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Apr 08, 2021RebelBelle13 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I don't often say this, but the movie this book was based off of was MUCH better (Home). Had I read the book first, I probably wouldn't have been interested to watch the movie. Rex had a great idea here, and the book started out interesting, but it lost me at about the 1/3 mark. It felt very stream-of-conscious and meandering. There were entire sections that weren't necessary and added nothing to the story (Happy Mouse Kingdom) and other sections that could have been good if they were cut down by half (Roswell). The ending was far too rushed. There weren't enough Boov in the story. Captain Smek was barely mentioned. I laughed at a few places, but not nearly enough as I was hoping. The whole book felt like a first draft that nobody went over and edited, ever. The comics and photos were cute and definitely broke up the monotony of there being ZERO chapter breaks (what gives?) and it felt very random what was explained and what wasn't (in terms of pictures and backstory). I get that it was supposed to have been written by a middle schooler- but Rex didn't have to make it so literal. It felt like I was reading a really long "What I Did On My Summer Vacation" essay by a 12 year old. The good stuff? I really liked J.Lo (Oh in the movie). He was quite funny- in his observations, speech and understanding of Earth things. Gratuity was a capable, intelligent main character, who at times acted a little older than 11, but normally was believable. Slushious and Pig were mostly the same. If you've seen the movie first, you can see little glimpses of it in the book- some of the conversations between J.Lo and Gratuity, for instance, and in few cases, entire scenes, like the one in the convenience store. On the whole? I'd say see the movie instead of reading this. It's far more entertaining, shorter, and the music and voice acting are top notch. You aren't missing much here.