I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President

Great Weekend Fun Read

It is difficult to NOT think of Stewie from the Family Guy TV series when reading the misadventures of Oliver. Although that doesn't detract from the uniqueness of the character, parallels will inevitably be drawn thanks to the characters obsessive hate/need his acceptance relationship with his father.

This is a fun read and I made it through in one sitting. There are many chuckle worthy moments that help endear the reader to the supporting cast. Part of the charm of the story is in not knowing if this is the Oliver's actual reality, or his childish imagination gone awry.

Oliver is your classic pseudo-villain in the making.

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Lol

Amazing

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Im 12 and i understand it...TRUST ME READ MY REVIEW

Gosh! This book is good, but people(In their reviews), are saying that meanings and words in this book can't be understood by people 15 and under...I'm 12 and understand all words people have used as examples(ex.-carcass,assailant). I'm not saying anything personally against them,(people and their reviews), nor am I calling them liars. I just believe they are...misinformed. HAR, I just used something frome the book. Seriously... I did...Double HAR.Trust me, this book is actually better for teens/'preteens', than adults. Good book. Read it. The best part is how realistic(If the situation happenend), the book is. O.K I know that was a long review, but I,m done now. READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Great but read my post before you buy-

I loved the book, it was great.. but not as great as I expected...
This book does not highlight him being a young genius. It's mostly about him trying to impress his dad.
I would suggest reading- Evil Genius by cathrine Jinks (my fav book eva!)
It's also about a genius child but with much more thrill and action and dont be fooled by the slow start.. Evil genius is amazing..

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A hysterical pre-teen novel.

I had read this book as a twelve year old and found it while perusing the store. This book is so relatable due to the humor of the story. I suggest you read it if you come across this review, and as for the people who disagree with my opinion, they really should try reading the book again.

Hahaha got to rs Hahaha got to read this

This is a funny book you should read it.

Still hysterical on re-reading

Those who don't think this is appropriate for/comprehensible by ten-year-olds, don't deal with many ten-year-olds. That's my job. They aren't as dumb as you seem to want to make them out to be, and the ones around here are enjoying the heck out of this book. I'm excited to hear it's going to be a movie, I hope they do it justice!

Idk what u guys r smokin

But this book is amazing and hilarious. You guys must be on some crazy meds but i loved it.

hated this novel

it to me was boring horrable plot and stupid charcters but it was ok if you like somewhat realistic book with charcters who only a handfull of people will like

Guess what... fans...

Well I havent (but am going to) read this book because I wanted to see what new movies i should look forward too... and guess what... this is going to be a movie (2013) cant wait to read!!

awesome

it is rele funny and interesting

Hilarious!!!!!!!

everyone will love it....... absolutley genius!!!!

Love it!!!

This book is hilarious!

lol

it is so funny i love it

Awesome Book

This is a laugh out loud book about a genious mastermind

Cover COMPLETELY misleading! Not for 10 year old!

The adorable cover of this book is completely misleading! It's got a 10 year old on the front cover, but this book cannot be understood by a 10 or 11 year old unless read to by a parent. I don't mind that the main character is rude and says inappropriate stuff...boys like to read that so as a mom I'm completely okay with it. It's that it's a "fantasy" book that's set in the real world. If it was about dragons or vampires, you know you have to suspend belief. But this book may or may not be a fantasy. It's about Oliver, who says he's a fat loser at school who gets made fun of by others but in reality he's a billionaire genius who has a football sized field space specially made for him under his house where he can conduct his business...and his parents don't know about it or the fact that he's a billionaire. So at first you think he's got a great fantasy life going on to cover up for having no friends and being an outcast. But then as an adult and you read on and on and this "fantasy life" isn't going away you realize that the boy might be actually telling the truth. But my 10 1/2 year old is confused and says, "Oliver keeps lying..." and the book tries to be witty and funny and make jokes and innuendos that children the age of 10 or 11 cannot possibly understand. I think all the reviews on here are from adults. Just try giving this to a kid under the age of 12 or even 13, and they're completely confused and baffled. It's got way too many words on each page that an 11 year old doesn't know like "assailant, invariably, unmolested, carcass" and that's only on pages 20 and 21 . I love challenging books and words, but there are way too many not to be running to the dictionary every two pages. I've been reading this to my son out loud, and have to explain each page because he's confused. Does a 10 year old really know what a master's thesis is? (page 75) No. Why the author thinks that they do is strange to me. I think adult fans of Jon Stewart would really like this book. The cover bothers me, because it makes 10 year olds and younger want to pick it up. Great cover and great title...for a kids book. But this isn't a kids book. I never write reviews, but I really felt like the reality has to be stated.

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Hilarious!

I love this book! It was funny and creative. Josh Lieb made Oliver Watson come alive. Though a slightly easy read, the content is made for middle school readers. This modern story is about and told by Oliver, the evil 6th grade genius, who doesn't want anyone to know he is a genius, so he acts slow. Oliver has his eyes set on ruling the world, and the first step is to become Class President. Only he didn't know that getting elected would be so difficult! I highly recommend this book to pre-teens, and anyone who enjoys a good laugh.

I thought this was just O.K

It is an O.K book. Some people love it some people hate it. I am caught in between.

Good Things:

- The book is funny
-It is great to read just for fun
-You can share this with your friends
-The characters are great

Bad Things:

-Some bad parts to the story, might not be appropriate
-Not very good for discussing
-It is on the long side, but pretty easy, this might be good, this may be bad
-I think it's kind of confusing, and it can be boring

As you can see, it may be fun to read for you, it may not be. Not one of my favorites, but not bad! I have not read any other books by this author. I might recommend.

-Book_Worm_1998

This is just badly written and boring

Don't waste your time or money - my 5th grade class could have done a better job!

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A great read for my 12 yr old son

This was a gift - and he reluctantly accepted it, saying that he was not such a fan of this genre...but, after begging him to just check it out, he was gone for the next 2 hours (reading). The following day he actually admitted to enjoying the book and was planning on lending it to a friend of his to read.

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