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arberry's review
3.0
More of a 2.5. It saddens me to say this, but this was not Korman's best effort. Although many of his books rely on crazy premises, none of them are as absurd as this one. You have really got to suspend your disbelief to be able to enjoy this book at all. Not that there aren't any chuckle-worthy bits in it, they're just fewer than you would expect from Gordon Korman in his early writing years. Especially considering that the predecessor to this was No Coins, Please, one of my top two favorites among his work. Again, it was not a bad book, but I had come to expect better from one of the greatest comedic writers of our time.
katyjean81's review
2.0
Oh... It was okay... The plot just didn't make sense and the events along the way we're over the top yo the point of not making sense. I read it, but I would have a hard time authentically selling this one to kids.
sarahthornton's review
4.0
Up there with the better of his work, wacky hijinks and a reluctant (or in this case, oblivious) hero.
londonmabel's review
3.0
I don't find Korman's humour necessarily works on my 37 year old self, as it did on my 9 year old self, but I would definitely recommend Don't Care High to younger readers.
goodbyepuckpie's review
3.0
First Korman I've read and remembered (thanks Lu!), as I found my book log from age 11 a while ago and there was totally a Korman in there which I have absolutely no memory of. I thought this was really interesting, but the voice didn't quite grab me as much as I'd hoped. I do have to admit part of this might have been due to having an eBook version which had some copyediting flaws which I found frustrating. Still hoping to turn up some Bruno and Boots novels in our picking over of the secondhand stores, since I'd like to know what the rest of the internet is on about!
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