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A review by literallykalasin
I Funny: A Middle School Story by Laura Park, Chris Grabenstein, James Patterson
2.0
We acquired this book for our library on the requests from some teachers to do a reading list on books dealing with competitions. Usually this means sports, elite sports, and more sports, so we were happy to include something that was a little more middle school student friendly, about a kid in a wheelchair who competes in a stand-up comedy contest.
I listened to it as an audiobook on trips to school, and it was a quick "read." The narrator was actually a kid, which felt much more authentic than if they had James Patterson read it himself. But boy, was this not funny.
Maybe it's because I'm not a middle school boy? But I just didn't find it funny; and I'm having it read aloud to me! I know that my kids will enjoy it, because they enjoyed the other James Patterson middle school series. I just wish I could recommend it as enthusiastically as I can recommend other books in the reading list we've assembled.
I listened to it as an audiobook on trips to school, and it was a quick "read." The narrator was actually a kid, which felt much more authentic than if they had James Patterson read it himself. But boy, was this not funny.
Maybe it's because I'm not a middle school boy? But I just didn't find it funny; and I'm having it read aloud to me! I know that my kids will enjoy it, because they enjoyed the other James Patterson middle school series. I just wish I could recommend it as enthusiastically as I can recommend other books in the reading list we've assembled.