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Eddie Bear #2
The Toyminator
Somewhere over the rainbow and beyond the Yellow Brick Road stands Toy City, formerly known as Toy Town. And things are not going well for the city’s inhabitants. There have been outbreaks of STC—Spontaneous Toy Combustion—and strange signs and portents in the Heavens. Preachers of Toy City’s many religions are predicting that the End Times are nigh and that a Toy City Apocalypse will soon come to pass. But can it be true? Or is there a simple explanation—alien invasion, for instance? With the body count rising and the forces of law and order baffled, it’s time for a hero to step forward and save the day. Well, two heroes actually. Eddie Bear, Toy City Private Eye, and his loyal sidekick, Jack. And they are about to face their biggest challenge yet—to save not only toykind, but mankind as well.
314 pages, Hardcover
First published August 1, 2006
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Robert Rankin
61 books861 followers"When Robert Rankin embarked upon his writing career in the late 1970s, his ambition was to create an entirely new literary genre, which he named Far-Fetched Fiction. He reasoned that by doing this he could avoid competing with any other living author in any known genre and would be given his own special section in WH Smith."
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Robert Rankin describes himself as a teller of tall tales, a fitting description, assuming that he isn't lying about it. From his early beginnings as a baby in 1949, Robert Rankin has grown into a tall man of some stature. Somewhere along the way he experimented in the writing of books, and found that he could do it rather well. Not being one to light his hide under a bushel, Mister Rankin continues to write fine novels of a humorous science-fictional nature.
(from Web Site Story)
Robert Rankin describes himself as a teller of tall tales, a fitting description, assuming that he isn't lying about it. From his early beginnings as a baby in 1949, Robert Rankin has grown into a tall man of some stature. Somewhere along the way he experimented in the writing of books, and found that he could do it rather well. Not being one to light his hide under a bushel, Mister Rankin continues to write fine novels of a humorous science-fictional nature.
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July 7, 2018
Over The rainbow once to the left down the Yellow Brick road is Eddie Bear & Jack on another Toy Town case the sequal to The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of Apocalypse but this not as sharp it's good & funny but it's just not Bunnies.
I have all of Rankin's books & it's odd that he has no book since Terry Prattchet died.. I know there was huge rival war between them mostly by Rankin not Terry but why give up .There are rummers that TP was Rankin & the photos of Rankin were fake, and would also explain why RR never went to Conventions but we never know ?
Even the person who claimed that was the author could easily been a front & that explain why the books are very simliar in style.
I have all of Rankin's books & it's odd that he has no book since Terry Prattchet died.. I know there was huge rival war between them mostly by Rankin not Terry but why give up .There are rummers that TP was Rankin & the photos of Rankin were fake, and would also explain why RR never went to Conventions but we never know ?
Even the person who claimed that was the author could easily been a front & that explain why the books are very simliar in style.
September 12, 2010
It may surprise some to see that I gave this book five stars. However, I did so for a very good reason: this book is what it is and it does what it does very well. It's funny and charming and simple. It's not meant to be some great, life-changing work of fiction to be carried on throughout the ages. It is meant to entertain and distract you. And it does this very well. It's brain candy. And as far as brain candy goes, it's pretty darn good.
March 13, 2018
I’ll open my review of this book by stating a bit of a fact: I really liked The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. I liked it enough that I went and got a physical copy of the book to give to a friend, who also really liked it. It was funny, light-hearted, inventive, and completely absurd. It was great.
I also didn’t quite like The Toyminator or, at least I didn’t like it nearly as much as HCB.
Where HCB thrives on its absurdity while building a whole world out of it, The Toyminator attempts to go bigger by weaving a parody of Hollywood blockbusters into itself, all the way to lavish scenes and slow-motion car chases.
Then it crashes and burns, as often happens in such chases.
That’s not to say the book is inherently bad. There’s plenty to laugh at here, and the storyline is interesting when it isn’t too busy praising itself – there’s a good idea here, but a rather poor execution where it feels as if Rankin fell a little too much in love with his concept. As a result, we are given a few overwritten scenes, nonsensical jokes and recurring gags that far overstay their welcome while sometimes not even being that funny to begin with. And these things, as one would expect, negatively affect the book.
Still, when the book isn’t too busy being in love with its own premise it mostly works: There’s an interesting mystery here, Toytown is still a funny place, characters are still colorful, and plenty of situations are hilarious – even when the humor at times veers too close to potty humor for my taste.
So, all in all, this is a book that could have worked a lot better than it did. Had it not spent far too long in overwritten descriptions and had the action scenes been shorter and to the point, this would have been a much tighter read. I understand Rankin was going for the cinematic, but so many cinema clichés one after the other get really tiresome really fast. Also…
This book would have been better hadn’t the ending been pretty much a deus-ex-machina.
Perhaps calling it a deus-ex-machina is too much, but the fact is that the plot is resolved very quickly in but a handful of pages by explaining a bunch of things that happened behind the scenes. Several of which a reader couldn’t have seen coming. It feels a bit as if Rankin got tired of the book and decided to wrap it up quickly, to its own detriment. This turns the last couple chapters into an overtly long, uninteresting chase followed by a very short conversation in a bar where a bunch of things are explained. The end.
To close this review, I don’t think The Toyminator is inherently bad. I laughed at it quite a bit, and the plot can at times draw you in. The problem is, it does so only at times. Because at times the plot also slows down to a crawl, and at times nonsensical stuff happens. And at times the humor seems to pander to the lowest common denominator.
At times. This book is at times good, at times not so good. It’s never flat-out terrible, but if it’s humor you’re looking for, there’s much better out there.
I also didn’t quite like The Toyminator or, at least I didn’t like it nearly as much as HCB.
Where HCB thrives on its absurdity while building a whole world out of it, The Toyminator attempts to go bigger by weaving a parody of Hollywood blockbusters into itself, all the way to lavish scenes and slow-motion car chases.
Then it crashes and burns, as often happens in such chases.
That’s not to say the book is inherently bad. There’s plenty to laugh at here, and the storyline is interesting when it isn’t too busy praising itself – there’s a good idea here, but a rather poor execution where it feels as if Rankin fell a little too much in love with his concept. As a result, we are given a few overwritten scenes, nonsensical jokes and recurring gags that far overstay their welcome while sometimes not even being that funny to begin with. And these things, as one would expect, negatively affect the book.
Still, when the book isn’t too busy being in love with its own premise it mostly works: There’s an interesting mystery here, Toytown is still a funny place, characters are still colorful, and plenty of situations are hilarious – even when the humor at times veers too close to potty humor for my taste.
So, all in all, this is a book that could have worked a lot better than it did. Had it not spent far too long in overwritten descriptions and had the action scenes been shorter and to the point, this would have been a much tighter read. I understand Rankin was going for the cinematic, but so many cinema clichés one after the other get really tiresome really fast. Also…
This book would have been better hadn’t the ending been pretty much a deus-ex-machina.
Perhaps calling it a deus-ex-machina is too much, but the fact is that the plot is resolved very quickly in but a handful of pages by explaining a bunch of things that happened behind the scenes. Several of which a reader couldn’t have seen coming. It feels a bit as if Rankin got tired of the book and decided to wrap it up quickly, to its own detriment. This turns the last couple chapters into an overtly long, uninteresting chase followed by a very short conversation in a bar where a bunch of things are explained. The end.
To close this review, I don’t think The Toyminator is inherently bad. I laughed at it quite a bit, and the plot can at times draw you in. The problem is, it does so only at times. Because at times the plot also slows down to a crawl, and at times nonsensical stuff happens. And at times the humor seems to pander to the lowest common denominator.
At times. This book is at times good, at times not so good. It’s never flat-out terrible, but if it’s humor you’re looking for, there’s much better out there.
November 30, 2016
I rather liked the first one because it was an actual creative endeavor with nursery rhymes and a world of toys. This volume however fails to introduce anything interesting in toyland and double-down on the salacious parts of the story with limited effect. I don't mind that Jack and Eddie drink a great deal or that Jack has a copious amount of sex. But it would be nice if those actually moved the story forward in any way or contributed to the story. Worse, the book turns into a cliche action movie and seems to think it's funny if the book is aware of the cliches it uses. The self-awareness of the book fails to add any humor. Lastly, the plot of the previous volume had a certain progression to it that made some sense. But this book seemed to derive all of its plot points from a brainstorming session and then decided to leave them in. So yes, chickens become a major plot point. Jack unsurprisingly meets a dreamy young woman who's there to help him and wants to have sex with him, repeatedly. The Toyminator is the worst kind of sequel because it fails to enhance the world, set up a story, or introduce anything worth remembering. The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse deserved a better sequel.
August 17, 2016
Look, I didn't mind The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. It was pretty funny, when it wasn't being totally squick-tastic for having a 14 year old boy lose his virginity to a prostitute. But on the whole, the idea of nursery rhyme characters being killed off in the land of toys was a pretty nifty one.
This, on the other hand, felt like it was always taking things a step too far. We have Jack - who's still a teenage boy - having sex with anything and everything, including a "calculating pocket". We have endless references to movies. We have the characters inexplicably venturing into the "real world" where it's inexplicably the 1950s (yet the movie references are to 80s and 90s movies) and we get guest appearances from movie stars, a character who may or may not be Dorothy Gale, and a bunch of chicken aliens?? Every time I thought it couldn't get weirder, it did. And not in a good way.
This, on the other hand, felt like it was always taking things a step too far. We have Jack - who's still a teenage boy - having sex with anything and everything, including a "calculating pocket". We have endless references to movies. We have the characters inexplicably venturing into the "real world" where it's inexplicably the 1950s (yet the movie references are to 80s and 90s movies) and we get guest appearances from movie stars, a character who may or may not be Dorothy Gale, and a bunch of chicken aliens?? Every time I thought it couldn't get weirder, it did. And not in a good way.
December 22, 2021
Nuts, mad, completely off his trolley, strange, and damned funny, Robert Rankin belongs to that kind of crazy writers enjoying creating twisted worlds... just so as to completely thrash them then through total chaos! If you can appreciate puerile and stupid humour (not vulgar), then, go for it!
A surprising cast, hilarious dialogues, the American Dream materializing itself right under our eyes and, beers, beers, beers flowing and flowing: forget about drugs. Read this stuff instead!
A surprising cast, hilarious dialogues, the American Dream materializing itself right under our eyes and, beers, beers, beers flowing and flowing: forget about drugs. Read this stuff instead!
June 5, 2017
Hollow Bunnies was great! The characters were funny and their rapport was entertaining. The Toy City scenario was interesting and offered new elements in which Rankin clearly delighted in penning. A sequel couldn't fail right? The Eddie Bear character is still very well written, a delight to read. However, his sidekick and the other characters and their actions seem to be facsimiles of the ones from the previous book. The setting of Toy City is poorly executed in Toyminator, with only a few clever new scenes. The biggest disappointment is that the title, the imagery it conjures (and indeed the untrue front cover) sets up the reader for expectations in the plot that do not exist. A different title would have made the book more palatable; it would deliver on the reader's expectation. Overall, there are some elements that are still great, but I feel that Rankin has rushed this one. There are moments where you are swept along as Rankin enjoys his writing, but they are too few and far between to make this stand out. Good, but definitely not great. Mr. Rankin - Make a real Toyminator book so that General Electric mini-gun gets a proper outing!
February 23, 2018
Absolutely loved Mister Bear's potty adventure not only in Toy City but in an even stranger world beyond the Second Big O. I wish I hadn't left it so long to get to the sequel, having also loved the Chocolate Bunnies. Jack is, as ever, a total gormster but has a great deal of fun, some of it unspeakable (still trying to get my head around the whole sprout issue), but stands loyally by his bear's side as all decent meatheads should. The unfolding story is as surreal as, and answers a lot of questions I've long had about fast food and who exactly is masterminding the chaos taking place in the world. Very funny, very inventive, with a wonderful turn of language.
I hope there will be at least one more investigation conducted by the intrepid bear and his slow-witted human (their prodigious alcohol intake permitting).
I hope there will be at least one more investigation conducted by the intrepid bear and his slow-witted human (their prodigious alcohol intake permitting).
August 21, 2018
Eddie Bear is a great character, Jack less so, but he is fine if you forget he's supposed to be 13 years old. I didn't enjoy this as much as Hollow Chocolate Bunnies, but it certainly had it's moments. Jack's non explicit sexual encounters weren't too much of an issue, once you forget/ignore his stated age. Perhaps people live shorter more intense lives in his world.
October 27, 2021
If you read the first book about the hollow chocolate bunnies you will know all about Jack and Eddie Bear detectives. This is just a continuation of their story......pretty funny if you like this type of humor. I enjoyed both books.
October 4, 2017
While this was, once again, as crazy as, it felt less unchained than, say,Necrophenia.
July 17, 2018
Had some funny parts, but went too long.
November 27, 2020
I liked the concept and the irony. Definitely will read others by Mr Rankin!
February 17, 2021
Very confusing towards the end, but overall not bad.
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June 18, 2022
A fun crazy read that is pure Rankin.
I did read a lot of Robert's work back in the day and it was nice to be back and enjoying his works again.
I did read a lot of Robert's work back in the day and it was nice to be back and enjoying his works again.
July 31, 2022
It went to a weirder place than the previous book, which is saying something, but it has stuck with me a lot longer. Would have rated it a 3 back when I first read it, but it's grown on me since.
March 16, 2017
Was fairly excited about reading the sequel to one of my favorite books! But the story wasn't gripping from the get go. I didn't waiver and feel like I was almost better off abandoning the book when the spaceman showed up in the bar. There was so much potential for social class commentary or self acceptance but instead I got lazy writing. Of course they ended up Los Angeles! And alien chickens? Super lame and out of nowhere. I'm still not quite sure how they really play into the plot. If every Toy Town character had a "real world" equivalent, who was Wallah? Obvs, not Dorothy since she turned into a veggie. What??!? There were some interesting points, like where do all the chickens come from that we consume on a daily basis. And the police team tropes. The wink-and-nod about everything in Hollywood being a movie was over the top and I didn't enjoy the incessant reminder that all the action needed to take place in slow motion.
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February 27, 2010
I loved The Toyminator, though there were a few places where it descended into crudeness. However, the humor in the book outweighed the crude bits.
The Toyminator is a comedy sci-fi novel about the teenage boy Jack and Eddie Bear. Eddie and Jack have to find out what’s behind the sudden outbreak of Spontaneous Toy Combustion in order to save Toy City. In the process of saving toykind, they must save the world of mankind as well.
A wacky cast of characters and a satirical portrayal of human nature and American movie culture all written with the same wit as Douglas Adams makes this one of my new favorite books. The Toyminator is the sequel to Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse, which I didn’t know when I first picked it up. Now, I need to find and read Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. I have a feeling I’ll enjoy it as much as I enjoyed The Toyminator.
Robert Rankin definitely ranks up there with Douglas Adams in my favorite author list. They both have a way of taking the most stereotyped parts of humanity and turning them into a humorous story filled with absurdity that makes me want to read more.
If you’re looking for a book that will make you laugh, and you don’t mind a few crude bits, I recommend The Toyminator. One last statement inspired by this book: Beware the chickens.
The Toyminator is a comedy sci-fi novel about the teenage boy Jack and Eddie Bear. Eddie and Jack have to find out what’s behind the sudden outbreak of Spontaneous Toy Combustion in order to save Toy City. In the process of saving toykind, they must save the world of mankind as well.
A wacky cast of characters and a satirical portrayal of human nature and American movie culture all written with the same wit as Douglas Adams makes this one of my new favorite books. The Toyminator is the sequel to Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse, which I didn’t know when I first picked it up. Now, I need to find and read Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. I have a feeling I’ll enjoy it as much as I enjoyed The Toyminator.
Robert Rankin definitely ranks up there with Douglas Adams in my favorite author list. They both have a way of taking the most stereotyped parts of humanity and turning them into a humorous story filled with absurdity that makes me want to read more.
If you’re looking for a book that will make you laugh, and you don’t mind a few crude bits, I recommend The Toyminator. One last statement inspired by this book: Beware the chickens.
November 22, 2009
The pun in the title will probably say more about whether you want to read a book like this or not, but here we go anyway....
This is the sequel to The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse, the bestest funny book you could read. Jack, a human, came to Toy Town--where toys are alive and people from fairy tales exist as the ruling class over the toys they deem inferior--and met Eddie the Teddy Bear, a most special bear who worked as a detective with Bill Winkle, who was missing at the time (the time of the first book, why do you ask?) Well, that case solved, right, and now we get the sequel. Following? I thought not, but no matter, read on.
As we start this second mostest funny book, Eddie is back to trying to cadge drinks at Tinto's bar, Jack is hot and heavy with a dollie he works with, and someone incinerated all the cymbal clapping monkeys in Toy Town. Jack and Eddie will soon be on the case, although it is unclear who, exactly, is the comedy side-kick. Spacemen, beyond the Second Big O, and enough movie cliches to up-end to fill a rather large book of up-ended movie cliches.
Once you've accepted Rankin's logic and abandoned what is now your illogic, you'll be fine.
This is the sequel to The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse, the bestest funny book you could read. Jack, a human, came to Toy Town--where toys are alive and people from fairy tales exist as the ruling class over the toys they deem inferior--and met Eddie the Teddy Bear, a most special bear who worked as a detective with Bill Winkle, who was missing at the time (the time of the first book, why do you ask?) Well, that case solved, right, and now we get the sequel. Following? I thought not, but no matter, read on.
As we start this second mostest funny book, Eddie is back to trying to cadge drinks at Tinto's bar, Jack is hot and heavy with a dollie he works with, and someone incinerated all the cymbal clapping monkeys in Toy Town. Jack and Eddie will soon be on the case, although it is unclear who, exactly, is the comedy side-kick. Spacemen, beyond the Second Big O, and enough movie cliches to up-end to fill a rather large book of up-ended movie cliches.
Once you've accepted Rankin's logic and abandoned what is now your illogic, you'll be fine.
December 15, 2014
Someone recommended The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse to me ages ago and I couldn't find it. This book is the sequel, so there is history between Jack and Eddie I'm not privilege to.
Jack is a young-ish human who lives in Toy City. His bestest friend is Eddie, the former mayor of Toy City who was ousted, tarred and feathered, and ostracized by the community before this book starts.
Someone is killing the mechanical toys, specifically, the ones that play music, and whoever it is looks a lot like Eddie. This means they are a short teddybear. This might stick out anywhere else, but there might be many teddies in Toy City. The murderer, however, looks exactly like Eddie, and the murderer is sucking the very souls out of the toys leaving nothing but ash.
Eddie must find the real murderer or have it pinned on him, so he and his bestest friend end up in some sort of mixed up, retro Hollywood where Rankin pulls out all the tropes of Hollywood films and savages them. I'll never be able to watch a blockbuster again. Prepare for slow motion chase scenes and big explosions! Written out!
Jack is a young-ish human who lives in Toy City. His bestest friend is Eddie, the former mayor of Toy City who was ousted, tarred and feathered, and ostracized by the community before this book starts.
Someone is killing the mechanical toys, specifically, the ones that play music, and whoever it is looks a lot like Eddie. This means they are a short teddybear. This might stick out anywhere else, but there might be many teddies in Toy City. The murderer, however, looks exactly like Eddie, and the murderer is sucking the very souls out of the toys leaving nothing but ash.
Eddie must find the real murderer or have it pinned on him, so he and his bestest friend end up in some sort of mixed up, retro Hollywood where Rankin pulls out all the tropes of Hollywood films and savages them. I'll never be able to watch a blockbuster again. Prepare for slow motion chase scenes and big explosions! Written out!
February 24, 2020
I enjoy a good sequel. I like revisiting characters I already know and seeing where their next adventure will take them. Sequels can be tricky though, and in some cases, disappointing - this is one of those cases.
I didn’t hate the story, but there were way too many plot holes and irrelevant story lines, and I found the dialog much too repetitive and hard to follow (mostly because I would get bored half way though every conversation).
The funny narration style and wit that made Chocolate Bunnies so entertaining was sorely lacking in Toyminator, and all the attempted jokes seemed forced. I was happy for this story to end, and unfortunately it’s left me with no desire to read any further works by Rankin.
Originally gave it 3 stars (unable to rate half stars), but after some time to reflect, I realize I really did not enjoy it nor would recommend anyone to read it, so if anything, it is a solid 1*.
I didn’t hate the story, but there were way too many plot holes and irrelevant story lines, and I found the dialog much too repetitive and hard to follow (mostly because I would get bored half way though every conversation).
The funny narration style and wit that made Chocolate Bunnies so entertaining was sorely lacking in Toyminator, and all the attempted jokes seemed forced. I was happy for this story to end, and unfortunately it’s left me with no desire to read any further works by Rankin.
Originally gave it 3 stars (unable to rate half stars), but after some time to reflect, I realize I really did not enjoy it nor would recommend anyone to read it, so if anything, it is a solid 1*.
May 13, 2014
About 3/4th the way through this book, I flipped to the front to see what decade it was originally printed. I was not expecting 2006, then again I was kind of expecting the Other Eddie to be a terminator bear, so there's that.
The second book in this series lacked a bit of the wonder that the first one held. I do so enjoy reading about toys living in a land made up of toys and while there was a little of that in this book, there was a much larger mystery that did not require descriptions of toys in Toyland.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy it, but there was a certain bit of novelty missing in the second book that was clear and present in the first. I suppose it would be near-impossible to recreate that wtfery in a sequel, though.
The second book in this series lacked a bit of the wonder that the first one held. I do so enjoy reading about toys living in a land made up of toys and while there was a little of that in this book, there was a much larger mystery that did not require descriptions of toys in Toyland.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy it, but there was a certain bit of novelty missing in the second book that was clear and present in the first. I suppose it would be near-impossible to recreate that wtfery in a sequel, though.
July 21, 2008
I'm torn about the Eddie Bear books, because I love the concept, and this one was fun in how it mocked Hollywood movies, police procedurals, and science fiction stories, all at the same time. While I love the character of Eddie Bear and his relationship with Jack, I have trouble suspending the reality of a boy (13 or 14 at most) having the kind of physical relationships with girls (and dolls - even living ones) he does. A lot of that thing seems unnecessary to the novel, but I guess it does point up how shallow most of the people we meet really are. I guess I'd just warn people to enter Toy City with caution.
May 12, 2009
A story about a Teddy Bear detective and his human comedy sidekick, space aliens, and talking toot to the barman in your local.
Brilliant stuff... not exactly "normal" but hey who wants normal. For me the main point of readng is escapism, and Robert Rankin, packs your bags for you and buys your tickets to another world.
Similar style than Douglas Adams (he of the Hitch-hikers Guide to Galaxy fame) but due to be more recently written, there are endless references to modern day culture, which raise a chuckle.
Brilliant stuff... not exactly "normal" but hey who wants normal. For me the main point of readng is escapism, and Robert Rankin, packs your bags for you and buys your tickets to another world.
Similar style than Douglas Adams (he of the Hitch-hikers Guide to Galaxy fame) but due to be more recently written, there are endless references to modern day culture, which raise a chuckle.
May 29, 2015
It feels like a couple of years has passed since the events in Hollow Bunnies. Eddie Bear is down on his luck again, and determined to be a detective. Something is killing toys, some people think its aliens. And one toy has told the detectives to 'beware the chickens'. This is a fun sequel, more action packed than the first book, and less of a mystery story. The humour again comes from the situations, and uses known genres but plays with them. It is difficult to review this book without spoiling it, but the twist is really clever. A very good read.
May 4, 2012
Private Detective Eddie Bear his bestest buddy, Jack, find themselves in the middle of a vast interplanetary chicken conspiracy. Their journey beyond the second Big O (sponsored by Alice Cooper) to save Toy Town from obliteration by greedy chicken overlords, and Eddie and Jack’s own evil doppelgangers is as funny as … Robert Rankin’s Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apolcalypse, of which this is a sequel. You’ll never look at chicken, or “happy meal”-type toys the same again.
February 19, 2013
It's really difficult to make a book that's funny, as well as entertaining, this book managed to do that (I'd say more like a 3.5) and I really did like it's amusing and self aware side notes talking about how awesome the movie would look with CGI features, and how you should put this book down and read the first one it you haven't (I ignore that).
It's goofy and over the top. One of the few books I've read that tried to be funny and achieved it (for the most part).
It's goofy and over the top. One of the few books I've read that tried to be funny and achieved it (for the most part).
October 2, 2020
I’m not sure whether it requires a genius or seriously twisted mind to come up with something like The Toyminator, but the end result is a humor packed book that I enjoyed very much. Toys are being killed by the dozen, but Eddie Baer, back to his scruffy self, is having none of it, especially when he realizes he may be next. There are some places where the humor overwhelms the story and it can be a bit rude sometimes, but overall I thought it hilarious and adventurous.
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