Title: Not funny, just pedestrian
Review: I agree with the other reviewers here who found the book to be a hodgepodge of ideas, none of them explored adequately--or, for that matter, very interestingly. Based on some of the reviews I've read, I was expecting a book with clever ideas, or at least clever writing. Instead, I found a jumble of tired cliches, gaping plot holes, pedestrian writing, technological ignorance, and gratuitous potty humor. I'm not saying that this book won't appeal to 9-year-olds (I wasn't very discerning at that age either), but there are many better alternatives out there for this age group.
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