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madsmikks's review against another edition
3.0
The premise of this is very cute, but the execution was a bit weird. I'm not sure why halfway through the story, it stopped being about the bad mood and instead turned into a love story. If the idea of never knowing what will or will not cause a bad mood had been expanded on then maybe it would have made more sense. As it is, it should have focused more on the bad mood, in my opinion.
happyhippoknits's review against another edition
2.0
Problematic AF. The stars are for the illustrations.
1) I generally get Snicket's humor, but he lost me at the whole solving a bad mood by bullying others bit. It just doesn't work.
2) AND THEN. The old white man demands that the WOC dry cleaner clean his pants and insists on standing around in his underwear. She says no. He still takes his pants off. Instead of getting angry, she smiles, rests her face in her hands, and gazes adoringly at him. Sorry not sorry for the spoiler alert.
This is not a review as an angry parent. This is a review by a disappointed reader and library professional. Coupled with his past awful behavior, I can't recommend Lemony Snicket any longer.
1) I generally get Snicket's humor, but he lost me at the whole solving a bad mood by bullying others bit. It just doesn't work.
2) AND THEN. The old white man demands that the WOC dry cleaner clean his pants and insists on standing around in his underwear. She says no. He still takes his pants off. Instead of getting angry, she smiles, rests her face in her hands, and gazes adoringly at him. Sorry not sorry for the spoiler alert.
This is not a review as an angry parent. This is a review by a disappointed reader and library professional. Coupled with his past awful behavior, I can't recommend Lemony Snicket any longer.
ker0wyn's review against another edition
1.0
First off, this book just doesn't make any sense to me. People get in a better mood once something nasty happens? What?
But the real, glaring issue is that an incredibly rude man takes off his pants after a woman tells him not to and she somehow is won over by his underwear clad body and marries him? What??
Another picture book where people seem to gloss over the effed up message and just see the funny...except I don't see the funny. At least with XO, OX: A Love Story I could see what people liked about it. This pos? Not so much.
But the real, glaring issue is that an incredibly rude man takes off his pants after a woman tells him not to and she somehow is won over by his underwear clad body and marries him? What??
Another picture book where people seem to gloss over the effed up message and just see the funny...except I don't see the funny. At least with XO, OX: A Love Story I could see what people liked about it. This pos? Not so much.
kirchenberth's review against another edition
4.0
If only bad moods really were that colorful...
Fabulous way to show kids how your mood and actions transfer to those around you. Mindfulness 101.
Fabulous way to show kids how your mood and actions transfer to those around you. Mindfulness 101.
raspberryjam's review against another edition
2.0
Really beautiful, playful illustrations by Matthew Forsythe. Extra star for those.
Really crappy story by Snicket. Sometimes if you're mean to people and disrobe in front of them against their protestations, they'll decide actually they liked it and marry you? Get all the way out of here with that.
Really crappy story by Snicket. Sometimes if you're mean to people and disrobe in front of them against their protestations, they'll decide actually they liked it and marry you? Get all the way out of here with that.
kdelreads's review against another edition
4.0
There is a lot to go over concerning social-emotional learning using this book-the bad mood going from person to person, the Mom laughing at Lou falling in the puddle, how the characters get out of a bad mood. The mom laughing at Lou was not my favorite part but I think it is a great talking point. The book ends a bit abruptly but I believe it will lead to some great discussions in how we can get out of bad moods and help others do the same.
donalynbooks's review against another edition
2.0
An angry man walks into a dry cleaner with muddy pants. Against the dry cleaner's wishes, he takes off his pants, then chats her up. They fall in love and get married. Odd.
jmshirtz's review against another edition
1.0
Okay, I see what the author was trying to do here, but I have some issues with how it actually happened. Laughing when something bad happens to someone else is bad enough, but the whole guy taking off his pants in front of a woman after being told not to is deeply disturbing to me, let alone that this is the start to some kind of relationship. That is not the kind of message I'm looking to send to my kid.
kassandrik's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
nmramirez's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the idea of the story and the art is beautiful, but the story itself has some problems.