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karak's review against another edition
3.0
I'm going to refrain from rating this, because I am SO not the market for this novel. It wasn't bad.
busdjur's review against another edition
4.0
Of course, as a puny human I am in no way able to understand the might and glory of the Dark Lord/Dirk Lloyd. But I do understand the value and joy of reading this book and that one is high even though it is intended for a younger audience. It is a great book for older children and I feel sad it hasn't yet been translated to Swedish so I can share that joy with my eight year old son whom I think would love this book. I had a blast reading it.
It is a great interpretation of how humiliated the Dark Lord must feel trapped in the body of a human teenager in another plane than he is used to. The interpretations of our world and our stuff and how he compares them to what he is used to are stunning and humorous.
It is a great interpretation of how humiliated the Dark Lord must feel trapped in the body of a human teenager in another plane than he is used to. The interpretations of our world and our stuff and how he compares them to what he is used to are stunning and humorous.
issaca_fay's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
colca's review against another edition
4.0
Although, I think this book is made for kids around the age of twelve, I really enjoyed it. Just the fact that the main hero is actually a bad guy guarantees book's succes.
aprilbooksandwine's review against another edition
2.0
While I absolutely love and don’t discount middle grade as a whole, sometimes books can skew a little young for me and thus I end up not really being a fan. Unfortunately, this was the case with Dark Lord: The Early Years by Jamie Thomson. It’s not an awful book by any means, but it’s not one I would go about recommending to people whose tastes are extremely similar to mine. I guess if I really had to boil down my opinion of Dark Lord: The Early Years, I’d say, on the whole the main character was a little MUCH for me.
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cecilka's review against another edition
4.0
Tohle bylo skvělý! Fakt že jo. Bylo to vtipné, hodně vtipné. A hlavně ten humor není stupidní. Prostě jsem se bavila od začátku do konce. A někdy se musím pustit do druhého dílu, protože to skončilo velmi zajímavě.
ki4eva's review against another edition
3.0
This book was funny. The Dark Lord wakes up in a human body and has to learn how to survive school and a new adoptive family.
holtfan's review against another edition
2.0
Potentially interesting but practically un-fulfilling. Kind of silly
elevetha's review against another edition
2.0
I went into this with virtually no expectations so there wasn't much room for disappointment. But even so...
To start; Dark/Dirk was supposed to be this age-old, evil overlord which he most definitely was not. His narrative voice was that of a 10-year-old, attempting to be the evil genius/mad scientist. He was almost cute. And that fit the atmosphere of the book but not what the book kept saying he was supposed to be....
A blooming crush/love triangle among 3 KIDS??!!
Christopher: Eh. Jealous of Dirk and Sooz. Skeptical of Dirk's "world". Nothing special.
Sooz: The Goth child. Teeny-bopper love interest. Again, nothing special.
I liked Dirk but he didn't fit (as stated previously) with what the book kept telling you he was. And not only that, but he goes through the first half of the book being absolutely positive that he is the Dark Lord and that magic is real and he must get back to his land and then, flip of a coin, he starts doubting that. He begins to think that maybe he is a poor deluded little boy. Which is all fine and good, except it was out of character and happened much too suddenly.
I was confused sometimes. Why did the "real world" tie in with Dirk's world?
The ending was
But it was sorta cute with decent writing style.
...
Who knows if I'll get around to the rest of the series?
To start; Dark/Dirk was supposed to be this age-old, evil overlord which he most definitely was not. His narrative voice was that of a 10-year-old, attempting to be the evil genius/mad scientist. He was almost cute. And that fit the atmosphere of the book but not what the book kept saying he was supposed to be....
A blooming crush/love triangle among 3 KIDS??!!
Christopher: Eh. Jealous of Dirk and Sooz. Skeptical of Dirk's "world". Nothing special.
Sooz: The Goth child. Teeny-bopper love interest. Again, nothing special.
I liked Dirk but he didn't fit (as stated previously) with what the book kept telling you he was. And not only that, but he goes through the first half of the book being absolutely positive that he is the Dark Lord and that magic is real and he must get back to his land and then, flip of a coin, he starts doubting that. He begins to think that maybe he is a poor deluded little boy. Which is all fine and good, except it was out of character and happened much too suddenly.
I was confused sometimes. Why did the "real world" tie in with Dirk's world?
The ending was
Spoiler
Sooz? Stuck in Dirk's world? Really? *sigh*But it was sorta cute with decent writing style.
...
Who knows if I'll get around to the rest of the series?