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Four brilliant orphans are recruited by a Mr. Benedict, who needs their help to discover who is behind a plot to rule the world. The best thing about this book are the logic puzzles the kids have to solve to get invited into the Benedict Society - readers can figure out solutions at the same time the characters do. I really found myself rooting for those plucky orphans, each with their own unique personalities and skills. Go orphans! Save the world!
I very rarely give stuff lower than three stars, so this is kinda weird. Normally, this would definitely constitute a 3 star book. However, the problem is that it got my hopes up. The first few chapters were SO awesome. They were puzzle-y and detailed and had great characters and character development and established a great mood -- and then the rest of the book happened. The rest of the book was ok. It was WAY too long and rambly, and all the awesome-ness and puzzliness that was promised in the
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Very curious. I found it kind of uneven, some really good parts and some not so good. Could have used some editing to make it shorter and better. Overall though pretty interesting and a fun read. Great bad guy, brain washing take over the world evil plot. Book does a good job of transmitting a dark and depressing mood. Then it all gets resolved nice and neat.
Wonder orphan kids take a really strange test which they all pass. They form a society and are then assigned the task of saving the world. ...more
Wonder orphan kids take a really strange test which they all pass. They form a society and are then assigned the task of saving the world. ...more
Awesome. This is the best juvenile book I've read in years. Four children- all parentless of sorts, all with special gifts, set out to save the world under the tutelage of a kindly old scientist with narcolepsy and his two adopted daughters. Good stuff.
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Not up to my expectations. It was an o.k. read. However, Carson Ellis's illustrations are great! Check out her work at: http://www.carsonellis.com
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Jun 10, 2008
Marcy
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