All reviews for Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens (2010)
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I honestly don't know why I waited so long to read these books after having read everything else Sanderson has written! I love the style of narration and the humor that all of these books included. I about lost it when the characters decided that it would be fun (and Smedry-like) to rush enemy librarian lines providing "more matter" with "less art," reinventing the wheel by speaking solely in Hamlet quotes. My only regret is that the series is ultimately unfinished (that or Alcatraz broke his own book so much we can't even read it, but someone can still translate for us, right? [or did the librarians find them all? that would be the absolute worst!]) Eagerly anticipating the final book which I'm sure will prove to everyone just how "stoopid" we actually are for not finding the it sooner!
We listened to these on a series of road trips and at first I was annoyed but by the end of the series I was a fan. They kept the entire family entertained, 4 kids 5-13 years old plus parents. And I loved how he was able to slide in all this random educational stuff that the kids thought was so funny they didn't even realize they were learning until we later talked about it. So many times I have said, "just like in Alcatraz...." And the kids reply with, "oh yeah!"
The ending was interesting.Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!