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This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! by Gordon Korman

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booksandbecks's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

misssusan's review against another edition

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2.0

pure shenanigans. a lot thinner then i remember but ehh. korman wrote this when i was fifteen, what was i doing with my life at fifteen? not writing the start to a best selling comedy series i can tell you. plus i did get a couple of solid laughs in throughout

2.5 stars

stale_reviews's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

a8bhatia's review

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2.0

For context, I read this book as an almost 30 year old woman to fulfill a prompt in a reading challenge. As such, I do think this book would be more enjoyable for the appropriate aged audience i.e older children (10 yrs to 12 etc). The premise of the plot is objectively interesting/funny and the writing would be better suited for that particular audience. This is definitely not a children's book that translates well into an adult read.

Also it was cool/and should also be considered that the author was 12 when he wrote this! Pretty cool :) Also yay for Canadian writers and books set in Canada.