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Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)
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If books were food, Skulduggery Pleasant would be a chocolate-covered gummy bear.
Allow me to elaborate. At first, the idea of a chocolate-covered gummy bear is weird and a little gross, but once you taste it, you discover how delightful it is. Is it junk food? Maybe. But sometimes it's great to chow down on junk food.
Chocolate-covered gummy bears are not for everyone, of course, but I find them addictive.
My only real complaint is that it has a few too many murders for a kid's book.
Allow me to elaborate. At first, the idea of a chocolate-covered gummy bear is weird and a little gross, but once you taste it, you discover how delightful it is. Is it junk food? Maybe. But sometimes it's great to chow down on junk food.
Chocolate-covered gummy bears are not for everyone, of course, but I find them addictive.
My only real complaint is that it has a few too many murders for a kid's book.
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Dec 15, 2011 10:13PM
Well, on the back it says something along the lines of "For readers over the age of nine," so that takes away the cuss thingy. Next is the storey not being memorable. Okay, sure it isn't easy to remember, but no book ever is. Read the Harry Potter series if you havn't already. After a while, you just can't remember what the story was. And the plot not being organized? I don't mean to offend, but I totally disagree. Being one myself, I know that each author has a unique style of writing, and Mr Landy has a bish-bash kind of story line that I quite enjoy. But that's just my opinion. I guess it shows how much two peoples tastes can vary.
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Do you really believe that no book is memorable? There are books that I read in childhood (like The Giver, A Wrinkle in Time, and The Phantom Tollbooth) that, when reading them years later, I found my memories of them to be detailed and accurate. Books can be memorable, and while Skulduggery Pleasant himself is indeed memorable (I mean, let's face it, the guy rocks!), I do not think the story is. As for bad language, yes, opinions do vary. I am of that conservative opinion that unless the words have a distinct and necessary purpose (as in "The King's Speech"), they could probably be eliminated.(By the by, this review was meant to be an incredible compliment; you have no idea how much I love chocolate-covered gummy bears!)
Mmm. Chocolate covered gummy bears do sound nice. And no, I don't seem to remember the actual stories of the books I read after about four years. I hope I haven't offended you. It wasn't my intention and if I have I'm sorry. I was just voicing my opinion. But yeah, I suppose I must be kind of weird not remembering the story itself. All I seem to remember is if I liked the book or not.
I think in my library it is classified as a young adult book which seems far more appropriate than a child's book.
I don't think there was a single instance of swearing in this book. So I have to admit, I don't see where cussing comes into this. I'm more of the mind that a vocabulary can always be expanded and censoring or avoiding words is ridiculous as they all serve the same purpose; to explain or convey something. Why on earth single out certain words some find offensive and decide not to use them? That's just limiting your expression.
