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sace's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
I found this excruciatingly boring.
yanghx92's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
0.5
philyra91's review against another edition
4.0
Emily is certainly one strange girl and now, there’s two of her! Stranger and Stranger starts off with Emily and her mom packing (or in Emily’s case, trying to) as they are leaving the town of Blandidulle. Eventually, they do manage to conquer packing and move to this new town of Silifordville. Emily starts to occupy her nights by exploring her new home and working on her duplicator. Success comes in the form of a second Emily! At first, both are thrilled with each other, but soon, it becomes clear that an evil Emily has been born. Will the REAL Emily be able to save herself, her golem, her posse and her mother?
Suspending all belief that none of whatever happens in the novel can actually come true in real life, this novel/series truly is an entertaining read. I mean, come on, there is no way a 13-year-old can actually duplicate herself or have these inventions: a Cat-to-English translator, sun-spigot, or a treadmill powered by cats that can actually generate electricity. But spending time in Emily’s alternate universe is always infinitely more fun than real life.
In this installment, Emily’s mother plays a bigger role while Raven, Emily’s golem, plays a smaller one. And while the first novel had a more… shall we say intense plot, this one focuses on Emily trying to figure out the plans of “second-Emily” and whether they are evil or not. That and her figuring out good names for a band. New characters are introduced as well, and with names like Venus Fang Fang and Binary Larry, how can you not be interested?
The illustrations in here are amazing as ever and I find myself wanting a black cat, just like Emily! So if you’re into a fun read and a good laugh, this is the book for you. 3 and a half stars from me!
Suspending all belief that none of whatever happens in the novel can actually come true in real life, this novel/series truly is an entertaining read. I mean, come on, there is no way a 13-year-old can actually duplicate herself or have these inventions: a Cat-to-English translator, sun-spigot, or a treadmill powered by cats that can actually generate electricity. But spending time in Emily’s alternate universe is always infinitely more fun than real life.
In this installment, Emily’s mother plays a bigger role while Raven, Emily’s golem, plays a smaller one. And while the first novel had a more… shall we say intense plot, this one focuses on Emily trying to figure out the plans of “second-Emily” and whether they are evil or not. That and her figuring out good names for a band. New characters are introduced as well, and with names like Venus Fang Fang and Binary Larry, how can you not be interested?
The illustrations in here are amazing as ever and I find myself wanting a black cat, just like Emily! So if you’re into a fun read and a good laugh, this is the book for you. 3 and a half stars from me!
yasminsarah's review against another edition
1.0
I read the first book in this series when I was quite a bit younger, and that's probably also the reason why I, years later, can't really appreciate the sequel. It felt too childisch and the story didn't intrigue me at all.
This book also reminded me again that Dutch translations are absolutely horrible.
This book also reminded me again that Dutch translations are absolutely horrible.
biblio_mom's review
3.0
I had so much fun reading Emily's diary. I felt 15 years younger. This book is basically her daily mischievous written in a dairy-like book.
No book is a waste of time reading if you get something out of it. In my case with this book is FUN!
No book is a waste of time reading if you get something out of it. In my case with this book is FUN!
cecilka's review against another edition
2.0
2,5/5*
Rozhodně lepší než první díl - hlavně teda kvůli tomu, že člověk už ví, o co tam jde. Sice není potřeba číst druhý díl, ale první je nutný - bez toho bych vůbec nic nechápala.
A kočky jsou super!
Rozhodně lepší než první díl - hlavně teda kvůli tomu, že člověk už ví, o co tam jde. Sice není potřeba číst druhý díl, ale první je nutný - bez toho bych vůbec nic nechápala.
A kočky jsou super!
reddjena's review
4.0
I read this one after book 3, which meant that the chronology was slightly botched in my head; however, I enjoyed this book as much as the others. Emily is quirky enough to make anything sound like fun-even when it goes wrong!
marikalla's review
3.0
3 out of 5 stars.
Fairly boring beginning but manages to get more interesting after Emily gets doublified. Two Emilys is double the trouble (and double the fun). Even so, it gets old pretty quickly when the book decides to rely on the "mystery" of the two Emilys and who the real one is to power the plot. It's easy to figure out pretty quickly, so you're just waiting over a hundred pages for her to realize the obvious. I did enjoy the background characters (Venus Fang Fang and Binary Larry) and would have enjoyed seeing more of them but c'est la vie.
One little thing that bothered me was the beginning of sentences with 'Am'. I know it was supposed to be a diary, but who writes like that? And then 'I' would get used in the middle of sentences, so it seemed pointless anyway. That's just a little pet peeve though.
The first book in the series was more fun to read, but Stranger and Stranger was still a quick read and managed to pique my interest enough that I want to delve further into the series.
Fairly boring beginning but manages to get more interesting after Emily gets doublified. Two Emilys is double the trouble (and double the fun). Even so, it gets old pretty quickly when the book decides to rely on the "mystery" of the two Emilys and who the real one is to power the plot. It's easy to figure out pretty quickly, so you're just waiting over a hundred pages for her to realize the obvious. I did enjoy the background characters (Venus Fang Fang and Binary Larry) and would have enjoyed seeing more of them but c'est la vie.
One little thing that bothered me was the beginning of sentences with 'Am'. I know it was supposed to be a diary, but who writes like that? And then 'I' would get used in the middle of sentences, so it seemed pointless anyway. That's just a little pet peeve though.
The first book in the series was more fun to read, but Stranger and Stranger was still a quick read and managed to pique my interest enough that I want to delve further into the series.