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misspippireads's review against another edition
4.0
The Whippet Hotel is now under the ownership of young Leo Fillmore. Mr. Whippet passed his hotel to Leo, but failed to take care of some business. The hotel owes back taxes! Leo and Remy need to travel through undiscovered floors to find the money needed to pay the taxes or the hotel will be put up for auction.
Carman's second Floors novel continues where book ones ends. The characters remained strong and the new characters add extra flavor to the story. The new floors that Leo and Remy discovered were so creative and unexpected. Similar to the first novel, the ending turns out for the best and there are hints to more Floors adventures.
Jesse Bernstein returns to narrator the second Floors novel. His character voices remain true to his original interpretation. Jesse is youthful and distinguishes the characters from each other.j
Reviewed from a library copy.
Carman's second Floors novel continues where book ones ends. The characters remained strong and the new characters add extra flavor to the story. The new floors that Leo and Remy discovered were so creative and unexpected. Similar to the first novel, the ending turns out for the best and there are hints to more Floors adventures.
Jesse Bernstein returns to narrator the second Floors novel. His character voices remain true to his original interpretation. Jesse is youthful and distinguishes the characters from each other.j
Reviewed from a library copy.
carynbeck's review against another edition
5.0
This is such a cute series. My 5th grader is reading it for AR. But my 4 and 6 year old love listening to it too! Happy that we only have to wait one week for the final book to come out.
val_z's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
When I first read Floors in the Internet Archive last January, I found it a delight. It was like reading a whimsical Roald Dahl story for modern times. Imagine crossing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, and you get the idea. The mysterious character of Merganzer D. Whippet resembles Willy Wonka in many ways. He’s eccentric, cryptic and always seems to have a backup plan. And Leo and Remi are just kids along for the adventure. 3 Below is the sequel to Floors and picks up pretty much where the last novel left off. Leo and Remi’s parents have married and now they are stepbrothers.
Leo is running the hotel, but things are far from perfect. The governor has told the hotel owner that he has to pay about 700,000 in back taxes. So, much like the last novel, Leo and Remi must follow the various clues Whippet leaves them in order to save the hotel. Meanwhile, Ms Sparks has returned and is hatching a plan to auction off the hotel while Leo and Remi are on their adventure. This is a pretty whimsical children’s book. You have mutant monkeys, giant ants, and robot dogs. Unfortunately, I have the same problem with this sequel as I did with the previous book: there are way too many characters.
The one character, Rickenbacker, who disguises himself as Batman, could have been left out altogether. The same can be said about Phipps, the gardener. But it’s neither here or there, as new characters are introduced. There’s Dr. Flart, a mad scientist; Ingrid, a strange woman who lives in a tree house; and Mr. Carp, a man hired by Ms Sparks to keep an eye on Leo and Remi. The book culminates with Leo and Remi discovering a secret diamond mine under the hotel. And if I remember correctly, they have about $ 10 million worth of diamonds. Of course, Leo and Remi manage to foil Ms Sparks’ dastardly plan to auction off the hotel.
And it turns out Mr. Carp works for Whippet. Talk about a billionaire with a lot of contingencies. Anyway I digress; the novel ends with Leo and Remi sailing off in an airship with Whippet for another adventure. I highly recommend reading 3 Below on Internet Archive. It's a fun read, and it's only 234 pages. And if you're an average reader like me, you can read through it in four days of less. And I'm not going to lie: I wish Patrick Carman's book series would get film adaptions. Of course, if they did, they would be pretty expensive. These books are pretty fantastical it won't be cheap. And I am looking forward to reading the last book in his Floor series, The Field of Wacky Inventions. Enough Said.
emholmberg's review against another edition
3.0
I’ve wanted to read this for quite some time as the first was filled with so much wonder and whimsy. However, I feel this one fell somewhat short. Maybe that’s because I’m an adult now and have become more cynical but I am still glad I finally got around to reading it.
A great book for younger readers.
A great book for younger readers.
lazygal's review against another edition
4.0
This falls into that "mysterious and weird things happen to kids" genre: the previous book sets up this one, where Leo is now the owner of the Whippet Hotel, an odder-than-normal hotel in New York. Odder than normal means that there are floors that don't appear where one would assume they do, the ducks on the roof have their own elevator, there's a double helix elevator, a puzzle room and many other wonders.
In this book, Leo and his best friend/new stepbrother Remi are asked by the former owner, Merganzer, to obtain a few items for him, including money to pay back taxes. Their search is complicated by the fact that the now-banned Ms. Sparks is colluding with Mr. Yancey to purchase the hotel and tear it down in favor of a Trump-like monstrosity. Along the way they meet Ingrid and Dr. Flart, drink Flart's Flizz and eat Zoooob, and encounter Loopa (a very tiny monkey), giant ants, a domino puzzle... and many other things.
This will definitely appeal to Mr. Carman's fans, particularly those middle grade boys who like Roald Dahl and think the Carman books are approaching Dahl's genius.
ARC provided by publisher.
In this book, Leo and his best friend/new stepbrother Remi are asked by the former owner, Merganzer, to obtain a few items for him, including money to pay back taxes. Their search is complicated by the fact that the now-banned Ms. Sparks is colluding with Mr. Yancey to purchase the hotel and tear it down in favor of a Trump-like monstrosity. Along the way they meet Ingrid and Dr. Flart, drink Flart's Flizz and eat Zoooob, and encounter Loopa (a very tiny monkey), giant ants, a domino puzzle... and many other things.
This will definitely appeal to Mr. Carman's fans, particularly those middle grade boys who like Roald Dahl and think the Carman books are approaching Dahl's genius.
ARC provided by publisher.
spaceyacey's review against another edition
4.0
I found all of the comments about Remi's weight to be quite unnecessary and a bit off-putting. It's fine to mention that he's a heavy-set person, but his weight is mentioned more times than was really warranted.
aprilbooksandwine's review against another edition
4.0
It is such an incredible pleasure to return to the wacky world of the Whippet Hotel and it’s employees. 3 Below by Patrick Carman is the second book in the Floors series, but it is just as enjoyable as the first book, plus if you have not read the first book, it is not all that hard to follow, although I totally recommend you read Floors as well. Here’s the thing, if you are a kid or a grown up looking to re-capture that feeling of magic in a mostly ordinary world, you know the same feeling you got with Roald Dahl, then I think Floors and it’s sequel, 3 Below are the books for you.
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fairytale42's review against another edition
4.0
This one wasn't as good as the first book, in my opinion. I feel like even though some more elements were introduced, some of the wonder of the first book was worn out. But don't get it wrong, it's still wonderful, as is the end of the book. Give it a read, it's worth it!