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No Time To Lose
New Mouse City is in danger! There is only one way to bring harmony back to the island. Geronimo and friends must travel back in time to retrieve King Solomon's Ring. Along the way Geronimo visits Napoleon, the Vikings, and the ancient Cretans!
324 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 30, 2018
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Geronimo Stilton
2,002 books3,161 followersA pseudonym of Elisabetta Dami, see also Tea Stilton.
Elisabetta Dami is an Italian author that currently resides in Italy. She is the author of the Geronimo Stilton series, a bestselling childrens book. She enjoys traveling the world seeking ideas for her series. She writes under a pseudonym of Geronimo Stilton. She is also a co-owner of Italian based publishing company Edizioni Piemme.
Elisabetta Dami is an Italian author that currently resides in Italy. She is the author of the Geronimo Stilton series, a bestselling childrens book. She enjoys traveling the world seeking ideas for her series. She writes under a pseudonym of Geronimo Stilton. She is also a co-owner of Italian based publishing company Edizioni Piemme.
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January 31, 2023
No Time to Lose by Geronimo Stilton is a hilarious book. Though it is slightly childish, and would be better for third or fourth graders to read, I would recommend reading this book because it is very funny and witty in its own way. The book has easy to understand language, and written for pure entertainment, as well as a very slight twinge of learning of history.
The book also has a modern idea of time-traveling and that is another reason of why this book is likeable. Apart from being funny and entertaining, there is also emotion, and you can relate to Geronimo easily. Overall, I think No Time to Lose by Geronimo Stilton is awesome and would recommend it for young readers.
The book also has a modern idea of time-traveling and that is another reason of why this book is likeable. Apart from being funny and entertaining, there is also emotion, and you can relate to Geronimo easily. Overall, I think No Time to Lose by Geronimo Stilton is awesome and would recommend it for young readers.
August 4, 2020
3.5 stars, rounded up to 4
Overall, this book was enjoyable. And keep in mind that an 8 or 9-year-old probably would not have the same opinions as I do.
Okay, so there were definitely some issues that I had with this book. *sighs* Here we go:
First of all, the logistical issues:
Trap was invited on the trip. Why would this have been done? Just like ALWAYS, Trap barely helped out at all, caused Thea, Bugsy Wugsy, Benjamin, and Geronimo a lot of stress, wasted a TON of time, annoyed Geronimo, and repeatedly put Geronimo into dire situations. Trap is. So. SELFISH! It was never clear why Trap kept wanting to sidetrack the gang, or if he was just incredibly irrational. No one hardly ever got sufficiently mad at Trap for his antics, and he was never reprimanded. Are we now teaching children that they can do things that very well could put others in mortal danger without even an "I'm sorry."?
It is depicted that the horses that the group ride near the end of the book gallop for over two days straight, with not a single break nor drop of water. A young child may not notice this, but seriously? I suppose maybe stopping to water the horses or let them rest was deemed a detail not relevant enough to the storyline to include.
I don't think that even a small group of people with a robotic helper could write the first draft of a large book (maybe 300 or more pages; as depicted in an image) in 12 hours. At the minimum of 300 pages, that's still about 4/10 of a page a minute! How could they possibly brainstorm enough for almost half of a page in a minute?
Geronimo has always been depicted as essentially a very, very weak, unathletic mouse who either vomits or faints at the slightest athletic effort or turbulence, yet he can run and run while telling a story? Athletes who have been training for months MIGHT be able to do that, and Geronimo is very obviously no athlete. Wouldn't a real non-athletic person, or rather, mouse, be wheezing?
Why would Geronimo tell "everyone" about the journey that he had just been on? It's been stated, whether directly or as part of context clues, many times throughout the series (including in this book) that the adventures through time that Geronimo goes on for Professor von Volt (such as the one that this book is about) are extremely secret. I think the "everyone" in the statement was referring to the staff at The Rodent's Gazette. That's a lot of mice to share a big secret with!
Next, the mistakes and/or other issues:
There are a couple grammatical mistakes (not including the apostrophe in "Let's," etc.). I chalked this up to the fact that the book is translated from Italian, and, unfortunately, there are always going to be a few mistakes with this type of thing.
A mouse's hair is described as brown, when in a picture that obviously is showing this character shows her having distinctly red hair.
The book got pretty side-tracked from the original mission. I understand that the book can't just be the gang going to one place, but the reader is not reminded once (to my knowledge) why they were in a rush or what they needed to do in King Solomon's era.
In the transition from page to picture, a character (the grandmother) is added (pages 166-167; "Suddenly, the rest of Mousehilde's family surrounded us - her mother, aunt, great-aunt, cousin, great-grandmother, and sister" and then Mousehilde's [regular] grandmother is depicted and listed in the graphic/picture on the next page. This grandmother wasn't listed as being part of Mousehilde's family, as a grandmother would; the family that had already been mentioned included her father. The previously stated facts lead me to believe that this is a mistake.
But, as negative as these mistakes may paint the book to be, in reality it's just sprinkled with mistakes that my critical eye notices. Just keep in mind that the editor and author could have been a little better at perfecting it. And maybe this book would be more enjoyable for a 7, 8, or 9-year-old than it was for me (although I still liked it).
What I liked (that I haven't already mentioned):
The descriptions of fashions from the eras that the group visits.
The interesting characters, situations, and pictures.
The book was easy and fun to read.
One last thing:
This book may very well seem somewhat juvenile to an older-than-9-years-old person.
Just for the heck of it...
Overall, this book was enjoyable. And keep in mind that an 8 or 9-year-old probably would not have the same opinions as I do.
Okay, so there were definitely some issues that I had with this book. *sighs* Here we go:
First of all, the logistical issues:
Trap was invited on the trip. Why would this have been done? Just like ALWAYS, Trap barely helped out at all, caused Thea, Bugsy Wugsy, Benjamin, and Geronimo a lot of stress, wasted a TON of time, annoyed Geronimo, and repeatedly put Geronimo into dire situations. Trap is. So. SELFISH! It was never clear why Trap kept wanting to sidetrack the gang, or if he was just incredibly irrational. No one hardly ever got sufficiently mad at Trap for his antics, and he was never reprimanded. Are we now teaching children that they can do things that very well could put others in mortal danger without even an "I'm sorry."?
It is depicted that the horses that the group ride near the end of the book gallop for over two days straight, with not a single break nor drop of water. A young child may not notice this, but seriously? I suppose maybe stopping to water the horses or let them rest was deemed a detail not relevant enough to the storyline to include.
I don't think that even a small group of people with a robotic helper could write the first draft of a large book (maybe 300 or more pages; as depicted in an image) in 12 hours. At the minimum of 300 pages, that's still about 4/10 of a page a minute! How could they possibly brainstorm enough for almost half of a page in a minute?
Geronimo has always been depicted as essentially a very, very weak, unathletic mouse who either vomits or faints at the slightest athletic effort or turbulence, yet he can run and run while telling a story? Athletes who have been training for months MIGHT be able to do that, and Geronimo is very obviously no athlete. Wouldn't a real non-athletic person, or rather, mouse, be wheezing?
Why would Geronimo tell "everyone" about the journey that he had just been on? It's been stated, whether directly or as part of context clues, many times throughout the series (including in this book) that the adventures through time that Geronimo goes on for Professor von Volt (such as the one that this book is about) are extremely secret. I think the "everyone" in the statement was referring to the staff at The Rodent's Gazette. That's a lot of mice to share a big secret with!
Next, the mistakes and/or other issues:
There are a couple grammatical mistakes (not including the apostrophe in "Let's," etc.). I chalked this up to the fact that the book is translated from Italian, and, unfortunately, there are always going to be a few mistakes with this type of thing.
A mouse's hair is described as brown, when in a picture that obviously is showing this character shows her having distinctly red hair.
The book got pretty side-tracked from the original mission. I understand that the book can't just be the gang going to one place, but the reader is not reminded once (to my knowledge) why they were in a rush or what they needed to do in King Solomon's era.
In the transition from page to picture, a character (the grandmother) is added (pages 166-167; "Suddenly, the rest of Mousehilde's family surrounded us - her mother, aunt, great-aunt, cousin, great-grandmother, and sister" and then Mousehilde's [regular] grandmother is depicted and listed in the graphic/picture on the next page. This grandmother wasn't listed as being part of Mousehilde's family, as a grandmother would; the family that had already been mentioned included her father. The previously stated facts lead me to believe that this is a mistake.
But, as negative as these mistakes may paint the book to be, in reality it's just sprinkled with mistakes that my critical eye notices. Just keep in mind that the editor and author could have been a little better at perfecting it. And maybe this book would be more enjoyable for a 7, 8, or 9-year-old than it was for me (although I still liked it).
What I liked (that I haven't already mentioned):
The descriptions of fashions from the eras that the group visits.
The interesting characters, situations, and pictures.
The book was easy and fun to read.
One last thing:
This book may very well seem somewhat juvenile to an older-than-9-years-old person.
Just for the heck of it...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 7, 2018
it was funny and the book was giving some information about kings
February 20, 2018
Another Geronimo travels through time book. This time he and his crew of friends and relatives, along with a flirty robot, travel to Napoleonic France, Viking-land (which seems very much like the Geronimo Stilton Mousekings series), Ancient Crete and, finally, end in their destination of King Solomon's court. They travel on a ship that automatically shifts to blend in with naval craft of the time *cough* chameleon circuit *cough* with a bit of technobabble through in as to how it works by time "cubes" that look like they belong in a drink.
Why are they there to see the legendarily wise king? To borrow his ring to help reverse environment pollutants that have built up around their home.
If that statement made you go huh?, you are not alone. Supposedly, ol' Solomon's ring has magical properties. Yeah, that what I thought. It turns out that it isn't a ring of gold or silver, he reveals to the time-travelers but a ring of friends all working together that has will help to solve problems, not a piece of jewelry. Good advice and they end up solving their pollution problem by writing a book and forming a committee. Really!
Why are they there to see the legendarily wise king? To borrow his ring to help reverse environment pollutants that have built up around their home.
If that statement made you go huh?, you are not alone. Supposedly, ol' Solomon's ring has magical properties. Yeah, that what I thought. It turns out that it isn't a ring of gold or silver, he reveals to the time-travelers but a ring of friends all working together that has will help to solve problems, not a piece of jewelry. Good advice and they end up solving their pollution problem by writing a book and forming a committee. Really!
July 27, 2018
This book is about Geronimo Stilton,he travelled back in time to help the rodents of New Mouse City, who are facing serious air pollution. The air has become very polluted that everyone on Mouse Island have terrible allergies. The only solution was to find King Solomon's ring, which could restore harmony to the environment. Geronimo and his friends climbed aboard the professor's latest time machine, "The Whisker Wafter", it can camouflage itself to fit any era they travel through, and ended getting lost in time AGAIN. They met Napoleon and his wife, challenged by the Vikings, and finally met King Solomon. I like this book very much since I like history about Napoleon.
December 13, 2022
my favorite part is when trap gets to be captain and he always picks one that is not the one that they are not going to have to go to and then finally geronimo stilton fixed it and they went to the place they were supposed to go. and they found out the ring they didn't need, they just needed friendship
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February 26, 2020i like the book. Very hilarious and good. I liked the part when he does a front handspring.
September 29, 2021
Way too long, and not enough substance.
September 10, 2019
It was ok
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