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Review: #279
Title: Muddle Earth Too
Series: Muddle Earth - 2nd book
Author: Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
Read Before: no
My Comments: This book parodies so many books that it’s amazing, there’s Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia, Twilight and (less obviously) His Dark Materials, amongst others. Throughout the whole book, it doesn't take itself seriously, which was the aim, so in that aspect, it succeeded. I can honestly say that the beginning was a mess and was very boring; it was hard to pick up all the characters since so many were introduced (especially if you haven’t read the first book). I lost interest early on but thankfully, the events afterwards made more sense and were a bit more interesting. The book is further split into three books (in likeness to LOTR), and each of them can be regarded as a separate story that has an overarching plot. The plot itself is very basic, what made the book more fun and interesting was the puns and parodies of other literature, with some very well known and obvious ones like fairy tales. There are some very obvious plot elements, but the authors managed to hide the aim of the true protagonists, the Flower Fairies (but when it is revealed, it’s underwhelming). The illustrations (which have a unique style) are a nice complement to the story. If you like over the top and silly humour, as well as some stupid fun, then it’s good.
Rating: 6/10