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    Timmy Failure: Now Look What You've Done
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    Timmy Failure: Now Look What You've Done

    Written by Stephan Pastis

    Narrated by Jared Goldsmith

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Timmy is about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe. But someone is clearly trying to con the system. So it's up to Timmy Failure, with the dubious help of Total, his lazy polar-bear partner, and his unlikely new ally, eccentric Great-Aunt Colander, to find a way to defeat this injustice. If he can only get his entry form in on time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateMay 1, 2014
    ISBN9781471263019
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    Timmy Failure: Now Look What You've Done
    Author

    Stephan Pastis

    Stephan Pastis is the creator of the syndicated comic strip Pearls Before Swine, which appears in over 800 newspapers. He is also the creator of the Timmy Failure book series and the cowriter of the Disney+ movie Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. He lives in Northern California with his wife and two kids.

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    3.5/5

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    • 3/5
      Witty fun that can be enjoyed by gifted and reluctant readers alike. Short chapters, a breezy pace, and those bug-eyed cartoons will inevitably appeal to "Wimpy Kid" fans.
    • 4/5
      Cute little book, read aloud to my kid many nights.
    • 3/5
      You know how all books are not for all readers and some books work SO MUCH BETTER when read aloud? Yeah, this was definitely the case with the particular book and myself. I was all ready to throw in the towel because quite honestly, I couldn't believe what I was reading. I get it is for a much younger audience than I, but I read a fairly large amount of Children's Fiction and even Picture Books, so the fact that this one was giving me fits was enough to aggravate. HOWEVER, in my exasperated state, I tried reading several passages aloud to illustrate the absurdity of what was happening...and you know what? It. Changed. EVERYTHING. I'm not saying I'm a diehard Timmy fan now, because yeah...I'll leave that to the fandoms, however I could appreciate the humor, the jokes, the ridiculous nature of some situations and the whole investigation into the missing candy THAT much better with all my gesturing, vocal variations, and moments of acting out. So why yes, not all books are for all readers, if you've a kiddo in the house that likes to use their imagination, and you happen to have a few moments to spare to enhance the adventure, I highly suggest a read aloud session with this book!


      **copy received for review; opinions are my own
    • 3/5
      The story of Timmy Failure, his polar bear, and their detective agency is somewhat amusing, though never laugh-out-loud funny. Many of the chapter titles, however, may make an adult chuckle. It goes on way too long and there are inconsistencies between Timmy's misunderstanding of the meaning of "garbanzo" and his seeming understanding of a word such as "recidivism". His inability to overcome his prejudices to see what is plain to everyone else also gets annoying after a while--although it is likely to make your child feel smarter while reading it.
    • 1/5
      When you recommend books to children for a living, sometimes the children want to recommend books back. And then you end up reading truly terrible things. Timmy is a jerk. It was painful to read more than 25 pages. He's like a child version of Donald Trump, without the money. It's like a mashup of Wimpy Kid and Calvin & Hobbes in the worst possible ways. I know that there are people who find "stupid" funny. I am not one of them.
    • 4/5
      Mistakes Were Made is not the sort of book I'd normally pay much attention to. I'm not a huge fan of children's lit and this one looked a bit too juvenile for me (not that I'm not very childish at heart). I picked up this novel for one reason: Tom McCarthy, genius behind such movie gems as The Station Agent, Win Win, and Up, is adapting the novel to film. McCarthy isn't a filmmaker who deals in adaptations, so I was intrigued with what this book was all about.Frankly, I'm a bit surprised that McCarthy has taken on this project. It's quirky, which is right up McCarthy's alley, but it has a different tone than McCarthy's usual “quirky with heavy underlying dramatic weight.” But enough about a film that doesn't even exist yet.This is a hilarious book. The humor is fresh and often unexpected—even though Timmy's lack of common sense is established early, the disconnect is so absurd and finely drawn that I laughed out loud every time he reached a conclusion. This is the kind of humor that can be understood by children and adults alike, but may at times be lost on some children.The narrative was great and the plot worked fine for the style. I was very much engaged for the bulk of the story. At the point where the story begins to wrap, however, the plot sort of fizzled. The conclusion was very rushed and not all that entertaining. For a novel which spent so much time setting up the dynamics of the narrative and the setting, as well as introducing us to a myriad of wonderful characters, I guess there just wasn't enough room to build a satisfactory ending. Hopefully, now that the stage is set, the following books in the series provide a stronger story arc. (And, yes, I do plan on continuing this series.)The Timmy Failure movie is schedule for release in 2020. I'm sure given McCarthy's handling, it'll be a fabulous movie—though one cannot forget (and maybe not forgive) The Cobbler.
    • 3/5
      A story set in the northern hemisphere - possibly Alaska, Canada or Russia about a young boy and his school mates. Bit weird in places - possibly more suitable for a boy - comes with stickers so would probably make an ideal gift.
    • 3/5
      I would have given it a two except I knew I was reading the book for my students. You see, the third and fourth grade students will love this book. It reminds me much of Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, which I do not care for but my kids do. The main character, Timmy Failure, has ADHD and a very active imagination. He applies his unique gifts to every situations and, as one might imagine, things do not turn out well as a result.

      There is a small sadness in the book that I am not sure the author meant to convey. Timmy's mom is a struggling single parent. Timmy is left to his own devices, a lot, and a new boyfriend is introduced and eliminated rather quickly. Dad?? Timmy struggles in school and is oblivious to the needs of others.

      I also did not go for a fourth star because of two word choices; asinine and be-jesus. My students are always asking me why authors put "bad words" in books for kids. Not all kids swear or use inappropriate phrases. It actually makes many uncomfortable and they usually return the books in case there are others.
    • 2/5
      Take eleven-year-old Timmy Failure — the clueless, comically self-confident CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps even the nation. Add his impressively lazy business partner, a very large polar bear named Total. Throw in the Failuremobile — Timmy’s mom’s Segway — and what you have is Total Failure, Inc., a global enterprise destined to make Timmy so rich his mother won’t have to stress out about the bills anymore. Of course, Timmy’s plan does not include the four-foot-tall female whose name shall not be uttered. And it doesn’t include Rollo Tookus, who is so obsessed with getting into "Stanfurd" that he can’t carry out a no-brainer spy mission. From the offbeat creator of Pearls Before Swine comes an endearingly bumbling hero in a caper whose peerless hilarity is accompanied by a whodunit twist
    • 4/5
      This is exactly the kind of book I usually do circles around, biding my time before finally sucumbing to its pages. It's exactly the kind of humor I avoided when I was a kid myself (considering myself way too sophisticated as I indulged my inner Laura Ingalls Wilder) and after the string of Wimpy Kid copy-cats disappointments, I assumed this would just be another sad attempt for the Wimpy Kid set. Au contraire. This snappy novel by Stephan Pastis positively sings: it is sly, it is humorous, it is sweet, and it is edgy in all the right ways. It is just the kind of smart, funny book I want to hand to my readers, particularly (as you can guess), my reluctant boy readers. They will eat this up, every bit of verbosity, every imaginary polar bear, every missing Segway, and every Weevil Bun. Because, (insert sheepish admittance), so did I.
    • 2/5
      Timmy is an aspiring detective, the problem is, he is completely clueless. Of course, he thinks he is a genius. As he tries to solve mysteries for his friends, he bumbles around and misses big clues and generally causing more trouble than when the mystery started. I kept checking to see how many pages were left in this book. I don't know if kids are going to get how deluded the narrator is. If they do, then it's a funny book...if they don't then it's terrible.
    • 3/5
      If you are a fan of Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Big Nate you will like this book! It is even funnier!
    • 4/5
      His name is Timmy Failure, his best friend is a lost polar bear named Total, and together they run a detective agency called Total Failure, Inc. He's wrong when he claims that the name doesn't represent their work. Fans of the Wimpy Kid series will enjoy this, but I don't think it will have the same broad appeal as Wimpy Kid. Timmy is so clueless that I don't think other kids will relate to him, but many will think his antics are pretty funny.
    • 4/5
      Stephan Pastis is hilarious. Poor Timmy wants nothing more than to be a great detective but fate is always conspiring against him. Timmy is the poor, misunderstood genius of his neighborhood. The rest of the characters are also well-developed. The illustrations add to the hilarity.
    • 3/5
      An entertaining start to a series that will likely have a large, enthusiastic following, especially fans of the Wimpy Kid books.
    • 5/5
      Great fun. A funny and enjoyable story for readers of all ages.
    • 2/5
      This book wasn't a total waste of time, but overall it was only okay. I found Timmy to be incredibly frustrating in his cluelessness, but kids might find him amusing.