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Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
it’s a cute story.
it was a bit strange for me to figure out which age group this book was supposed to fit into.
it’s reads quite young to me -lots of 13 year old kids saving everyone and running round taking part in dangerous adventures to save the world.
there is lot a lot of actual world building/explanation in how it all really works or came to be (it’s the usa but not really? the city names are the same but the place overall is called differently? why? what’s the purpose of that? no idea!)
it’s all very much in the tone of “okay moving on to action and adventure” instead of actually giving a real story.
which isn’t to say it’s a bad thing!
not at all.
i just think that if you would have read this book as a 13 year old? i wouldn’t enjoy it because it lacks too much… actual story in some way. it’s in so many ways too simple and easy.
now that might have been me and some other 13 year olds would love this.
but i would rather give this book to younger - 8 to 10?- that would also help them build their vocabulary because what the book does very well is mention words that might not be too well known and explain them without making it too obvious that they are being explained.
there is a lot of “boy hero chosen one” going on, in the way that the boy -alcatraz- is raised as if he’s a normal kid just very clumsy and prone to breaks everything without meaning to.
but than one day something happens and all of a sudden he’s special and his “power” to break everything is this special and great thing that makes him perfect to help.
there is no real explanation on why he was not raised by his relatives -the one mentioned is just too simple and honestly stupid because if you want to learn how to fit in? send the kid to a normal school and he learns it there. doesn’t have to go for 13 years believing he’s a freak and not wanted because of it!
there are just a lot of unexplained and too simple moments -from why alcatraz is in foster care up to why the age 13 is the magic number for him to be shown his family secrets?
i do think it’s a cute story.
it’s very much an adventure story and if any kid is looking for a story like that? this book is a nice choice.
it was a bit strange for me to figure out which age group this book was supposed to fit into.
it’s reads quite young to me -lots of 13 year old kids saving everyone and running round taking part in dangerous adventures to save the world.
there is lot a lot of actual world building/explanation in how it all really works or came to be (it’s the usa but not really? the city names are the same but the place overall is called differently? why? what’s the purpose of that? no idea!)
it’s all very much in the tone of “okay moving on to action and adventure” instead of actually giving a real story.
which isn’t to say it’s a bad thing!
not at all.
i just think that if you would have read this book as a 13 year old? i wouldn’t enjoy it because it lacks too much… actual story in some way. it’s in so many ways too simple and easy.
now that might have been me and some other 13 year olds would love this.
but i would rather give this book to younger - 8 to 10?- that would also help them build their vocabulary because what the book does very well is mention words that might not be too well known and explain them without making it too obvious that they are being explained.
there is a lot of “boy hero chosen one” going on, in the way that the boy -alcatraz- is raised as if he’s a normal kid just very clumsy and prone to breaks everything without meaning to.
but than one day something happens and all of a sudden he’s special and his “power” to break everything is this special and great thing that makes him perfect to help.
there is no real explanation on why he was not raised by his relatives -the one mentioned is just too simple and honestly stupid because if you want to learn how to fit in? send the kid to a normal school and he learns it there. doesn’t have to go for 13 years believing he’s a freak and not wanted because of it!
there are just a lot of unexplained and too simple moments -from why alcatraz is in foster care up to why the age 13 is the magic number for him to be shown his family secrets?
i do think it’s a cute story.
it’s very much an adventure story and if any kid is looking for a story like that? this book is a nice choice.