The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel

The Odd 1s Out #2

by James Rallison

An instant New York Times bestseller!

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Odd 1s Out, with all new and never-before-seen content featuring opinions, stories, and signature characters from YouTube phenomenon James Rallison

James Rallison has always felt like he was on the outside looking in. His YouTube videos are all about his "odd" behavior, and with over 13 million subscribers and millions more followers on social media, these animations have found their way into the hearts of fans who also feel like a bit of an odd one.

In this second installment in the Odd 1s Out series, James is back with characters, stories, and opinions, including:

- The upside of the robot uprising
- Questionable pizza toppings
- Strange yet completely reasonable fears
- Inventions that don't exist, but should

Offering advice on accepting your quirks and growing up in the Internet age, The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel is sure to be a must-have for old and new fans alike.

Genres: Nonfiction, Humor, Graphic Novels, Comics, Collections, Childrens, Art

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 17, 2020

About the author

James Rallison is an American webcomic artist from Arizona, known for his YouTube channel TheOdd1sOut.

Reviews

[Trenton Colbert · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE the ODD 1S OUT

[Mefab ⋆˚✿˖° · Rating 4 out of 5]

"If you don’t have access to a computer, I will try my best to visually describe what this thing sounded like:"

The book was amazing specifically the part where James dedicated everyone a part. But the best thing was..


"hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia!!"

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was trying to ration this out so I could read it as long as possible since I know it will be a while before another James Rallison book comes out but I couldn't do it! This is just what everyone needs to read during a pandemic. It's funny, it's sharp, and it's utterly wholesome. We learn about how James' picked his name (TheOdd1sOut), tumbleweeds, his family's pet toad (for a day), Georgie's dog training, the robot uprising, and some pretty risky stuff James did as a kid.

Now I'll have to sit and wait patiently for book 3. Maybe Jaiden Animations will write a book during that time. That would be awesome.

Content Notes (for all the parents out here):

No sex, swearing/profanity, violence, etc. This is a YouTuber that you can breathe easy having your kids be into and watch.

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mild, juvenile humor in the form of autobiographical sketches and essays on topics like robot apocalypse, phobias, and that ever popular stand-up filler, "things I don't like." This stuff seems fine enough when watched YouTube, but seems a little lifeless on the page.

[Gabry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was in Wuul-mart on the once weekly quarantine grocery run (we also had gone to Sammy’s next door for most of what we actually needed) starved of new martial to read despite protests I was looking at the book section. The usual stuff was there, nothing new popping out and just as I passed the employee ripping the covers off sleazy romance books and tossing them in a box I saw this book on the shelf. I vaguely remember James saying he had written another in a recent video and had enjoyed the first so I picked it up flipped through and it found following me home after a sanitary wiping down in the car. And it was just the laugh I needed right now! Thanks James I always do wear my seatbelt.

[chloe elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

it wasnt as good as his last book and one chapter is just 🤦🏻‍♂️ but it was good but not as good as his first book bc that one is so funny. and thx james for reminding to wear my seatbelt even tho i rarely go anywhere these days

[Mandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun sequel! It was funny and relatable and I really enjoyed it!

[Heenee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two words...Spider Pizza. 🥴
I enjoyed his first book more, but this one still had some good stories.

[Lexxi Kitty · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a weird situation. I just read a YouTuber's memoir by accident. I thought it was the sequel to a different authors book. Mostly because it was sitting next to that other book at the store, and I was in a 'must not touch things too much or I'll die because I'm outside' mode, so I didn't look too closely at what I was doing when I bought this book.

While this author did have a comic at some point, with the same name, I think, as this book (The Odd 1s Out), this is not a collection of comic strips. Or single panel works of art. Or whatever. No, this is an essay memoir humor book. It was a good book, mind. Just confusing how I tricked myself like this here.

I'm not really sure what all to write about the book. The author writes several essays about growing up in the 21st century. Talking doing stuff in Arizona, since that's where his parents happened to live, and stuff, while he was growing. And how Arizona has, like, three seasons. Hot, really hot, monsoon. Also how he and his siblings had a pet frog for a day; had a pet dog who was really stupid, and currently has another pet dog who just so happens also appears to lack much in the way of intelligence. And other humorous memoir like stuff.

The target audience was probably those who knew the author from his Youtube channel, and possibly those who knew him when he had that webcomic when he was a teen. I kind of doubt that i was specifically the target audience, but eh, whatever, I liked it. So, that happened.

Rating: something.

June 29 2020

[Jack & Henry · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!

It's so funny and has really good pictures🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😚😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😋😎😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😋😎😋😎😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋😎😋good good good good good good good good good good good gooooood goooooooood

[Kerrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another good book. I laughed a lot in this book (probably a little more than the first one). Hands-down a fantastic read..just don’t get upset with a page number joke. ;)

[Andrew Paternoster · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super funny! I enjoyed it a lot!

[Selena · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one alot, just not as much as the first one. It still made me annoy my whole family by laughing out loud.

[Nostalgia Reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars.

[Sophie Horne]

EJ made me read this and it was....interesting

[Tyler Scott Hess · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is primarily for fans of James’s YouTube videos as he has a quirky sense of humor that fans like me can appreciate. He writes his books like he writes his scripts, so it isn’t really a novel, but rather funny short stories. The only real flaw is that because he has comic bits throughout the book, there are often huge chunks of white space, like when you buy a bag of chips and it has more air in it than you might have guessed. Planning ahead for that would add a lot of value to me as a reader. Otherwise it’s a fun and enjoyable read and I’m sure I would buy the next one if and when it comes out.

[Zeke CBT · Rating 4 out of 5]

Synopisis: This book is by a YouTuber who I follow. It is funny stories from his childhood. He draws pictures to go with the stories.

I like the books because they are funny and they are cool stories. The stories in the book aren’t on his YouTube channel. My favourite story was about when he was walking up a hill and he met a fan of his and
he wanted to turn back but he didn’t want the kid to see him giving up.

I have read his first book and he has another one after this that I
would like to read too.

PopSugar 2021 Prompt 31: A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube Video Creator, or other Online Personality
Also read towards Book Reading Scout Badge

[Muz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly it is a pretty good book it is funny and quite a easy and fun read as someone who is into classic reading a comedy book written by one of my favourite YouTubers it was really good would recommend and it is better than the first one

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've watched theodd1sout on YouTube for a while. I really like James' humor and story telling. This book is a quick book with some kinda random thoughts. Although it's the 2nd book of his, reading this one first is totally ok to do.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved it just as much as the first one

[jynx aka lj · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious!

Loved this! It was hilarious and stuff. I strongly recommend that you read book!
Word count for f g end f. G tnenenwn

[SimonaMunteanu · Rating 1 out of 5]

I cant read it

[Lukas · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was funny just like his YouTube channel! I hope for another one!

[kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly this is exactly what I needed right now. A very mindless book full of fun stories and cute drawings. I hope James writes a third book!

[Hannah Havenspell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just as funny as the first one.

[Kevin Chen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not a big fan of sequels and this one is not an exception.

It heavily rides off the success of the precursor just like how Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy 2 heavily rode off the success of the prequel (and its many game of the year awards). As a result, you get a sequel that isn't flushed out enough and just expects the audience to assume it is good because its prequel was good.

It is witty but the jokes that Rallison makes are basically things that belong more in a compilation video of random ramblings. It tries to be educational for those things about cacti and tumbleweeds. I know he is just sharing his knowledge from the first hand experience of growing up in the desert state and parents want their kids to at least be learning something from their favourite Youtuber if the Youtuber causes their eyes to be glued to the screen. However it is boring (minus the misconceptions he cleared like cacti not having water freely gushing inside them if you cut it open). Maybe its just that the scientific name of the cacti gave me PTSD to my biology classes in my undergrad. Nonetheless, it was nice to learn about the Tumbleweed Christmas tree. I agree that it is a fire hazard and am very shocked that they allow it.

I also liked learning about fairy bread. I have been to Australia in an abroad program (and am well aware about vegemite and Hungry Jack's) but have never heard about fairy bread. I guess that is the result of me going as an adult and never getting to experience kid's snacks.

The pictures of the toad is cute and so is the story. The cuteness of the story works well with Rallison's art-style.

The chapter to appeal to everyone was too gimmicky when it comes to being witty and seems like a waste of page space (but who am I to complain when I am trying to read through as many books as I can). I didn't need to know about the lawyer terms like I didn't need to learn about the scientific names of cacti. But, I give him credit for the creativity of the passive aggressiveness of the colourblind page.

There is some good wit that does it for me, like that flowchart at the beginning regarding which font to use as an author. I also like that he acknowledges superior books in that picture of his book failing to compete with 'The Fault in Our Stars'. He is humble and I respect that.

The story about the rock climbing is boring. No matter how you present it, rock climbing is boring to me. I did make a funny voice when reading the dialogue in that picture where he made it up with his fan. But that was the only thing I liked. The Mario and Luigi reference was already done in the first novel so I would've enjoyed another set of aliases for the Youtubers. As unfit as I am, I still felt 1.23 miles of climbing is soft (even if it is hot in Arizona) so long that I have plenty of water, and maybe walk slowly.

I really started getting bored during his dog training story. I like the backstory about Georgie being named after Bush (still laughing at Kerry for being the only democrat to lose the popular vote in the last 30+ years of general elections). But the rest of the story was wordy and therefore boring. That's not to say I didn't respect the long drag that it is to get dogs trained. The only dogs we ever dealt with were my aunt's; when we had to take care of them for three weeks, and they were already potty trained.

I respect the young Rallison for being able to climb that rock formation unscathed and for having the audacity to dangle his feet off a ledge. It is indeed a wonder he is not in a coma.

His brief mention of spiders in his shower reminds me of the outdoor camping I embarked on while in Australia. But as a whole, the section on phobia is him trying to be witty again. Only this time with the boring wordiness. There is some sense of empathy as he tries to justify some of them to people who don't have it but most of it is just downplaying the phobia for the sake of humour. The lone phobia that was actually deserving of being discredited is nomophobia; considering humanity didn't start out with phones to begin with. Then these is the one good joke about fattening up from ice cream to avoid being sucked in the bathtub drain. But overall, this section is mainly more rambles that belongs in his videos.

The spider pizza was a great story to tell and well paced. I imagined his sister screaming in his narration voice. It is disgusting to think of a spider baked into a pizza slice. That would taint the whole pizza and I question a bit whether they should've eaten the other slices. I also found Rallison like the chore boy for an issue that his mother should have addressed herself (she is the adult, so she should file the complaint for a refund; maybe having only Rallison brought along to prove it was his order). Nonetheless, it is indeed a story that belongs in this book.

The robot section is back to rambling. I like that one witty bit about Trump bot requesting a fire wall. Regardless of which side of the political spectrum you are on, you must enjoy jokes about Trump if it is witty. The weevils story was a nice diversion; to make me forget about his robot talk, but not a full fledged story; which I'd rather have over the rambling of robots. Like with the last book where he discussed moths, I feel the frustration of insect pests being in the house due to my own experience.

The next section is again another ramble that should belong in a video. It starts off with a good point about useless products (although he only listed six due to how long it would've gone on) and well thought out repercussions of a potential fridge that scans for food expiry. I am not a risk taking entrepreneur (and am discouraged from how hard the process and costs are from shows like shark tank and dragon's den); but the only thing I can imagine that might even slightly be worth inventing are waxless birthday candles to avoid it melting on your cake.

The car story was another good story. The plot twist about his dad thinking he scratched his son's Subaru (only for it to already been there) is the type of story that belongs in this book.

The story about Georgie and Poppy was a big oof. Wasted getting another dog when it was just bladder stones all along. Glad to know other families spent money in vain.

The next part is back to being witty but its the type of wittiness that belongs in a book. Intentional missing text in an attempt to hide the fact the Earth is flat. Followed by a missing chapter about the moon landing being fake (which conveniently was intended to be chapter 13).

I felt bad for him in the missing mattress ordeal knowing some companies are real crap in their services. I do however don't see how uncomfortable sleeping on a couch is. Sometimes, I find it more comfy than a bed. But yes, buying a guest bed should have been obvious to him (if he had the intentions to buy a guest bed eventually and the money at the moment for it).

The last part; while another abstract section rather than a story, is a good sendoff to the reader. I agree with his complaint of the naming of soccer which only has foot contact as opposed to football which doesn't have as much foot contact.

I'm not saying Rallison didn't try; as sequels are always hard because it requires scraping the barrel for ideas and trying to generate the same flow that the original has. Part of the reason it doesn't work here is that he already established an autobiography in the first book from childhood to adulthood, so the best a sequel can do here is create another autobiography from childhood to adulthood by using a sequence of different stories (for example, we already heard a story about Georgie in the first book, so he decided to tell the stories of training Georgie or Georgie and Coco and then getting Poppy). Or in this case, pad it out with attempt at witty things like that 'chapter for everyone', phobias, or the inventions section. However, some of the stories he did include were enjoyable and I was glad he managed to remember them this time around (or in the case of the mattress story, was something that happened to him since the first book). Of course, at the end of the day what matters is Rallison selling copies and making big money out of it. My problems with his book is irrelevant in that regard.

[Dramapuppy · Rating 3 out of 5]

An inoffensive and fun read, but lacking the charm of the first book.

The first Odd1sOut book covered most of my favorite videos, and none of the content left over for this volume really struck a chord with me. It wasn't boring or badly written, but the first book made me smile at the pages on occasion. This one didn't.

Still, it's always good to have more of what you like, and this book does provide a couple more hours of Odds1sOut content. Worth the read, even though I doubt I'll remember any of the stories by this time next week.

[Leon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not gonna lie; I didn't laugh. The first book was great (or at least I remember it being great; I was in the 5th grade, after all). This wasn't very good. Shrek references aren't funny anymore, neither is Karen refs.

[Maeve Littooij · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was very disappointed in the first book because I already knew most stories. I was really hoping that there would be more stories in this book about things I didn't know yet. Yes, there were definitely new stories, but most of them were also random facts about random things. Enjoyable, but not worth a reread.

[BlackStarYTC {Formerly 103} · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's the videos you love in written form.