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bookgirl4ever's review against another edition
3.0
Tic is a lonely 13-year old, although very close to his family. One day he receives a mysterious letter in the mail, postmarked from Alaska and signed "MG". He has no idea who sent the letter and isn't sure what to make of its odd instructions to join a quest to save many people. Tic can either burn the letter to decline the offer or wait for the next letter. He receives more and more letters with even odder (and somewhat humorous) instructions, meets some of the strangest people he's ever met, and receives the greatest scares of his life.
Even though Tic is 13 years old, I think fifth graders through 15 years old would enjoy this very clean series. The story is funny and refreshingly breaks the common children's lit plot element of the main character being an orphan. Tic's father is very involved in his quest.
The audio book is well performed.
Even though Tic is 13 years old, I think fifth graders through 15 years old would enjoy this very clean series. The story is funny and refreshingly breaks the common children's lit plot element of the main character being an orphan. Tic's father is very involved in his quest.
The audio book is well performed.
sqeeker's review against another edition
3.0
This book was pretty good, but I had a few questions about it. For instance,what was the incentive for Tick and the others to solve the riddles of the letters? They could have been walking into a trap or something. I wish there had been some sort of reason they all wanted to keep going besides curiosity.
Plot: It was fun to read about each clue and how Tick solved each one. I wish there was a little more action in the story. Like how he went to Alaska for a clue. I wish he would have had to do things in order to get clues. It would have made the book move a little faster I think. The ending was a bit anti-climactic for me. I was hoping for something more after all the clues were solved.
Characters: I really liked the characters and the chemistry between them. I loved Tick's relationship with his dad. I wish other books would get parents involved like this. I really liked Sofia's character. She made me laugh.
I have no clue what direction this series is going to take now, so I'm anxious to read the next one.
Plot: It was fun to read about each clue and how Tick solved each one. I wish there was a little more action in the story. Like how he went to Alaska for a clue. I wish he would have had to do things in order to get clues. It would have made the book move a little faster I think. The ending was a bit anti-climactic for me. I was hoping for something more after all the clues were solved.
Characters: I really liked the characters and the chemistry between them. I loved Tick's relationship with his dad. I wish other books would get parents involved like this. I really liked Sofia's character. She made me laugh.
I have no clue what direction this series is going to take now, so I'm anxious to read the next one.
chelse34's review against another edition
2.0
This book was very juvenile, even for me. The beginning was really good with him getting the letters and figuring out the clues, but the ending was a dud for me. We'll see if the second book can pick up from there.
borrowers_bookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the premise of this book – the idea of alternate realities is truly fascinating. However, quite a few aspects of the story just didn’t click with me.
I found the writing style to be quite juvenile. For a book about intelligent people, I felt that this could have and should have been avoided. Now, I understand that this is supposedly geared towards the younger end of the young adult genre, so I’m not the intended audience, but I do feel that Dashner could have gained some older readers if the book didn’t feel like it was for the 9-12 market.
I found the character of Sofia, another thirteen-year-old who has been receiving the letters, to be rather infuriating. She was portrayed as a tough yet endearing young girl, but she just came of as mean and annoying. Throughout the book, she was constantly claiming to be of superior intelligence to everyone else, as well as holding her social status above the others. Like I said, she was annoying.
The overall story was interesting enough that I wasn’t bored while reading it. It didn’t thrill me, or keep me on the edge of my seat, but it was good. I guess I was expecting something stylistically similar to Dashner’s Maze Runner series, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Anyone around the ages of 10-14 (give or take a couple of years) will probably be more likely to enjoy this series.
I wish I’d found out about this series four or five years ago, when I probably would’ve enjoyed it a lot more. It has the action and adventure that younger readers would definitely love, and a great father-son relationship that a lot of kids would be moved by.
I probably won’t continue reading this series, as it just doesn’t resonate with me.
This review was originally posted on my blog - https://onelittlebookshelf.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/review-the-journal-of-curious-letters-by-james-dashner/
I found the writing style to be quite juvenile. For a book about intelligent people, I felt that this could have and should have been avoided. Now, I understand that this is supposedly geared towards the younger end of the young adult genre, so I’m not the intended audience, but I do feel that Dashner could have gained some older readers if the book didn’t feel like it was for the 9-12 market.
I found the character of Sofia, another thirteen-year-old who has been receiving the letters, to be rather infuriating. She was portrayed as a tough yet endearing young girl, but she just came of as mean and annoying. Throughout the book, she was constantly claiming to be of superior intelligence to everyone else, as well as holding her social status above the others. Like I said, she was annoying.
The overall story was interesting enough that I wasn’t bored while reading it. It didn’t thrill me, or keep me on the edge of my seat, but it was good. I guess I was expecting something stylistically similar to Dashner’s Maze Runner series, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Anyone around the ages of 10-14 (give or take a couple of years) will probably be more likely to enjoy this series.
I wish I’d found out about this series four or five years ago, when I probably would’ve enjoyed it a lot more. It has the action and adventure that younger readers would definitely love, and a great father-son relationship that a lot of kids would be moved by.
I probably won’t continue reading this series, as it just doesn’t resonate with me.
This review was originally posted on my blog - https://onelittlebookshelf.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/review-the-journal-of-curious-letters-by-james-dashner/
nickwts_'s review against another edition
It was a bit lengthy , I dont have as much time as I used to so its taking me way longer to progress through a book!It was really good tho.
christinawegner's review against another edition
2.0
Maybe intended for younger readers than the maze runner series? Things were often explained or reiterated in far more simple terms than I was expecting..
Hate Sofia. Hate hate hate Sofia. Please stop talking.
Doubt I'll read the rest of this series.
Hate Sofia. Hate hate hate Sofia. Please stop talking.
Doubt I'll read the rest of this series.
josiesaccount's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
lirael83's review against another edition
2.0
Read well over half of it and am decidedly disappointed.
The series seemed like a great idea, but the execution not so much. Sofia (I believe is intended to be funny) is simply obnoxiously rude, Tick's Father is great but constantly making self-centred fatshaming jokes. In fact a lot of the "humour" falls decidedly flat.
Overall it made me very uncomfortable and I decided not to finish reading it.
A shame really.
The series seemed like a great idea, but the execution not so much. Sofia (I believe is intended to be funny) is simply obnoxiously rude, Tick's Father is great but constantly making self-centred fatshaming jokes. In fact a lot of the "humour" falls decidedly flat.
Overall it made me very uncomfortable and I decided not to finish reading it.
A shame really.
chanizzle's review against another edition
1.0
I read this book awhile ago when it first came out and I didn't really enjoy it. Unfortunately I also own it - I usually don't buy books unless I love them but for some reason I bought it.
key2's review against another edition
4.0
Even though this was a kid's book, I really enjoyed it. The kids and I listened to the audio version, and it was really good!