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De Grote Hamster Massamoord (2010)

by Katie Davies(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Gottmer, cop.

review 1: I had vaguely seen this book around and about but decided to read it after I read an article about Alan Davies and learnt that his wife was a children's book author. Narrated by 9 year old Anna who longs to have a hamster but she can't because of The New Cat, who is a bit of a hunter. Hamsters do come along though and there is indeed a hamster massacre. Not intentional of course. Anna and her brother Tom mount an investigation into the hamster massacre. There are touching family moments, and at times it is reminiscent of the lovely and funny tv series Outnumbered, but overall I found the writing a bit longwinded, and Anna a somewhat precocious narrator.
review 2: This is one of those graphic novel/journal style books. The main character is supposed to be writin... moreg a story about what she did over the summer, and it turns into this book. The poor grammar (which is supposed to mimic the voice of roughly an 8-year old?) kills me. Every other line is, "me and Tom." SPOILER ALERT: The kids beg their mom to get a hamster, and she finally gives in after the grandmother dies, then the hamster has babies, and the male eats the babies and escapes never to be seen again. Then, the kids run a neighborhood murder investigation. I did not find it humorous, and the subject matter is so morbid. I can't figure out how Katie Davies thought this was appropriate for a 2nd/3rd grade book. My son read it before I did (oops), and he said that he liked it. Go figure. less

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