Reviews

The Rover Adventures by Roddy Doyle

lorenadh27's review

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Fun to reread The Giggler Treatment. Hilarious book, and totally the kind of book that gets kids into reading. Hadn't ever read the other two stories -- while they don't match up to The Giggler Treatment, they are also fantastic reads that have a silly premise, good pacing, and enough ridiculous jokes, interjections, and silly chapter names that you really can't ever be bored while reading them.

jeremiglio's review

The Giggler Treatment was one of my favourite books as a kid, and it turns out it's still brilliant now. Glad to see my sense of humour hasn't matured much in the last 20 years.

readitoryeetit's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

diyashasen's review

4.0

While most of my memories of my 8th-grade teacher are rather unfriendly, I do remember her (sparse) classroom library quite fondly - it consisted of a pile of People magazines and this Roddy Doyle 3-in-1 collection.

And even though I'd aged out of these books when I first read them (they're targeted for 6 year olds), even now - the story about the dog poop gets me every time. If you know a kid who loves potty humour (or you're an immature adult like myself), I definitely recommend this one! It's so silly, making it the perfect read during midterm season.

I've only docked one star because the third story wasn't as interesting and one of the main women was quoted saying she doesn't believe in the whole 'women-doing-things-together' thing.

ranchelz's review

5.0

I remember laughing so hard at this as a child, thanks Roddy ❤❤