Customer Reviews

Prince Albert in a Can (Prince Albert, Book 1)

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Okay, I started this eagerly enough, but after a few pages...oh, gosh. Where do I begin?

Let's start with the astonishing amount of typos. This had to be self published. If I'd read it with a red pen it would be severely marked up by now. There were probably twenty mistakes per page; I found myself wanting to insert a quotation mark, a comma, or a period every five seconds.

It was repetitive. Here's a sample:

"Stepping forward, Albert crushed a can under his foot. Shocked by the crunch, he stepped back and saw that he had crushed a root beer can."

What is wrong with this? Here's my edited version:

"As he stepped forward, something crunched beneath Albert's foot. He looked down and saw a crushed root beer can."

Not brilliant, but seriously, it's better than the previous passage. The whole book is written awkwardly, using "tell-don't-show" reasoning. It TELLS you whenever Lisa is mad, it TELLS you what every character is thinking. It's just...problematic. Unlike most books, in which the story is so good I can't wait to turn the page, this one had me wincing for the author, who is a full-grown man. Even ERAGON is written better, and that's by a kid.

I don't get why someone said this is better than Harry Potter. In my humble opinion, it is most definitely not.

I gave two stars for the interesting story.


Rating: Terrible

I loved this book! It reminds me of Harry Potter but is easier to read. Its imaginative plot entertains while delivering a message about the rewards of courage in a difficult family situation, with acceptance of other people and of other cultures as part loving extended family.

A friend at summer camp told me about the book and I read it. It was the most awesome book I read all year. I am going to get the other two and read them over the summer. I friend told me there is going to be a fourth one, I hope its as cool

I liked the book a lot. I didn't see the 2nd book in the store, but my Dad tells me that he can order it here. I have read the first one twice. It's fun.

I read that there are series of these, but I have only read this book. I finished it in one night. I had to choose between reading this and what I got from the library. I chose this and was really glad. I hope the next books show up on my scholastic book fair.
Go Albert!!!!!!!

I love this book. I read it thinking about how cool it would be if it really happened. I told my brother and he is going to read it to. It's better than Harry Potter