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amwright's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
2.5
Good message and cute story. Nandi is a real one. Although, as a girl who played basketball on teams all through my youth, I truly don't understand the one girl minimum in court and girls can only guard girls. For practicalities sake, what if a team choses to have multiple girls on a court and the other team only has the 1. Now who guards the extra girls? Also, a good portion of plays and defensive teamwork is rotating and switching players when guarding both in zone or 1-to-1. If an offensive player sets a good screen to block a defensive player then the defensive player who was guarding the screener needs to then pivot and transition to the player with the ball. If you want a gender-neutral basketball tournament, then make it so. But the system in the story makes girls seem like the token female that has been allowed to exist on a male dominated court out of the goodness of the organizer's helicopter-swinging dicks. Those are my thoughts on the basketball section.
Parents feel a little stereotypical to the situation in the way of the author said "How Californian-hippy-dippy, liberal hang-loose dude-ing snowflakes, do you want me to make them?"
I'm a bit mixed in regards to the art. Certain objects and clothing have volume and texture but then skin tone and body parts look really flat. Not my favorite style but it may be appealing to kids.
Parents feel a little stereotypical to the situation in the way of the author said "How Californian-hippy-dippy, liberal hang-loose dude-ing snowflakes, do you want me to make them?"
I'm a bit mixed in regards to the art. Certain objects and clothing have volume and texture but then skin tone and body parts look really flat. Not my favorite style but it may be appealing to kids.
lokes's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Okay, wow… first of, Iread this story because I won it in a giveaway.
This had a very good concept, maybe quite similar to books like „my shadow is pink/purple“ or „how to be a real man“, but it would improve greatly with an editor. There were quite a few writing/spelling mistakes, let alone grammatical errors and punctuation mistakes.
Many of the sentences were connected by more than two ‚but‘s or ‚and‘s, while at the same time using vocabulary that is not suited for an elementary school level (which is the obvious target audience) and even if the illustrations are quite sweet, there are - again - many mistakes (I won’t even mention the elementary school (?) character who runs around having „daddy rock“ emblazoned on his shirt 😭).
This should definitely go through a thorough round of editing and reviewing, but I think the story definitely has potential - it just need to be reached.
This had a very good concept, maybe quite similar to books like „my shadow is pink/purple“ or „how to be a real man“, but it would improve greatly with an editor. There were quite a few writing/spelling mistakes, let alone grammatical errors and punctuation mistakes.
Many of the sentences were connected by more than two ‚but‘s or ‚and‘s, while at the same time using vocabulary that is not suited for an elementary school level (which is the obvious target audience) and even if the illustrations are quite sweet, there are - again - many mistakes (I won’t even mention the elementary school (?) character who runs around having „daddy rock“ emblazoned on his shirt 😭).
This should definitely go through a thorough round of editing and reviewing, but I think the story definitely has potential - it just need to be reached.
stjohn58's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I love this book conceptually, and I think the writing style is very captivating at points and the story concept is prescient.
It seems that the book has not had the benefit of going through the professional editing process, which is a real shame, because I think it has the potential to sell very well and reach a lot of people if it had a publishing company behind it!
It seems that the book has not had the benefit of going through the professional editing process, which is a real shame, because I think it has the potential to sell very well and reach a lot of people if it had a publishing company behind it!
miloblue's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
A quick read perfect for 1st and 2nd graders. So much joy!!! If you have a chance, this is well worth the read.
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