving on to [b:Hamish and the Gravity Burp|33667486|Hamish and the Gravity Burp (Hamish and the PDF, #3)|Danny Wallace|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483317080l/33667486._SY75_.jpg|54538938] because it's leaned into pretty hard in the final chapter and I really do want to know what happens next!
pinknantucket's review
3.0
My nephew got this for his birthday and I started reading it while I was there for his party and then pinched it so I could take it home and finish it, shhhh don't tell, he'll never notice. Quite fun, possibly a little forgettable, but I think a nice adventure because it contains different types of people who react in different ways to things. (It has more character diversity than many adult books). I was a bit annoyed by the character's "opposites", when they encountered them in the bizarro-universe, they seemed a bit bluntly drawn and also were always the opposite gender. This review makes no sense, does it?
My copy: stolen from my nephew.
My copy: stolen from my nephew.
minitoblerowl's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
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