Customer Reviews

The Nine Lives of Romeo Crumb: Life Three (Nine Lives of Romeo Crumb (Hardback))

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My daughter recently finished reading this book and loved it. L. Rifkin is clearly a talented writer with a very promising literary future. I purchased the Romeo Crumb books for my daughter a few weeks ago and she has even shown more enthusiasm for these books than for Harry Potter, which she also loves. Thank God cats have nine lives because my daughter can't wait to read about the rest of them!

This book is absolutely fantastic! I have read all the Romeo Crumb books with my son and we are both in love with them. The characters are hysterical and I definetly recommend these books for every parent and child. The third installment was witty and engaging and neither my son nor I could put the book down. 5 Stars and then some!

WoW is pretty much the only way to sum up this book. I used to review children's books for the local paper, and this would have to be one of the best I've come across. L. Rifkin's story is a MASTERPIECE. This is a story that is fun for children and adults to enjoy. L. Rifkin weaves together a story of action, suspense, and humor to create a great children's novel.

"Life Three" is so full of errors, I have a hard time knowing where to begin. I found misspellings, words that were used incorrectly,(note to author: please consult a dictionary before writing Life Four) incorrect or missing puncutation, unnecessary italics...it was a veritable comedy of errors. Too bad it's just not funny. It was so awful, I began to wonder if I had obtained a copy printed before it had gone through an editing process. Both the dialogue and the prose are clumsy, immature and lackluster. This made me think the author must be quite young and has not yet honed proper storytelling skills. Imagine my surprise to discover that the author is a TEACHER. Good lord. She needs to be in a remedial English class herself, not teaching it. This sounds harsh, I know, but I think I have a right to expect at least some degree of competence from a published author. My advice to L. Rifkin is to fire her current editor and find herself one who will actually DO SOME EDITING to help her improve.