The Sisters Grimm

Before I begin I mention the 10 Poisonous Video Games That Make Better Toilet Paper

10.Sonic Shuffle(Sega Dreamcast,2000)
9.Bubsy 3D(PlayStation,1996)
7.Superman 64(Nintendo 64,1999)
6.Altered Beast(PlayStation 2,2005)
5.Fight for Life(Atari Jaguar,1996)
4.Captain Novolin(SNES,1992)
3.Kabuki Warriors(Xbox,2001)
2.Custer's Revenge(Atari 2600,1983)
1.E.T. the Extraterrestrial(Atari 2600,1982)

further commentary in" The Monkey World of Tom"

alright onto better stuff

and no Twilight is not going to be reviewed because I have no intentions of reading it.

The Sisters Grimm(Michael Buckley)

Year(s):2005-
Publisher:Harry N. Abrams Inc,


Ok so basically when I first saw These Sisters Grimm books, I thought they'd be dopey takeoofs on The Brothers Grimm,when I read the first book I was astounded by the characters and the plot and of course Puck's(yes the mischeivous fairy from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Plot: 20/20( 2 sisters that just happen to have the surname of Grimm are pulled out of an orphanage and go through thousands of despicable guardians,but are then dumped off with there Grandma who claims hey are descendants of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and that the Grimm's Fairy Tales atre historical documents.Naturally and 11 year old girl like Sabrina wouldn't believe such a thing,until of course a giant kidnaps Granny.From then on The Sisters Grimm vow to become fairy tale detectives.Can you call that unoriginal?)

Characters: 20/20 (Ok we have 6 characters of worth in all the series,they are Sabrina and Daphne Grimm,Puck,Granny Relda, and Mr. Canis[aka The Big Bad Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs] and their magic-addicted Jacob"Jake" Grimm Sabrina is the main character and the adult[the one who doesn't trust and not curious],Daphne Grimm,though 7 she acts like she's 11[mature for her age but still innocent and naive,but the voice of reason when Sabrina goes off the edge],Puck is the Tricksters King who likes to think of himself as the villain[and of course hates books,despite calling himself a villain he has often been found lecturing Sabrina not to do something stupid or saving the others kesters],Granny Relda is the guardian and the person who acts the most like a detective[I wouldn't want her driving though], and finally Mr. Canis,an old man constantly fighting The Big Bad Wolf in him[and assisting Relda to her every need] Jake is completely addicted to magic and a little bit on the reckless side,however you can see he's one that tries to please everybody)

Setting:20/20(Ferryport Landing is described as a sleepy little town that isn't so sleepy,I don't see how a town could run when Jack the Giant Murderer,Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Riding Hood demented,and The Queen of Hearts are on the lose,I like to picture the town as St. John's,Arizona gone creepy)

Writing: 20/20(A doomed book can be good simply by how it's written like Island By Gordon Korman or ruined to pieces like Eldest by Cristopher Paolini,these books thank goodness are so well written I cannot describe it)

Final:20/20