The School for Good and Evil (School for Good and Evil, Bk 1)
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Genre: Children's Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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Genre: Children's Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Holly J. (sportispice) reviewed on
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My my, you know a book has something going for it when there's this many reviews (and polarizing ones) two months before it comes out. Woa. I won a copy of the book through a Kidsbuzz giveaway. Since a lot of people entered and I got a copy of the Advanced Readers Edition, I felt like I should post my thoughts somewhere about THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL and finally signed up for Goodreads. Who knew so many people had an early copy??
Judging from the early reviews, it seems the majority love it and there's a minority that doesn't, but I'm firmly with the majority. The version I read still is an early one, just cause it's chock full of typos, mistakes, etc., so I can only imagine it will get better from here, which is scary.
This book is so fresh, so original, and so CRAZY that it has to be read to be believed. Don't believe anyone who tries to compare it to something. There just isn't a comparison. Another reader mentioned it's like a wacko Disney movie so maybe that's the best way to describe it. It's like the fairy tales you read as a kid, just demented and strange and completely engrossing. (At one point the main character wears a sequined burka?!!)
The best part about the book is that Sophie is so insanely unlikeable and yet she's the character you can't wait to read more about. I'm nervous about any sorts of spoilers here, but safe to say that Sophie manages to pull off the same kind of charismatic scene stealing normally reserved for villains. Meanwhile Agatha is as likeable as Sophie is not and she becomes the heart of the book unexpectedly. Her scenes are surprising and touching. By 500 pages with these two characters, you haven't had nearly enough and just want the next two books as fast as S. Chainani can write them.
There are some scenes in this book that just stay with you long after you're done: the wish fish, the golden goose, the flowerground scene, the trial... It's like every chapter has this brand new stage and it becomes almost scarily addictive racing ahead to see what's next. Like a lot of other reviewers on here, I read it in less than 2 days. Truth is it just takes over your life. Be warned.
My my, you know a book has something going for it when there's this many reviews (and polarizing ones) two months before it comes out. Woa. I won a copy of the book through a Kidsbuzz giveaway. Since a lot of people entered and I got a copy of the Advanced Readers Edition, I felt like I should post my thoughts somewhere about THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL and finally signed up for Goodreads. Who knew so many people had an early copy??
Judging from the early reviews, it seems the majority love it and there's a minority that doesn't, but I'm firmly with the majority. The version I read still is an early one, just cause it's chock full of typos, mistakes, etc., so I can only imagine it will get better from here, which is scary.
This book is so fresh, so original, and so CRAZY that it has to be read to be believed. Don't believe anyone who tries to compare it to something. There just isn't a comparison. Another reader mentioned it's like a wacko Disney movie so maybe that's the best way to describe it. It's like the fairy tales you read as a kid, just demented and strange and completely engrossing. (At one point the main character wears a sequined burka?!!)
The best part about the book is that Sophie is so insanely unlikeable and yet she's the character you can't wait to read more about. I'm nervous about any sorts of spoilers here, but safe to say that Sophie manages to pull off the same kind of charismatic scene stealing normally reserved for villains. Meanwhile Agatha is as likeable as Sophie is not and she becomes the heart of the book unexpectedly. Her scenes are surprising and touching. By 500 pages with these two characters, you haven't had nearly enough and just want the next two books as fast as S. Chainani can write them.
There are some scenes in this book that just stay with you long after you're done: the wish fish, the golden goose, the flowerground scene, the trial... It's like every chapter has this brand new stage and it becomes almost scarily addictive racing ahead to see what's next. Like a lot of other reviewers on here, I read it in less than 2 days. Truth is it just takes over your life. Be warned.
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