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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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One Star Review Guess Who? (#49)

Travis Jonker, September 9, 2016 | One Star Review, Reviews



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? This is the kind of literature that caused the panic that led to the Salem Witch Trials. Click here for the answer. One Star Review Guess Who (#1) One Star Review Guess Who (#2) One Star Review Guess Who (#3) […]

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One Star Review Guess Who (#48)

Travis Jonker, August 19, 2016 | One Star Review



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? i could never read [Title] as a child because i always wanted to punch by the third page. WHY ARE YOU HANGING UP THE LIGHTBULBS WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM Click here for the answer. One Star Review Guess Who […]

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One Star Review Guess Who (#47)

Travis Jonker, July 22, 2016 | One Star Review



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? [W]hat two kids would run away to an ART MUSEUM? Click here for the answer. One Star Review Guess Who (#1) One Star Review Guess Who (#2) One Star Review Guess Who (#3) One Star Review Guess Who (#4) […]

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One Star Review Guess Who (#46)

Travis Jonker, July 2, 2016 | One Star Review



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? After his mother is murdered and he is chased by the hunter who did, his first desire is to…buy some sharp looking threads? Click here for the answer. One Star Review Guess Who (#1) One Star Review Guess Who […]

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One Star Review Guess Who (#45)

Travis Jonker, June 17, 2016 | One Star Review



Can you guess the classic children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads or Amazon? So basically, read the bible. Click here for the answer. One Star Review Guess Who (#1) One Star Review Guess Who (#2) One Star Review Guess Who (#3) One Star Review Guess Who (#4) One Star Review Guess Who […]

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