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ponch22's review
5.0
A very quick read, the story is interesting and the whole thing is very well-written. I've described it to friends as a mix between Douglas Adams's humor and Neil Gaiman's imagination. Had me laughing out loud several times (the footnotes are genius), and it's educational in that it taught me two new words (which I thought were typos, until I looked them up). The pacing is fantastic and it's a great read for both kids and adults.
gabs_myfullbookshelf's review
2.0
Max Werner is a boy who has the ability to see perfectly in the dark. He uses this gift to commit burglaries. But soon, the he steals something that the goblins were going to take. And they decide to get their revenge.
Well. It wasn't terrible.
I don't really know why I disliked this book. I just couldn't get into the story. I found it boring. And none of the main characters were really people I wanted to cheer for. I disliked all of them, though I disliked Tom the least. And the goblins--I don't enjoy goblins I guess, because this is the second book I have read about them, and I didn't like the other one either.
The thing is, this should be an awesome book for me. I don't know why it wasn't. I mean, the writing wasn't bad. I just didn't enjoy it. So, if you want to read this book, try it. Maybe you'll find it more enjoyable then I did.
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