About the Book
Review
He actually read the first chapter to me and our spawn that day, and that was great. Especially because we all really liked Moone Boy. This is a prequel to that show, although it also gets a bit into season one as well - filling in some things not mentioned in it. There’s also a smidge of contradiction. But it’s totally okay. As Douglas Adams once said:
Moving something from one medium to another is very interesting — it’s a lot like carrying a picture or a piece of clothing from one bit of lighting to another. Suddenly it looks very different. What interests me a bit further down the line is the way in which the different media interrelate — you can hand things off from one to another, you can exploit each other’s strengths and weaknesses.
I will warn that there is a bit of sexual exploitation in here. Same situation as the show, if you haven’t seen it yet. But I will argue that Martin is too young to realize that you can’t sell a grope of your sister’s boob for bully protection. Thankfully that’s all resolved in an acceptable way. I shan’t get into that, but that was a scene that bothered me in the show. So I’m mentioning it here too. You’re welcome.
Okay, so this book was hilarious. I highly recommend it, even if you haven’t seen the series. It’s ridiculous and silly and I laughed at least once on every page. I can’t wait for my spawnling to be a bit older so I can force it upon him.