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kfont42's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
revengelyne's review against another edition
5.0
Harold and George - err, I mean Melvin is back!
This time Melvin is learning that walking in the shoes of Harold and George is really not all what it is cracked up to be and even worse there is an evil Toilet on the loose wrecking havok upon the world. Melvin has to find a solution to keep the Toilet and finds a toenail clipping belonging to Mr. Krupp. He rushes this back to his lap while being chased and develops a DNA drink to make him powerful just in time.
Then we get a small interlude with little Timmy and his grandmother before the action returns.
We find that Melvin has defeated the giant Toilet and has become a town hero. Unfortunately being such a hero is not all it is cracked up and he finds himself being called for the most obsured things.
It is about this time George, Harold, and Captain Underpants return holding three eggs. But for the boys things are not over quite yet. Mr. Krupp is gleeful when the boys don't go to school and thrilled now that he will have the opportunity to split the boys up. Then mix in Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold and the school will never be the same!
This book was funny. I love how the teachers ended up feeling like they were going insane enough to take off their clothes and run wild in their underwear! I would too, I think, especially if I came across two Georges and two Harolds. I think that would be enough to make anyone think they were crazy. I have really come to enjoy this series and even with it's potty humor, I have been recommending it to friends who have children.
This time Melvin is learning that walking in the shoes of Harold and George is really not all what it is cracked up to be and even worse there is an evil Toilet on the loose wrecking havok upon the world. Melvin has to find a solution to keep the Toilet and finds a toenail clipping belonging to Mr. Krupp. He rushes this back to his lap while being chased and develops a DNA drink to make him powerful just in time.
Then we get a small interlude with little Timmy and his grandmother before the action returns.
We find that Melvin has defeated the giant Toilet and has become a town hero. Unfortunately being such a hero is not all it is cracked up and he finds himself being called for the most obsured things.
It is about this time George, Harold, and Captain Underpants return holding three eggs. But for the boys things are not over quite yet. Mr. Krupp is gleeful when the boys don't go to school and thrilled now that he will have the opportunity to split the boys up. Then mix in Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold and the school will never be the same!
This book was funny. I love how the teachers ended up feeling like they were going insane enough to take off their clothes and run wild in their underwear! I would too, I think, especially if I came across two Georges and two Harolds. I think that would be enough to make anyone think they were crazy. I have really come to enjoy this series and even with it's potty humor, I have been recommending it to friends who have children.
fredicia's review against another edition
5.0
"You're thinking too much. Listen, if you look too closely at these stories, they're gonna fall apart completely. Whaddya think this is, Shakespeare?!!?"
Ironically enough, Shakespeare has quite a few loopholes.
And down the rabbit hole we go...
I remember coming to Canada and absolutely hating, detesting reading because it was so goddamn frustrating trying to learn a new language. And then these books came along and I thought it was the best thing, right up there with bagged milk. We have pictures, words spelled phonetically, and a plot line even my 7 year old self thought as ridiculous.
Then I promptly dropped this series and tackled Harry Potter.
But some stories do stay with you forever, don't they?
There is a certain fondness I associate with Captain Underpants and Magic Tree House and the Magic School Bus. They are for children, and the authors don't try to make them anything else. There is no great literary value, no pretentious coverup. They have realized that the point of reading is to have FUN. To create this environment for kids where if they are looked at funny by their peers and asked "you're reading? what's so good about reading?" they can respond "here, let me show you." and pull up a flip-o-rama or show some pictures of Cap defeating the bad toilet monster. It's silly, filled with juvenile humour, very little plot, and makes absolutely no sense if looked at too closely. But it's pure entertainment for a reluctant reader.
Which is why these will always be 5 star worthy.
***I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review***
dothepantsdance's review against another edition
5.0
The only fault with this book was that it was too short
zohal99's review against another edition
3.0
Got this as a birthday present :D It was disguised as a hardcover Harry Potter book ... so I read it. I used to/ still do love this series.
It's so random, creative and unique. I love the running gags and the comics and the flip-o-ramas. :D Reading this was basically reliving my childhood. :D
It's so random, creative and unique. I love the running gags and the comics and the flip-o-ramas. :D Reading this was basically reliving my childhood. :D
jessalynn_librarian's review against another edition
3.0
Ben is totally hooked, and drew pictures of the treehouse while he listened. He has plans to draw his own comics next.
kittykult's review against another edition
4.0
Disclaimer: I received a free digital ARC of this book in return for an honest review.
The Adventures of Captain Underpants was released in 1997 when I was 4 years old. By the time that first grade rolled around, I was able to read at this level and wandered upon the beloved Captain at a school book fair. Over the next few years, I eagerly consumed every C.U. novel that was released - much to my parents' annoyance. At some point, I graduated middle school and we no longer had book fairs (sad panda). Eventually I just thought that Dav Pilkey had retired from the series (and true, he had taken a hiatus for about 6 years). And then one day last year, shopping for groceries at Walmart, I saw it. Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers! I bought it (of course) and my love was renewed. I wondered where the Captain had been all these years, how Pilkey was already up to #10(!!), and, most importantly, I forgot to act my age while reading.
And when I saw the Captain sitting there again, his familiar egg-shaped head and tighty-whities adorning the front page of NetGalley, I couldn't resist. I had to have it. I was not disappointed. That said, it wasn't the absolute best Captain Underpants title to date (my heart reserves that golden pedestal in my mind for the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space...).
For those of you aren't aware of the glory of Captain Underpants, this book features the RETURN of a giant, evil toilet (yes, you read that correctly) who was featured in BOOK 2 (released 14 years ago, back when I was in 1st grade and just getting into the series).
Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 is a hilarious, self-deprecatingly-self-aware addition to the series. It took me back to a simpler time, where jokes featuring bodily functions where the pinnacle of humor and we all had a teacher like Mr. Krupp. Because it summarizes previous events quite nicely, I recommend it to all fans, young and old, new and...well, old, and I eagerly await the next book.
The Adventures of Captain Underpants was released in 1997 when I was 4 years old. By the time that first grade rolled around, I was able to read at this level and wandered upon the beloved Captain at a school book fair. Over the next few years, I eagerly consumed every C.U. novel that was released - much to my parents' annoyance. At some point, I graduated middle school and we no longer had book fairs (sad panda). Eventually I just thought that Dav Pilkey had retired from the series (and true, he had taken a hiatus for about 6 years). And then one day last year, shopping for groceries at Walmart, I saw it. Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers! I bought it (of course) and my love was renewed. I wondered where the Captain had been all these years, how Pilkey was already up to #10(!!), and, most importantly, I forgot to act my age while reading.
And when I saw the Captain sitting there again, his familiar egg-shaped head and tighty-whities adorning the front page of NetGalley, I couldn't resist. I had to have it. I was not disappointed. That said, it wasn't the absolute best Captain Underpants title to date (my heart reserves that golden pedestal in my mind for the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space...).
For those of you aren't aware of the glory of Captain Underpants, this book features the RETURN of a giant, evil toilet (yes, you read that correctly) who was featured in BOOK 2 (released 14 years ago, back when I was in 1st grade and just getting into the series).
Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 is a hilarious, self-deprecatingly-self-aware addition to the series. It took me back to a simpler time, where jokes featuring bodily functions where the pinnacle of humor and we all had a teacher like Mr. Krupp. Because it summarizes previous events quite nicely, I recommend it to all fans, young and old, new and...well, old, and I eagerly await the next book.
scostner's review against another edition
3.0
Who knew that a red, rubber kickball could cause so much trouble? But when that ball has been kicked into outer space and races toward Uranus for five and a half books before smashing into Robo-Plunger, terrible things happen. Our heroes, George and Harold, have to face many scary situations in this latest adventure. There is the return of the Turbo Toilet 2000, Melvin and his glow-in-the-dark, time-traveling Robo-Squid suit, Super-Secret Test Day, and the threat of being placed in separate grades and never being in the same class again! (Hey, the threat of separation was enough to motivate Bill and Ted into having their Excellent Adventure, so we know it could work.)
By the end of the book we've had one guest artist and his nana, 2 Georges and 2 Harolds, three hamsterdactyls, and an awesomely violent smack-down between Captain Underpants and the Turbo Toilet 2000. Add in several sections of flip-o-rama, and what more could you want? Fans of Geroge, Harold and the Captain will be delighted at their return home from time-travel and eagerly awaiting the sequel.
One of my favorite parts is something young readers may not catch. The boys name their pet hamsterdactyls - Dawn, Orlando, and Tony. There are plenty of little bits like that keep the tradition of bedtime read-alouds alive and well.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
By the end of the book we've had one guest artist and his nana, 2 Georges and 2 Harolds, three hamsterdactyls, and an awesomely violent smack-down between Captain Underpants and the Turbo Toilet 2000. Add in several sections of flip-o-rama, and what more could you want? Fans of Geroge, Harold and the Captain will be delighted at their return home from time-travel and eagerly awaiting the sequel.
One of my favorite parts is something young readers may not catch. The boys name their pet hamsterdactyls - Dawn, Orlando, and Tony. There are plenty of little bits like that keep the tradition of bedtime read-alouds alive and well.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.