Liable to appeal to fans of Roald Dahl, The League of Beastly Dreadfuls takes the reader on a macabre romp through an old asylum where nothing is as it seems and mystery lurks around every corner.ĭoes anyone out there have that one weird acquaintance who seems unable to take anything seriously? He or she is constantly making jokes of varying quality, has a handful of quirky catchphrases, or sometimes tries on a foreign accent for frustratingly long periods of time? He or she loves acting out other comedian's material until they receive a reaction. "Maybe we'll discuss it tomorrow," Prude said.Īnd, finally, the book hints at a spectacular reveal to be delivered at its end but leaves the reader hanging, resulting in an unsatisfying conclusion. "You can't have a funeral without a cold-cut buffet," Prude said. "Not to mention the flowers and the cold cut buffet," said Prude. The author also employs the use of a device that tends to annoy: having characters repeat dialogue. Once in a while the verb or adjective selected is a little too far off base to be suitable for the occasion, such that the reading feels a bit clunky. Agony's is her first real opportunity to practice her developing skills as a first-rate detective-veterinarian-artist. Anastasia wishes to be just like Francie Dewdrop, and her stay at St. Homage is paid to Nancy Drew books in the form of Anastasia's favorite book series about a young sleuth named Francie Dewdrop. "Sometimes, the house makes a cute noise kind of like a man screaming in anguish," Prim said cheerfully. This is a very old house, and sometimes old houses make funny noises." "You know," Prude said, "creaking or footsteps. "And don't be scared by any noises you might hear." "Now be a Nice Little Girl and scoot right to bed," she said. Thanks to its over-the-top characters and quirky flights of fancy, this book often reads like a Roald Dahl novel: (Or, in simple language, a strong feeling that something nasty was about to happen. No, dear Reader, it was a premonition of doom. had a terrible sensation in the pit of her stomach that was, for once, not tragic flatulence. The League of Beastly Dreadfuls is good for a chuckle and exhibits a sense of humor suitable for its intended audience: Before long, Anastasia discovers a mystery that needs solving and begins to suspect her aunties are up to something sinister. Agony's Asylum for the Criminally Insane. When Anastasia's parents are killed in a freak vacuum-cleaner accident, she's carted away by two aunties she never knew she had to a spooky Victorian house, once known as St.
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