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After losing yet another job, George (Weird Al Yankovic) wonders if there is any career that can...

Debbiereadsbook (1197 KP) rated All He Wants For Christmas is a Fingerling (The Weird & Wacky World of Shifters #1) in Books

Dec 3, 2021

weird and wacky but so bloody good!

Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

Did you ever read a book and think "what the actual f88k did I just read?"

Cos let me tell ya, this book is such a book! But I mean this in the BEST way!

Frenchie is a potato shifter. Yes, you read that right, a POTATO. Tala is a wolf. And it makes for quite an interesting read, it really does!

It's quite hard, I think, to come up with a really NEW idea, but Ms Sayle proper nailed it here!

It's proper weird and wacky as the series title suggests, but it's also a lot of fun, with some sass and some smex and some danger and a whole sack full of hints and clues about this world that I want more, and I want it yesterday!

As well as feeling pleasantly buzzed and left warm and fuzzy by this book, I'm also left with a lot of questions (which Ms Sayle will know, for me, is dangerous ground!) I'm hoping they get answered in future books. I can't really voice them, for spoilers, but I know what they are, so that's good!

Frenchie's brother and Tala's twin need their story. There is a lot of hurt between those two right now!

Or maybe a broccoli shifter? Or even a bean cos, apparently, beans are dull!

Please, though, read this. It really is a whole lot of fun, and a great start to what I can see being an fantastic series!

4 weird and wacky stars

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Ronyell (38 KP) rated Crashbox in TV

Aug 4, 2020

Crashbox

1999 | Game Show

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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The Grand Daddy of All Mind Screws

Now, I will admit that when I first saw this TV show, I was more than a little weirded out by how bizarre the premise was (especially with the weird looking characters and everything). But after I started looking at a few more episodes and actually starting to participate in the wacky mind games, I found myself actually enjoying this show a lot, especially with the weird imagery and the creative way that they present the games. This TV series is definitely a brilliant way to teach children about various school subjects without feeling bored and I definitely found myself learning so much about history and math through this TV series alone. Some of my favorite skits from this series are "Eddie Bull," "Distraction News" and "Psycho Math" since they are all done in an extremely creative way and they really show the true meaning of being bizarre with their presentations!

The only problem with this show is that it might be too difficult and bizarre for some small children, especially with how some of the information and the math problems might be aimed at children at least seven years and older. Parents who are watching this show with their children might want to help their children understand the problems that this show is trying to teach children to solve.

Overall, "Crashbox" is definitely one show that you should check out and if you want to find an educational show that really teaches children about history, math and vocabulary while doing it in a creative and bizarre way, then this is definitely the show to watch!