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Timmy Failure #2

by Stephan Pastis

The clueless, comically self-confident kid detective returns in a sequel to the New York Times bestseller Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made.

"When you lose hope, find it." —Timmy Failure

He doesn’t like to pull rank. To reveal that he’s this guy: Timmy Failure, founder, president, and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, perhaps the nation. But he is.

And he’s about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe. It’s his ticket to bringing home a $500 prize, which is guaranteed to set him up for life. But someone is clearly trying to game the system. Hoodwink. Con. Defraud. So it’s up to Timmy Failure, with the dubious help of Total, his lazy polar-bear partner, and his unlikely new ally, eccentric Great-Aunt Colander, to find a way to avenge these shenanigans. Defeat this injustice.
If he can only get his entry form in on time.

Genres: Humor, Fiction, Middle Grade, Mystery, Childrens, Juvenile, Graphic Novels

275 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2014

About the author

Stephan Pastis was born in 1968 and raised in San Marino, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989 with a degree in political science. Although he had always wanted to be a syndicated cartoonist, Pastis realized that the odds of syndication were slim, so he entered UCLA Law School in 1990 and became an attorney instead. He practiced law in the San Francisco Bay area from 1993 to 2002. While an attorney, he began submitting various comic strip concepts to all of the syndicates, and, like virtually all beginning cartoonists, got his fair share of rejection slips. Then, in 1997, he began drawing Pearls Before Swine, which he submitted to the syndicates in mid-1999. In December, 1999, he signed a contract with United.
Pearls Before Swine debuted in newspapers in January, 2002, and Pastis left his law practice in August of that year. Pearls Before Swine was nominated in 2003, 2004 and 2007 as "Best Newspaper Comic Strip" by the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) and won the award in 2004 and 2007. Pastis lives with his family in Northern California.

Reviews

[✦BookishlyRichie✦ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 STARS!!!


This was equally as hilarious as the first and I had so much fun reading this. Timmy is such an interesting and funny character and reading from his POV with his doodles from his cases makes for a good time. I love how light and quick these are but still have a bit of hear to them, with Timmy's mother going through some hard times and his life not going how he'd like it. I'm very interested to see what happens in book 3. :)

I was sent the entire series by Candle Wick Press for an honest review. All opinions and feels are my own. :)

- Richard

[Irena BookDustMagic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Guys, this story is like a special happy place packed up in a book.

I tought the first book in the series was great, but believe me when I say: this, second book in the series, is even better!

If I could, I'd give it 6 stars.



I had so much fun reading it. Laughed so hard at some parts (especially at the part with Timmy's exams).

We got to see all the familiar faces, and some new ones.

The plot was more interesting then the one in the first book and, therefore, it was easier to follow.

I am so happy I had an opportunity to read this book and I can't wait to read the next one, even though it won't be in the near future.

[Grace Platt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing, especially for young readers like me. I have recently finished the first book of this series and began the second one because i loved it that much.

It is hilarious...
I was in so much laughter it almost hurt. It was also relevant to some of my issues so i understood what he was saying. I especially loved a particular character in this book called total which is a polar bear, he is the detective agent for Timmy,but he's a complete nuisance and does everything wrong!The funniest thing is the pictures of him. They make me laugh the most.

The two things that I find funniest are the pictures and the characters because they are all very unique. The characters are all very unique in there special way like Molly Moskins *SPOILER ALERT* she's in love with Timmy and try's to get him in the most thoughtful but annoying ways. Then theirs Corrina Corrina and so on...
The pictures are the best because they are so funny, they are 'drawn' by him and it really makes you laugh. It also shows you what the characters look like.

The only bad thing about this book is we don't know who the dad is. He is never talked about in this book. But then again that doesn't stop it from being a great book.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a good, funny and easy book to read. You'll finish this book in seconds.

[Victor The Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not really as clever as the first book and Timmy is really becoming more annoying than I thought, but the doodles and his misadventures are still pretty funny. B (75%/Good)

[Isabella L. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was very clever and funny because the main character, Timmy, believes in what he thinks is right. Also the minor characters are very funny and clever in this book. My rating is 5 stars, if possible 10!!!

[Ruairi Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Silly silly and you guessed it silly
This book has to be one of the best books ever so good I literally read it in 3 days
Definitely recommend

[Migle J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Knyga apie berniuka timą ir lokį kurie aiškinosi bylą🐻‍❄️

[Chris Blocker · Rating 4 out of 5]

My feelings about the second book in the Timmy Failure series largely mirrors the first. In Mistakes Were Made, quite a bit of the book's first half is familiarizing the reader with the characters and their story. The narrative of the second half sort of rushes through things, yet has some of the story's funniest moments. In Now Look What You've Done Stephan Pastis doesn't take nearly as much time setting the stage. The result is that the jokes start right from the beginning, and these moments are Timmy's best in the novel. Once the larger story is established, it actually begins to drag quite a bit. There's a balance in there somewhere that I imagine will be found in one of the subsequent books in the series.

I shall press on as I want to see what other hijinks Pastis can invent, and I'm most curious what will happen with Molly Moskins.

Despite the way she's portrayed, Molly's actually quite endearing. Molly, if you're reading this, please listen: If Timmy doesn't ever catch on, know that I do. I love the smell of tangerines and I think symmetry is vastly overrated. You will always have a special place in my heart. -CB

[Joel K · Rating 5 out of 5]

Timmy Failure: Now Look What You've Done is the 2nd book in the Timmy Failure series and by far my favorite one. All the books don't really have a countiued but this one is the funniest to me. Timmy's motto is "I was born. I founded an empire. I exhibited greatness". Timmy is sorta a trouble maker so he gets in trouble a lot. He crashed a car into his teacher's house. So he is told that another mystery has been made, and of course Timmy gets right to work because this mystery rewards 500$ and to Timmy 500$ is worth more that a million. On this case Timmy must find out who stole the missing globe. He must turn in his entry form for him to solve the mystery but along the way Timmy must face his worst enemy. SHENANIGANS. This is my favorite book ever because there his a hilarious plot, and there are other super funny random moments along the way.

[Книжни Криле · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ах, ти, Стефан Пастис! Видя ли сега какво направи! Взе, че ме запали по тази комично-детективска поредица от илюстровани детски дневници. Време е за втория случай на Тими Провала и Мечо Тотала, подобаващо озаглавен „Видя ли сега какво направи” (изд. „Сиела”). Прочетете ревюто на "Книжни Криле":

https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/201...

[Divya · Rating 5 out of 5]

As good as the first book, Pastis has kept his audience satisfied with ingenious use of humour and puns. More adventures and mishaps follow Timmy Failure in the second book of the series. The author has named every chapter after a song or a popular book. Some examples of chapter names include- I know why the caged bird doesn't sing, One flew out of the cuckoo's nest, The lion, the watch, and the poor globe and so on.

[Ronald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book, but it is geared to children a bit older than mine (who are one, two, two and three) so it is one I will keep put up until they're a bit older. On the bright side, it's a sturdy book as evidenced by my oldest continually chewing on the edges....

I enjoyed it, though; maybe even a bit more than I should have at my age. From Goodreads.

[The Reading Countess · Rating 4 out of 5]

I tucked this one into my schoolbag after the same student who insisted that I read the first Timmy Failure insisted that I read the second one. Not laugh-out-loud funny like the first, but still very much enjoyed. Thank you, boy reader in my class. I do love a quick graphic novel to remind me how silly life is.

[Lane-O · Rating 5 out of 5]

I finished it fast so I don't think it was my reading level, but it was a great book. This is the second book to Timmy failure: mistakes were made. This is such a funny book!

[Sladjana Kovacevic · Rating 5 out of 5]

TIMI PROMAŠAJ 2/VIDI ŠTA SI SAD URADIO-STEFAN PASTIS
✒"Kad izgubite nadu,pronađite je.
-Timi Promašaj"
🧒Drigi deo serijala u kome ponovo susrećemo već poznate drugare.
🧒Tu je detektiv Timi Promašaj i njegov poslovni oartner u agenciji Potpun.i.Promašaj d.o.o.-Potpun,arktički sisar težak 700 kilograma,koji obožava pileće krokete.
🧒Naravno,i dalje je tu dečak Rolo kome su samo ocene važne,ali je spreman da žrtvuje prosek zbog druženja s Timijem. A tu je i Moli Moskins,beznadežno zaljubljena u našeg detektiva.
🧒Srećemo i neke nove likove. Leteću baba-tetku Cediljku kod koje se Timi s mamom preselio i neke nezgodne klince iz Akademije Gluberman.
🧒I dalje beskrajno duhovite avanture i detektivski slučajevi u kojima briljira Timijeva veličanstvenost. Jer-Timi možda nije najpametniji detektiv ali je najsnalažljiviji.
🧒Predivne ilustracije,što nije ni čudo obzirom da je autor strip crtač,između ostalog.
🧒Nestali školski globus,veliko takmičenje detektiva i igranka u Parizu. Dobro,Pariz je u fiskulturnoj sali ali to ne umanjuje veličinu podviga. Jer moto je Čerčilov govor i poklič "Borićemo se u Parizu"😁💪
✒"Cipeltočkići. I,znam da čitava ideja izgleda glupavo i ludo,ali takva je većina snova koje ljudi imaju. I baš me briga. Jer je to nešto moje. To je moj san."
#7sensesofabook #bookstagram #readingaddict #knjige #literature

[Wren · Rating 4 out of 5]

funny

[Kerri · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is just as ridiculous as the first, but with the added bonus of a Great Aunt and a tighter plot. It is fun to see how Timmy's family and friends relate and react to him. The drawings are superb, I laughed a lot while reading it, and all in all it continues to be just a fun, quick series.

[Ebaa. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Timmy character is funny and always get me,i like the book every time i feel bored i read a chapter and i enjoy >3.

[brookie the cookie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Timmy is still the same...

Is that good or bad?

[Soraya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Voor een kinderboek wel grappig

[Joud Chahine · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a funny and exciting book I love it very nice it a page turner.
Love it would always read again

[Helen Pugsley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Timmy's got some real ride or die friends. This is dope. I love this series.

[Nathan Su'A-Chang · Rating 4 out of 5]

The reason why I read this book, was because it was a gift from my mum for the holidays. Although that was two years ago and I was neglecting the book ever since, I decided to read it to satiate my boredom through these holidays.

Although a quick read, i felt it lacked relatability (although I am 3 years older than the demographic) but had made up for it in personality. I felt that the narrative was some what, non linear and had a lot of filler to compromise for its shorter story. Also, I felt like there was a lot of unneeded, ironic humour that was already shown in the first book and felt drawn out in this book. I didn't really get why there needed to be a polar bear in the story other than one off points of comic relief. But I still enjoyed the story, since it wasn't trying to be relatable, (knock offs of diary of a wimpy kid) but to tell a story for what it was and how the character interacted with different ideas and concepts through the narrative.

The charcter I quite liked was the main protagonist, Timmy failure.
I felt that he hides his personal anxieties and doubt behind his facade of his imaginary detective company, Total failure inc. Although his personality is sporadic at times to say the least, it felt like he just wanted to hide the fact that everything he did was a complete failure. And used his fantasies to pretend that he was good a something, although still failing at that.

What I learnt from the book was to understand that life is unfair, and know that everything won't go your way. Not every ending will be happy and morals be nice.

[Colona Public Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love Timmy Failure. He has a giant ego and thinks he knows everything. He gets upset when he visits a museum and some statue is labeled as the smartest person, and clearly Timmy thinks that is wrong. He is the smartest person. So he climbs on top of the statue trying to knock the sign down and he falls and breaks his leg.
There is a contest at the schools in his area for the best detective. He waits until the last minute to solve it and misses the deadline. So what does Timmy do? He causes trouble so he can get expelled to another school that has a later deadline.
I think Timmy is hilarious, but I do find a little troubling is that there isn't any consequences for the problems he creates. As a role model, he is lacking. But as an adult reading these, I do get a chuckle. So, if you are looking for a funny quick read between novels, this series does the job.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Timmy Failure is hilarious! He's self-confident and super confident which always pays off with tons of laughs.

This 2nd book in the series features Timmy struggling with his detective business partner, Total, the 1,500 lb polar bear. The two battle over Total's drive and ambition and just about everything in between.

At school, Timmy is determined to win the county-wide detective contest, though he has quite a few interesting approaches to his goal.

On the home front, readers see more of Timmy's home life and the tender conversations he shares with his great aunt who seems to be cut from the same cloth as Timmy.

Great read aloud material for grades 3-5.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got this book as an advance copy! I thought this would be a similar book to the diary of the wimpy kid,and boy was i wrong. While I think the wimpy kid books are alright, Timmy failure now look what you've done, is brutally amazing! Its not just a book for kids, any adult will really enjoy reading the many detective adventures of Timmy. Every page is funnier then the last. My younger brother who doesn't really like reading is currently reading it and is enjoying it! Will definitely pick up the first book for him and would recommend this to anyone of all ages.

[Grg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Way more sentimental than the first book, and not nearly as dark, but still a fun ride. I like how the people around Timmy have started to just accept that he's crazy and work with it instead of fighting it.

[Scott Robins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as laugh out loud or poignant as the first book but still lots of amusing and quirky bits in here. Veers a little too much into adult territory near the end. Definitely still on board for book #3.

[Sophia Cambron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Timmy Failure "Now Look What You've Done" is a funny book, but it isn't the best. At the beginning of the book wanted to keep reading, then towards the end, I started to lose interest. It's also a more advanced book.

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the funniest book series I have ever read. Timmy Failure is a winner in his book series, but not so good in other subjects. I would recommend this book for anyone with a great sense of humor.