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fatimasyed's review against another edition
4.0
it was super cute! really enjoyed it and it was a very quick read!
snowyshallows's review against another edition
4.0
Dark Lord: The Early Years is about a Dark Lord who is cursed into the body of a 12 year old boy on Earth from his realm. He was weak when he was found so when they asked him his name, they mistook "Dark Lord" as "Dirk Lloyd". He is then put in foster care.
I loved this book. Dirk is unintentionally funny as he says stuff like, "I shall conquer this land with my minions!" "Who do you think you're talking too? I am the great Dark Lord!" *don't quote me on those -_-*
His reaction from seeing everything in the human world felt realistic. Of course he thinks for so many pages that he's still in his own world and just being tricked. He's fascinated and is totally clueless to many of the human inventions. His reaction to being in a car was fun and he does occasionally show his amazingness at strategies by learning and beating a person within 6 minutes at chess, helping his baseball team win, etc.
I actually think this book is a little more for a 12 year old. Actually, I'm lying because I read books like The Cry of Icemark and The Grey Griffin series when I was 12 but still...it mentioned Hitler's invasion of Russia which I only found out this year...In AP European History...as a senior. The drawings made the book so much more childish and I wish they weren't there.
Although I'm happy he retained some of his evil, he still didn't have the epicness of a millennia old creature, but I guess that kind of depth is in more mature books. Anyways, this kids book was surprisingly appealing even though I'm 17 and entertaining to read.
I loved this book. Dirk is unintentionally funny as he says stuff like, "I shall conquer this land with my minions!" "Who do you think you're talking too? I am the great Dark Lord!" *don't quote me on those -_-*
His reaction from seeing everything in the human world felt realistic. Of course he thinks for so many pages that he's still in his own world and just being tricked. He's fascinated and is totally clueless to many of the human inventions. His reaction to being in a car was fun and he does occasionally show his amazingness at strategies by learning and beating a person within 6 minutes at chess, helping his baseball team win, etc.
I actually think this book is a little more for a 12 year old. Actually, I'm lying because I read books like The Cry of Icemark and The Grey Griffin series when I was 12 but still...it mentioned Hitler's invasion of Russia which I only found out this year...In AP European History...as a senior. The drawings made the book so much more childish and I wish they weren't there.
Although I'm happy he retained some of his evil, he still didn't have the epicness of a millennia old creature, but I guess that kind of depth is in more mature books. Anyways, this kids book was surprisingly appealing even though I'm 17 and entertaining to read.
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