The Book That No One Wanted to Read

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This is perfect for kids 9+, and adults too, who love goofy yet thought-provoking humour. I absolutely loved this most bookish of books and can’t wait to see what Ayoade does next in children’s books.

From actor-author-broadcaster-comedian-filmmaker Richard Ayoade comes a book narrated by . . . a book. Quirky, smart, and genre-busting, this is the saga of a book that nobody wants to read—until the day it meets YOU. Being an adult, seeing it through more mature eyes, I took a deeper meaning away from it than he possibly intended? And I loved the messages it gave me. ❤️

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I would also like to clarify that Richard Ayoade is wrong when he states that this is the first book written by a book. It’s not, I reviewed one in 2016 called My Name is Book by John Agard, funny enough published by the same publishers – surely they would have remembered and told him!!! Alone, fearful, settled in the dark corner untouched, and hence left to not feel the disappointment of others if we are NOT enough.

Thank you #pansing for this review copy in exchange of an honest review. This book will be available at all good bookstores. I was glad it wasn't much longer, the length seemed just about right, and actually, despite Ayoade being quite clear that there isn't a point in these literary shenanigans, well actually there might be just one or two, hidden in there (don't tell the kids, folks, works better when they think it's pure popcorn).Now I want to say here that Ayoade is in fact incorrect, this is NOT the first book to use this technique. John Agard also wrote a book narrated by a book, My Name is Book, also aimed at children, so this claim is not actually true. I often get (slightly) annoyed when a cover and/or the title seem to have little to nothing to do with the story. Argh. So, this book isn't perfect by any means. I don't really expect it to be. Ultimately, I still think it's a great starting place. Well, reading this book from the point of view of an adult and also a reader, I asked myself the question, “Why wouldn’t I read certain books?” The answer would be very simple - because the book is not for me BUT it could be for somebody else. I am sure being readers, we would totally have different preferences and favourite genres. It would be wise for us to respect each other’s interests. We must also never categorise people/readers based on their choices or preferences of reading materials. Exchange opinions wisely and professionally. If there were books we think we could never accept though we have tried reading till the end - maybe we could discuss ways of how they could be better books. We might not be able to accept certain books now, but as we gradually mature or change roles - who knows, the book we think we hate could be the best read for us. That’s what I think, for now. He asks us what's underneath our covers? What are we actually like? ( I love how he's making us go deeper, into ourselves to dig more into who we are, inside.)