Awesome Dog 5000 (Book 1) (Awesome Dog 5000, #1)

by Justin Dean

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Awesome Dog 5000 is a sci-fi comedy of an adventure that moves at a fast pace with plenty of chuckles to be had and illustrations to enjoy.

Awesome Dog falls in the odd genre that is the comic novel type stories, which contains books like Dork Diaries and Big Nate. It works really well for this type of story, which incredibly fast pace and full of some interesting ideas that definitely need some pictures to make them truly pop. I think where this one is a bit underwhelming is in the actual story portion itself, because it moves so quick it at times it seems like it completely misses point B when moving from A to C. The story itself is almost conversational in the nature, which makes it a pretty relaxed read and does make it feel like you’re kind of in on it. So in that regard, I think it does make up for the lack of depth, and I think the target audience will really enjoy how goofy and off the wall the story gets.

I definitely liked Marty, Ralph, and Skyler who are very different people but have a shared interest in video games which helps solidify them as a team. I think it does a great job of letting kids know that being different and “uncool” by other standards is alright and that finding friends can be easy if you’re willing to open up.

Overall I think this is a cute novel that has some charm to it with its relaxed tone and quick pacing, and it would definitely be a good recommendation for those reluctant readers who might find other books a bit too dull to focus on. .

I received this in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.