Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

After hearing how good this book was from a friend of mine, I pestered my mum to buy it for me. Felling that honesty was not the best policy, I told my friend it was cool, but I was quite disappointed to see that was all it had to offer on the inside. Even though I'm only in my early teens, I've read some truly amazing books in my short lifetime and this sadly won't make the cut. Things like Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice, The Ramona series by Beverly Cleary (did I spell that right?) and Anne of Green Gables are some of my all time favourites. Spot the difference between this drivel and those classics. This is just too "updated" for my taste and I don't get why a book this supposedly talks about the joy of reading has the main character as an uninterested "cool, popular kid" who likes to play video games and has never picked up a book in his life. The endless talk of technology got boring and the farting robotic geese made me question my friend's approval. I finished the book with a *at least that's over* sigh. The reason this gets 2 stars is because I can see how this would appeal to reluctant readers. And, of course, the main theme being "reading books is good" (along with "don't be a jerk" and "having friends is good") derserves a star itself.