Slob book blog

By: Ellen Potter

Intro: I saw this book when I was at the library the other day. So, I checked it out and started reading. It wasn't long until I was hooked.

Synopsis: An overweight middle school kid call Owen Birnbaum is picked on regularly at school for being overweight. Although he is overweight his IQ is incredible. He created a long term plan to be able to create Nemesis, a television that could see shows that were shown a long time ago like the Brady Boys. He really wants to see who killed his parents on October 25th 2006, but he is distracted by the constant teasing he gets from school and the mystery of his disappearing Oreo cookies.  

Strengths: this book has a lot of twists to it so it would shock most readers (I was shocked). Each character plays their role in Owens life. This book is a first person narrative which is something different if you are used to third person narratives. It is also easy to sympathize with the characters. In the end this is a "plane ride" book. Just for light reading purposes only.

Weaknesses: Since it is a first person narrative, Owen only makes judgments and accusations on what he is able to see. You don't know who really stole his Oreo cookies until the very end. The ending of the book is not that strong too. There are no antagonists in the book which makes it sort of dull at parts.

Recommendation: I think the person that would like this book the most is someone who is looking for some light reading to do. The book is not serious but has some twists that make it interesting. This would be a plane ride book or a book that one reads right before they go to bed. With all of the twists in the book it is something that someone would want to rush though and know what happened. So this book is just for the light sit down readers. If I were to rate this book would give it a 3 out of 5 stars.