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rjdenney's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 STARS!!!
I feel like the first two are the best and the funniest and the last 3 I've read have been alright.
I was sent the entire series by Candle Wick Press for an honest review. All opinions and feels are my own. :)
- Richard
I feel like the first two are the best and the funniest and the last 3 I've read have been alright.
I was sent the entire series by Candle Wick Press for an honest review. All opinions and feels are my own. :)
- Richard
geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'The Book You're Not Supposed to Have (Timmy Failure #5)' by Stephan Pastis is my first read in this series. It is very odd and very funny.
Timmy Failure has been banished from being a detective until the end of the school year. He is also upset because his mother is marrying the doorman, and they expect Timmy to be in the wedding. Add in his strange cousins Merry and Larry, a missing best friend, and a school strike that threatens to extend school to all year.
Timmy is a weird little kid, and really funny in all of that weirdness. He has a polar bear for an assistant, and his perception and detective skills are a bit lacking. Still it was funny to see him setting up his detective office in a garden shed at a big box hardware store and ripping up a Mickey Molar stuffed animal from his orthodontist.
Stephan Pastis is the man behind the Pearls Before Swine comic strip that I love, and his illustrations are throughout the book. It's a fun read for younger readers. I had a lot of fun gettng to know Timmy Failure.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Candlewick Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Timmy Failure has been banished from being a detective until the end of the school year. He is also upset because his mother is marrying the doorman, and they expect Timmy to be in the wedding. Add in his strange cousins Merry and Larry, a missing best friend, and a school strike that threatens to extend school to all year.
Timmy is a weird little kid, and really funny in all of that weirdness. He has a polar bear for an assistant, and his perception and detective skills are a bit lacking. Still it was funny to see him setting up his detective office in a garden shed at a big box hardware store and ripping up a Mickey Molar stuffed animal from his orthodontist.
Stephan Pastis is the man behind the Pearls Before Swine comic strip that I love, and his illustrations are throughout the book. It's a fun read for younger readers. I had a lot of fun gettng to know Timmy Failure.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Candlewick Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
flajol's review against another edition
4.0
You can't keep a top-class detective down, so even though his Mum has grounded him from gumshoe duties, Timmy Failure will find a way. Hampered by the facts and his lazy hot-dog guzzling polar bear sidekick, Timmy has a mysterious disappearance to solve, all whilst struggling to cope with the inexplicable boom in business.
Delivers the laughs as always, and quite a few 'awws' too as Timmy is quite sweet in spite of his best efforts - because detectives are tough men, but decent men.
Delivers the laughs as always, and quite a few 'awws' too as Timmy is quite sweet in spite of his best efforts - because detectives are tough men, but decent men.
littleelfman's review against another edition
4.0
Ah, Timmy. You've got self assurance up the wazoo.
valeria_vivian's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
maireador20's review against another edition
3.0
Not too text heavy with short chapters and fun illustrations throughout this quirky, entertaining book would be perfect for reluctant/emerging independent readers aged 7 - 11.
ssejig's review against another edition
4.0
This was a weird and wacky book. I quickly realized (once I started reading) that I was coming into a series in the middle. While I was quickly able to jump into the story, I did wish I had the background from the first four books to help clear up some of the mysteries-- is that a real polar bear? or a stuffed animal a la Calvin and Hobbes? Why doesn't Timmy like Doorman Dave? Why doesn't Timmy seem to actually encounter very many mysteries if he's a detective?
I really enjoyed this book. I'm pretty sure I had no idea what was going on for most of it but enjoyed the ride all the same.
I really enjoyed this book. I'm pretty sure I had no idea what was going on for most of it but enjoyed the ride all the same.
ozshark's review against another edition
4.0
Nothing new here in the series - just good, enjoyable fun. Looking forward to seeing how my students react to this series.
ekmoore11's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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