A review by thehobb
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

2.0

Yikes. It's rare for me to dislike a book so strongly as I did this one... I was especially surprised considering I loved The One and Only Ivan. It really didn't have a plot, or a main conflict, and it certainly didn't help that I wasn't the biggest fan of Bob from the first book. I thought this would be a really heartwarming story about Bob's side of things and life after Exit 8, but it was just 300 pages of Bob trying and failing to explain the world. I listened to the audiobook, which was narrated by Danny DeVito, and since I'm not the biggest fan of his voice—some may even say I strongly dislike it?—it didn't make it a very enjoyable experience. I was really, really disappointed with this, especially as a follow-up to the beautiful masterpiece that was The One and Only Ivan. The only reason I gave this 2 stars instead of 1 is because it still had some decent themes and I liked *most* of the characters (the ones from the original book). I would not recommend this–don't bother.