Read The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia (Encyclopedia): Inhabitants, Lore, Spells, And Ancient Crypt Warnings Of The Land Of Ooo Circa 19.56 B.G.E. - 501 A.G.E. (2013)
The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia (Encyclopedia): Inhabitants, Lore, Spells, And Ancient Crypt Warnings Of The Land Of Ooo Circa 19.56 B.G.E. - 501 A.G.E. (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
I adore Adventure Time. It not only is delightfully absurd and hilarious, it’s post-apocalyptic and has some awesome characters. So, while looking in the Entertainment books at Chapters for a friend’s xmas gift, I stumbled across this and impulse bought it. Worth every penny. It took me barely an hour to read (and I took my time), but it was just as amusing as the show proper. And Hunson Abadeer is my favorite tertiary character so I was delighted that “he” authored the book (it was actually his voice actor who wrote the book, funny enough). I'm not going to give this an in-depth assessment/analysis (as it would likely devolve into a tangent about my myriad theories regarding AT). Basically if you enjoy Adventure Time you’ll probably enjoy this fun little diversion. I did. I was very excited when I first heard this book was being made. I've been a huge AT fan since the show began and was hoping the book would be more like an actual encyclopedia of the Land of Ooo. I didn't get what I wanted but it's still pretty math!The author of the book is the voice actor for the character whose voice the book is mostly written in: Hunson Abadeer, father of Marceline. Oddly enough, Martin Olson is the real life dad of the actress who supplies Marceline's voice!I think I would have much preferred the book be written by a scholar/historian living in Ooo. At times Abadeer's personal point of view gets boring and repetitive. This is especially evident in the A-Z mini-bio section where some characters are described simply by how useless Abadeer thinks they are and not giving any useful info about them. Also, his choice of vocabulary will have many kids frequently running to their parents to find out what his words mean. That can also be a plus for teaching new words, though.The sections I enjoyed most were the ones not written by Abadeer or sections where he isn't talking about the characters. BMO's manual is weird, but just the right amount. Ice King's hand drawn fan fiction and character cards are spot on. Abadeer's Novelty Spells and Curses is reminiscent of the ads you'd find in old comic books. Also, having Finn, Jake and Marceline's comments in the margins is pretty funny.The truth is, if you're an AT fan you've probably already bought this book. While I would have liked a more comprehensive guide book to Ooo with more detail, I think this book would be especially great for kids (as long as you don't mind helping them with the ten cent words) and fans that came to the show later who might not know as much about the setting.
What do You think about The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia (Encyclopedia): Inhabitants, Lore, Spells, And Ancient Crypt Warnings Of The Land Of Ooo Circa 19.56 B.G.E. - 501 A.G.E. (2013)?
Never have I read a children's book with language so elegant, yet comical (in a dark way).
—edward
Pretty much if you've seen the show you know whats in here.
—michelleb
Pretty fun read! ...for a nightospherian reader.
—kristina
If you love adventure time, you will love this!
—phicong
