Comments on: The True Meaning of Smekday http://www.active-voice.net/2009/09/07/the-true-meaning-of-smekday/ Active Voice for Active Readers Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Active Voice » Cold Cereal http://www.active-voice.net/2009/09/07/the-true-meaning-of-smekday/comment-page-1/#comment-65058 Active Voice » Cold Cereal Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:41:19 +0000 http://www.active-voice.net/?p=457#comment-65058 [...] to Rex’s second book, Fat Vampire, Rex was on my list of authors to watch after I finished The True Meaning of Smekday a few years ago. And considering the two books, I feel safe in saying this: Adam Rex is a very [...] [...] to Rex’s second book, Fat Vampire, Rex was on my list of authors to watch after I finished The True Meaning of Smekday a few years ago. And considering the two books, I feel safe in saying this: Adam Rex is a very [...]

]]> By: Seth Christenfeld http://www.active-voice.net/2009/09/07/the-true-meaning-of-smekday/comment-page-1/#comment-43266 Seth Christenfeld Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:34:36 +0000 http://www.active-voice.net/?p=457#comment-43266 And the "very strange monster poetry" is ridiculously funny. As for the "Happy Mouse Kingdom," I don't think it's copyright so much as the fact that it's the Captain Ersatz version of Disneyworld--the real Magic Kingdom, for one thing, doesn't have an entire second park inverted beneath itself. I'm willing to chalk up the pacing problems (which are there in force, certainly, and are what kept <i>Smekday</i> off my personal top ten list for last year) to the fact that it is, as Gillian noted, Rex's first novel; I hope/suspect that whatever he writes next will be substantially better in that regard (and, I'd hope, even funnier). And the “very strange monster poetry” is ridiculously funny.

As for the “Happy Mouse Kingdom,” I don’t think it’s copyright so much as the fact that it’s the Captain Ersatz version of Disneyworld–the real Magic Kingdom, for one thing, doesn’t have an entire second park inverted beneath itself.

I’m willing to chalk up the pacing problems (which are there in force, certainly, and are what kept Smekday off my personal top ten list for last year) to the fact that it is, as Gillian noted, Rex’s first novel; I hope/suspect that whatever he writes next will be substantially better in that regard (and, I’d hope, even funnier).

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.active-voice.net/2009/09/07/the-true-meaning-of-smekday/comment-page-1/#comment-43230 Rebecca Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:09:38 +0000 http://www.active-voice.net/?p=457#comment-43230 Bwahahaha. The final punchline of that was great. *g* Bwahahaha. The final punchline of that was great. *g*

]]> By: Gillian http://www.active-voice.net/2009/09/07/the-true-meaning-of-smekday/comment-page-1/#comment-43227 Gillian Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:35:24 +0000 http://www.active-voice.net/?p=457#comment-43227 This is actually Adam Rex's only novel, the rest of his stuff is picture books, and two books of very strange Monster poetry. I always show the following to adults that I'm trying to get to read this book. Kids I just tell them the premise. http://www.smekday.com/10reasons.html This is actually Adam Rex’s only novel, the rest of his stuff is picture books, and two books of very strange Monster poetry.

I always show the following to adults that I’m trying to get to read this book. Kids I just tell them the premise.
http://www.smekday.com/10reasons.html

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