13 Outrageous And Funny One-Star Reviews Of Great Children’s Books
'The characters' names were too plain', 'my ebook never came in the post' and other bizarre online criticism of children's literature
- by Lloyd Burgess
- Former editor of Teachwire
There’s always one isn’t there?
Amidst the applause and adulation, someone’s not going to like a book. Sometimes, in fact, they outright hate a book. Sometimes, they hate that book so much that they just have to balance out all the five-stars reviews with ‘the truth’ (also known as the one-star review).
And sometimes, that ‘truth’ is pretty hilarious.
Here are some of the finest one-star Amazon book reviews of beloved children’s titles:
1. Book=cheesy, bunny slippers=totally cool
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
2. To the point, I guess
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
3. Don’t leave us hanging
The Odyssey by Homer
So…have you bought the book yet or not?
4. It’s only been used in schools for nearly 70 years
Charlotte’s Web by EB White
Sorry teachers, you’re all wrong. That pig ain’t inspiring nuttin’.
5. Yeah! Screw you, Beth!
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Someone is all outta sympathy right here.
6. That’s not how that phrase goes
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
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That dastardly wolf strikes again…
7. Make your mind up
The Twits by Roald Dahl
8. Your name is boring, Hogarth
The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
9. Just, no
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
10. HOW VERY DARE YOU
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
11. Not sure how Kindles work
Demon Dentist by David Walliams
Someone has been waiting very patiently by the door for months now for their ebook to be posted.
12. hg h h h u u u u y y g u y y h u u
Ratburger by David Walliams
This book was so dull the review fell asleep on his keyboard mid-sentence.
13. Didn’t make as much money either
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
