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Review: Alcatraz Series Review - Below is an excerpt of my full review of the first four books in the Alcatraz series: This review goes in line with that of the Alcatraz series, more specifically the attitude of a Smedry. You see, they are trouble makers, and are prone to getting themselves into life threatening situations. They have an uncharacteristic attitude when dealing with any situation. The more danger, the more excited they are. Through thick and thin, Smedry's are rarely to be found with a sour mood. They are bubbly, charismatic, bold, audacious, and have a knack for getting themselves into trouble. Wait, I said that did I not? Gack! You see, I imitating a number of characters found in this book. Granpa Smedry, Alcatraz, talking dinosaurs. Yes, you read correctly, talking dinosaurs with a British accent, and as we know, those Brits are refined, calm, and well-mannered; dinosaurs are no exception! They really know how to cause trouble for Librarians, like eating the entire C section of the Science Fiction shelf and moving six books out of their proper places. Okay, so maybe they are useless as Bastille said... The only thing worse than talking dinosaurs are talking rocks, but I tell you, the dinosaurs are a treat! To round off this paragraph, I leave you this quote from Grandpa Smedry if you think I am making any of this up: I am a Smedry, and we do ridiculous, unexpected, eccentric things like this all the time. The Alcatraz series is a tremendously fun read. My friend that recommended Mistorn and Elantris did not bother giving these books a shot because of their young adult emphasis, despite being a lover of Sanderson's work. Aspiring Asimovs, what a horrible reason! Lots of fun, many laugh out loud moments, tons of humor and wit, with a great story to boot! The books are written from the first person perspective of Alcatraz Smedry, written as a biography of how he became the hero of the Free Kingdom and to dispel the many myths about how it happened. The books are much shorter than all of Sanderson's other works, easily read in two or three days, and are extremely enjoyable. I cannot recommend these books enough! Unfortunately Scholastic decided to not sign Sanderson for the fifth and final book. According to his assistant via Twitter, Sanderson will finish the series, but it's still a few years out, which is a shame. When I found out about this, I shook my fist at Scholastic and demanded they be burned alive with the Firebringer's Lens. You'll have to read the books to know what that's about ;)
Review: Illustrated Sanderson book for the win - Everything by Sanderson is amazing! Plus, these books are illustrated. Reader thoughts: Alcatraz is witty, slightly sacrastic (but not rude), and he pokes fun at readers and writers alike. He makes fun of things like: the fantasy genre, people who skip to the last page; literary techniques like cliffhangers. I can (and do) read these books over and over. I laugh so much, and the jokes are funny the second and third time through. The technology and magic are well explained and fun. Glass is magical. Glasses are magical. Some people can use magical glasses, and some people can use magical talents (like arriving late or tripping spectacularly). Some people, like Alcatraz and his grandfather, can do both. Much about this book is so clever, including the Smedry talents (who knew you could stop a drought by washing dishes? Or that speaking gibberish at an interrogation would be a good idea?). The talking dinosaurs, encyclopedia altar, and romance book monsters were just too fun. The plot is just the right size and complexity, and the pacing was perfect. One horrible birthday, one assassin, one hideout, and one library to infiltrate. Oh, and the library has a dungeon, a torture room, and a one-eyed dark occulator. I really liked how all the characters worked together, and that each was unique. Their voices are all different, but they're all somehow clever and funny. They each have their own pasts and motivations (like the Mokian, Sing, who is an antrhopologist, or Bastille, who gave up her dream of being an occulator in order to become a Knight of Crystallia). Alcatraz is quite an annoying narrator, though, and he never misses an opportunity to interrupt with a nearly useless paragraph of information once or twice in each chapter (usually his interruptions have to do with trying to convince the reader he is not a very nice narrator). However, he is still funny to read, and fairly bright. Writer thoughts: Sanderson has said these books were longer (I think 65k words), and his publisher made him cut them to 55k words. When an author is on a word budget, no sentences are wasted. Every piece of information in these books moves the plot forward. Every description is short and powerful. Every line of dialogue is necessary and funny. Then we have Alcatraz's interruptions. They take up a page at the beginning of every chapter. Why weren't they cut? It's because, despite initial assumptions, those interruptions are vital to the story. They show the reader Alcatraz's character. They make the reader laugh. And they make the reader want to slap Alcatraz for being so annoying.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #281,914 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #33 in Children’s Books about Libraries & Reading #598 in Children's Humor #942 in Children's Action & Adventure Books (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,119 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alcatraz Series Review
*by M***W on April 10, 2011*

Below is an excerpt of my full review of the first four books in the Alcatraz series: This review goes in line with that of the Alcatraz series, more specifically the attitude of a Smedry. You see, they are trouble makers, and are prone to getting themselves into life threatening situations. They have an uncharacteristic attitude when dealing with any situation. The more danger, the more excited they are. Through thick and thin, Smedry's are rarely to be found with a sour mood. They are bubbly, charismatic, bold, audacious, and have a knack for getting themselves into trouble. Wait, I said that did I not? Gack! You see, I imitating a number of characters found in this book. Granpa Smedry, Alcatraz, talking dinosaurs. Yes, you read correctly, talking dinosaurs with a British accent, and as we know, those Brits are refined, calm, and well-mannered; dinosaurs are no exception! They really know how to cause trouble for Librarians, like eating the entire C section of the Science Fiction shelf and moving six books out of their proper places. Okay, so maybe they are useless as Bastille said... The only thing worse than talking dinosaurs are talking rocks, but I tell you, the dinosaurs are a treat! To round off this paragraph, I leave you this quote from Grandpa Smedry if you think I am making any of this up: I am a Smedry, and we do ridiculous, unexpected, eccentric things like this all the time. The Alcatraz series is a tremendously fun read. My friend that recommended Mistorn and Elantris did not bother giving these books a shot because of their young adult emphasis, despite being a lover of Sanderson's work. Aspiring Asimovs, what a horrible reason! Lots of fun, many laugh out loud moments, tons of humor and wit, with a great story to boot! The books are written from the first person perspective of Alcatraz Smedry, written as a biography of how he became the hero of the Free Kingdom and to dispel the many myths about how it happened. The books are much shorter than all of Sanderson's other works, easily read in two or three days, and are extremely enjoyable. I cannot recommend these books enough! Unfortunately Scholastic decided to not sign Sanderson for the fifth and final book. According to his assistant via Twitter, Sanderson will finish the series, but it's still a few years out, which is a shame. When I found out about this, I shook my fist at Scholastic and demanded they be burned alive with the Firebringer's Lens. You'll have to read the books to know what that's about ;)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Illustrated Sanderson book for the win
*by D***C on February 26, 2016*

Everything by Sanderson is amazing! Plus, these books are illustrated. Reader thoughts: Alcatraz is witty, slightly sacrastic (but not rude), and he pokes fun at readers and writers alike. He makes fun of things like: the fantasy genre, people who skip to the last page; literary techniques like cliffhangers. I can (and do) read these books over and over. I laugh so much, and the jokes are funny the second and third time through. The technology and magic are well explained and fun. Glass is magical. Glasses are magical. Some people can use magical glasses, and some people can use magical talents (like arriving late or tripping spectacularly). Some people, like Alcatraz and his grandfather, can do both. Much about this book is so clever, including the Smedry talents (who knew you could stop a drought by washing dishes? Or that speaking gibberish at an interrogation would be a good idea?). The talking dinosaurs, encyclopedia altar, and romance book monsters were just too fun. The plot is just the right size and complexity, and the pacing was perfect. One horrible birthday, one assassin, one hideout, and one library to infiltrate. Oh, and the library has a dungeon, a torture room, and a one-eyed dark occulator. I really liked how all the characters worked together, and that each was unique. Their voices are all different, but they're all somehow clever and funny. They each have their own pasts and motivations (like the Mokian, Sing, who is an antrhopologist, or Bastille, who gave up her dream of being an occulator in order to become a Knight of Crystallia). Alcatraz is quite an annoying narrator, though, and he never misses an opportunity to interrupt with a nearly useless paragraph of information once or twice in each chapter (usually his interruptions have to do with trying to convince the reader he is not a very nice narrator). However, he is still funny to read, and fairly bright. Writer thoughts: Sanderson has said these books were longer (I think 65k words), and his publisher made him cut them to 55k words. When an author is on a word budget, no sentences are wasted. Every piece of information in these books moves the plot forward. Every description is short and powerful. Every line of dialogue is necessary and funny. Then we have Alcatraz's interruptions. They take up a page at the beginning of every chapter. Why weren't they cut? It's because, despite initial assumptions, those interruptions are vital to the story. They show the reader Alcatraz's character. They make the reader laugh. And they make the reader want to slap Alcatraz for being so annoying.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rutabaga
*by E***S on April 6, 2016*

Alcatraz Smedry seems like an ordinary preteen boy... except he has a particular talent for breaking things, he's an Oculator, and he's being chased by fascist Librarians. And that's only the beginning of the insanity that goes on in "Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians," a charming middle-school fantasy by fantasy titan Brandon Sanderson. And rather than playing the book's events straight, Sanderson keeps his tongue firmly placed in his cheek, both about his oddball hero ("If you are anything like me – clever, fond of goat cheese, and devilishly handsome") and about the topsy-turvy world of misinformation and paper monsters he inhabits. On his thirteenth birthday, Alcatraz receives a bag of sand, which is allegedly from his birth parents. He's more concerned about being bounced from his latest foster home, and having nowhere to go -- until a man with a gun menaces him, and a strange old man who claims to be his grandfather rescues him from the evil "Librarian." Grandpa Smedry claims that he is an Oculator from the Free Kingdoms, and that the bag of sand is the power Sands of Rashid... which makes it problematic that the Librarians have stolen it. Obviously Alcatraz believes the old man is insane at first, but goes along with it -- and soon discovers a strange world of paper monsters, silver-haired teen knights, bizarre talents (of which his "breaking things" is one), magical eyeglass lenses and hidden continents. They must infiltrate the local library to get back the Sands of Rashid before it's too late... but they also have a terrifying enemy in a Dark Oculator. Will Alcatraz, Bastille and Sing (yes, the characters have prison names) be able to save themselves, let alone the rest of the world?! It's obvious from "Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians" that Brandon Sanderson had a fun time writing this one. It's whimsical nonsense ("secret" continents, evil Librarians and paper monsters), but he clearly relished reveling in that nonsense -- the entire book is a metafictional exercise written from Alcatraz's perspective as a sort of memoir, and he declares that the perception that it's all nonsense is because the Librarians have molded your mind and perceptions of reality to fit their ends, declaring that the "no Librarian is likely to recommend it." And in the process, he has some fun with what people consider "serious" literature for kids ("Instead, his dog will die. Or, in some cases, his mother will die. If it’s a really meaningful book, both his dog and his mother will die"), and twiddling with the idea of what is "realistic" and/or "nonsense." If real life has taught us anything, it's that people are easily lied to and deceived. See also: every election. In the meantime, Sanderson presents us with a fun, colorful adventure that jaunts along at a rapid pace, full of funny little moments (such as Alcatraz explaining how he once "broke" a chicken) and quirky first-person narration ("If you are ever attacked by unstoppable monsters created entirely from bad romance novels..."). It has the typical elaborate forms of magic that you'd expect of any of his books, presented with a whimsy AND menace that is thoroughly entertaining. Nothing too deep here, just a rollicking adventure story that likes to poke fun at story tropes. And Alcatraz himself is a fun lead character -- snarky, self-deprecating, and constantly reminding us that he's not a nice person (after all, would a nice person tantalize us with action and excitement, then go back to a depressingly awful birthday?), but we do see some of the scars from a life of foster care and massive breakage that have led to him being so oddly removed from others. And while they're not terribly developed yet, the other characters -- wildly eccentric Grandpa Smedry, the irascible Bastille, nonsense-spouting Quentin and weapons-happy Sing -- are all fun to read about. Fun and light, "Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians" is an entertaining introduction for kids to the works of Brandon Sanderson -- clever, imaginative and very rarely slow-moving. Remember: Cantaloupe, fluttering paper makes a duck.

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