MORE 'ONE-STAR-REVIEW' POSTS

One Star Review Guess Who? (#59)

Travis Jonker, September 8, 2017 | One Star Review, Reviews



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? Before reading it, I thought I would keep it in the house for grandkids to read, but I’m now I’m going to toss it – probably high in the sky. Maybe the cloudmen will catch it an have a […]

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One Star Review Guess Who? (#58)

Travis Jonker, August 26, 2017 | One Star Review, Reviews



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? literally the hunger games for cats… Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? Click here. Previously . . . One Star Review Guess Who (#1) One Star Review Guess Who (#2) One Star Review Guess Who […]

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One Star Review Guess Who? (#57)

Travis Jonker, August 4, 2017 | One Star Review, Reviews



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? I suppose it’s possible that this book could have been even more depressing, but I can’t think of a way. Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? Click here. Previously . . . One Star Review […]

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One Star Review Guess Who? (#56)

Travis Jonker, July 14, 2017 | One Star Review, Reviews



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? I do not […] want my kindergartener reading about bull fighting at the age of 6. Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? Click here. Previously . . . One Star Review Guess Who (#1) One […]

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One Star Review Guess Who? (#55)

Travis Jonker, June 30, 2017 | One Star Review



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? It’s a little bit hypocritical for people to look at Christian allegory and say it’s just dishonest preaching in disguise, only for one of their side to use a book that has a subtext for their own humanist worldview. […]

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One Star Review Guess Who? (#54)

Travis Jonker, June 16, 2017 | One Star Review, Reviews



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? This is an evil kid’s book, for sure. Pick it up and you’ll be condemned to a near eternity of grueling tongue twisters. And your kid will love it… Not because it’s one of Seuss’s masterpieces, but because he […]

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One Star Review Guess Who? (#53)

Travis Jonker, June 9, 2017 | One Star Review, Reviews



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? Loved this book as a kid. Hated it as an adult. I despised the main character, whose obsession with his dogs is not cute. And the faux-mysticism of the dogs is annoying. Pretty much the only people I rooted […]

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One Star Review Guess Who? (#52)

Travis Jonker, May 19, 2017 | One Star Review



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? Dr. Mr. Sendak, Please seek therapy elsewhere and stop scaring the hell out of me! Click here for the answer. Previously . . . One Star Review Guess Who (#1) One Star Review Guess Who (#2) One Star Review […]

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One Star Review Guess Who? (#51)

Travis Jonker, April 21, 2017 | One Star Review, Reviews



  Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? Utter nonsense. There were maybe 2 truly funny parts; the rest ridiculous, pointless, NONSENSE. Some of it was so entirely stupid that I have to wonder if the translation was correct. There was no plot, just–again–NONSENSE. Click here […]

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One Star Review Guess Who? (#50)

Travis Jonker, April 14, 2017 | One Star Review, Reviews



Today, on the occasion of the 50th One Star Review Guess Who post, I wanted to take a moment to share the reasons I do this. 1. It’s just funny sometimes. 2. It’s a good reminder to me that readers are not a monolith. While one reader might call a book a classic, another might […]

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