![]() ![]() Seriously, a show of hands, how many of you out there can say that you read his first middle grade novel The Qwikpick Adventure Society written under the pen name of Sam Riddleberger? See, that’s what I though. Rowling and now, my friends, I’m saying it about Tom Angleberger: I was into him before it was cool. All that went right in the Origami books, however, was missing from Fake Mustache. Not only was the first surprisingly good, but the sequel floored me even more in terms of writing a great follow-up to a mighty fine book. This book seemed too filled with coincidences and monumental strokes of good luck to engage me as a reader.Īgain, I'm a big, big fan of Angleberger's Origami Yoda/Darth Paper books. ![]() Despite a token (and unnecessary) multiple POV for the story (about 1/2 the way through the book) none of the characters seem believable enough for me to take seriously. The characters in Fake Mustache, imho, are more caricatures than characters. The characters are unique but have distinct personalities and seem real enough to care about. The Origami Yoda books are written from multiple perspectives and feature a sympathetic main character who is trying to figure out whether a perplexing friend is psychic or channeling a fictitious movie character or just plain crazy. Second, let me say that Fake Mustache is not an Origami Yoda book. The two written thus far are so good that I continue to recommend them to people today. First, let me say I love Tom Angleberger's Origami Yoda books. ![]()
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