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A review by kittykult
Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 by Dav Pilkey
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.