Great concept mediocre execution

I’m a little disappointed by this, I have so far enjoyed Andy Weir’s writing. This is just a bit childish. Novels for children don’t necessarily have to be ‘childish’, they can still be written in a way for adults to enjoy. There are some adult jokes in it, which just makes it even more confusing. It just felt all wrong. No good character build up, superficial storyline etc. It just felt like naming a bunch of characters, it wasn’t very clever. Shame! A missed opportunity

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cleverly interwoven Tales

At first I wasn't sure what I was going to think of it, but as it progressed the cleverness and Ingenuity of the writer began to shine. And the introduction of Miss Poole and her powers was a pleasant surprise.

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Unfinished!

This was a great work, but it ended very abruptly and feels very unfinished. Would have liked to see the next part included before release.

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Fun!

Fun imaginative book! Definitely will add this to my favorites :-) easy to lose yourself in.

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Fun Theatrical Adaptation of the Graphic Novel

This story was originally written as a 4 part comic book series, then collected and re-illustrated as a graphic novel. This production has a full cast of voice actors for all the characters, plus a narrator to bridge scenes. It's fun and funny, with lots of sly references to the original classic stories. Mary Poppins is a major character as well, although for copyright reasons they had to change her name to Mrs. Pool. There is a delicious mash-up of the fantasy realms, as the girls travel to each other's magical lands, inadvertently allowing both good and bad guys to also cross worlds, resulting in glorious mayhem. I was thoroughly charmed and entertained.

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Uh -- target missed

I'm a big Andy Weir fan, Who doesn't love The Martian. I liked Artemis, And James Moriarty and The Egg were excellent short stories. This one? Not so much. The premise of the book is intriguing -- what if three of the most famous literary girl heroes came together and were able to travel between their respective fictitious realms? But this implementation of that idea just doesn't work, at several levels. The key issue with this book is the lack of a defined target audience. Who is it for? There are plenty of cute references and innuendos that most children would be unable to recognize and appreciate. So is it for adults? Well, in that case the language, most visibly in the dialogs, is insultingly childish. On top, many of the questions raised in the book remain unanswered, such as how come Prof Rutherford is involved in all of this? What's the whole point of bringing them together? How did they get the kids to come (there is a bit about that with Dorothy but not the other girls).

Well, my initial enthusiasm went downhill quickly. I wish Weir had taken the whole thing more "serious". Actually, the book cover says Andy Weir & Sarah Andersen, so I wonder how much involvement Weir actually had.

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Dramatic reading

Interesting premise with Dorthy, Alice, and Wendy traveling together to their respective fantasy lands. Peter and Captain Hook, as well as the wicked witch are included in this story.

This was interesting

I really like this storyline of the famous three girls and Mary Poppins. But it was also lacking, it could a been so much more. Secretly, I hope it’s get the proper attention and gets revised so it can sit on the same shelf with The Little Women. Oh wouldn’t that be great!