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Fing
288 pages
A delightfully chaotic and cheeky romp about the ultimate spoiled brat and the ridiculous lengths her parents will go to appease her.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a cartoon where the volume is turned all the way up. It is a delightfully chaotic and zany experience, driven by a cheeky narrative voice that revels in absurdity and exaggeration. The atmosphere is lighthearted but wonderfully ridiculous, capturing the exasperating energy of dealing with the world's most demanding child. The prose is bouncy, highly visual, and practically begs to be read aloud, complete with silly voices and dramatic gasps. It moves at a brisk, energetic clip, dragging the reader through a series of increasingly bizarre and hilarious scenarios. This is the perfect read for kids who love slapstick humor, monstrous creatures, and the classic Roald Dahl-esque tradition of terribly behaved children getting exactly what they deserve.
- Mood
- chaotic
- zany
- lighthearted
- ridiculous
- Tone
- cheeky
- absurd
- satirical
- exaggerated
- playful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- perils of spoiling children · greed and materialism · parental desperation · absurd quests
- The writing
- Bouncy, highly visual, and peppered with made-up words, designed perfectly for energetic read-aloud sessions.
- The arc
- Moves from exasperating domestic chaos to a wildly absurd global quest, culminating in a hilariously disastrous lesson in greed.
- Who it's for
- Young readers who delight in slapstick humor, gross-out jokes, and Roald Dahl-esque tales of terribly behaved children.
Content notes
- mild gross-out humor
- cartoonish peril
- extreme bratty behavior
About the book
This is the story of a child who had everything but still wanted more. Just one more "Fing"......
Description from Open Library.
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