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A review by corncobwebs
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (Captain Underpants #12), Volume 12 by Dav Pilkey
I only ever read the first book in this series, but wanted to read this one because I heard that the future version of Harold has a husband! I was able to follow along even though I haven’t read most of the other books, but oh my gosh - the pace of this book made me feel like I was on meth. The basic plot: the gym teacher, Mr. Meaner, invents a spray solution that makes kids into mindless rule-followers. Harold and George are safe because they have colds and can’t smell, but they know their colds won’t last forever. They decide they need trustworthy adults to help them, and the only ones that fit the bill are their future selves. So they hop in a time machine (from a previous book, I guess) and travel 20 years into the future to appeal to their adult selves (this is where we learn that future Harold has a husband, and it’s a complete non-issue - yay!). Future Harold and George travel back in time, and defeat Mr. Meaner with a little help from Captain Underpants.
I liked that Pilkey pokes fun at the people who challenge his books. The whole book was pretty irreverent towards adults, and normally I’m cool with poking fun at pretty much anything. But the thing that got under my skin just a little bit was the fact that pretty much all of the teachers in the book are portrayed as evil bumbling idiots who aren’t deserving of respect. In my opinion, it bordered on mean-spirited...but maybe it was more tongue-in-cheek than I perceived it to be. Regardless, I’m so glad that books like this exist, if for no other reason than it proves that freedom of speech is alive and well!
And I loved the flip-o-rama - I did each one, like, a lot. They really do look animated! And now I need to go take some downers to recover from this book. :P
I liked that Pilkey pokes fun at the people who challenge his books. The whole book was pretty irreverent towards adults, and normally I’m cool with poking fun at pretty much anything. But the thing that got under my skin just a little bit was the fact that pretty much all of the teachers in the book are portrayed as evil bumbling idiots who aren’t deserving of respect. In my opinion, it bordered on mean-spirited...but maybe it was more tongue-in-cheek than I perceived it to be. Regardless, I’m so glad that books like this exist, if for no other reason than it proves that freedom of speech is alive and well!
And I loved the flip-o-rama - I did each one, like, a lot. They really do look animated! And now I need to go take some downers to recover from this book. :P