Whales on Stilts: M. T. Anderson's Thrilling Tales
by M. T. / Cyrus, Kurt (Illustrator) Anderson
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Author: M. T. / Cyrus, Kurt (Illustrator) AndersonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006
ISBN: 0152053948
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Harcourt Paperbacks
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Book Review: Stupid on Stilts
Summary: 5 Stars
I really wanted to dislike this book.
As a big fan of the old juvenile series books Mr. Anderson is making fun of here, I've found most attempts at satirizing them pretty lame, despite the fact that I fully recognize they have been ripe for satire since at least the turn of the century...
from the 19th to the 20th Centuries that is.
In addition IMHO Mr. Anderson is only about half as funny as he thinks he is. Having Jasper Dash, Boy Technonaut, come up with a way to secretly record all photocopies made in the villain's lair onto one convenient, 220 pound wax roll instead of a modern recording medium is kind of funny.
Having Jasper select for the getaway car something with a top speed of 35 mph instead of faster vehicles he already owns because they're not rocket-powered, is not.
And the only word appropriate for describing most of the too frequent authorial asides is tedious. However, I have to admit that Mr. Anderson's story slowly grew on me, kind of like a toenail fungus that won't go away no matter what you do, that makes your toenails so yellow and unsightly that you are ashamed to be seen barefoot until you finally clear it up by taking Natren Healthy Trinity Probiotics 90 Capsules Dairy Free.
Hey, if he can get away with it....
What I cannot deny, though, is that the book got better and better as it careened along. I started out giving it 3 stars, gradually raised it to 4, and then VERY grudgingly raised it 5 as he actually pulled off a pretty spectacular ending.
Unfortunately, since this is the first book in a series: M. T. Anderson's Thrilling Tales, I guess that means I shall now be forced to read The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen and Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware.
I can hardly wait!
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