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Summary: You Gotta Read It!!!
Review: Michael Hoeye is an outstandingly clever writer. The way he wrote "Time Stops for No Mouse" made me feel like it was a real adventure happening right now in 2002. It was soooooooo realistic, clever, hilarious and exciting that I could not put it down. Even my Mom liked it, and she's a tough critic. The author is so good at describing the characters that I felt like I knew them. It is CLEARLY one of the best books I have ever read! I can't wait to read the next one.
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Summary: A great new book!
Review: Hermux Tantamoq is just your normal average everyday mouse. That is until the day Ms. Linka Perflinger comes rushing into his house, wanting her watch repaired ASAP. Hermux, sensing her worry and also being rather attracted to this young mouse, fixes it quickly and waits for her the next day to come it. Unfortunatly he never shows up. Days later a rather nasty looking rat comes up to his shop and askes for Ms. Perfllinger's watch. Hermux, being smart, refuses to give it to him and follows him to Ms. Perfllinger's house. WHen he get's there he's shocked to see what's going on. He finds himself drawn into a mystery so complex that he dosen't know who to trust or what to do. All he knows is he has to solve it quick before Ms. Perfllinger and possibly himself meets a dredful fate.I found this book to be very entertaining and funny. I've been a fan of all animal worlds since I first read the Redwall series and this book dose not dissapoint me. The mystery was exciting and hard to solve. There's a surprise near the end that I Never saw coming. If you're a fan of mystery, suspence, and worlds where animals take the place of humans, read this book! I would reccomend it to anyone. This is a book for everyone. There's also another book in the series coming out in September that I can't wait for. Happy Reading!
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Summary: Great for all ages!
Review: I'm a teacher who discovered this book during my Christmas vacation last year. I fell in love with the characters and knew I had to share it with my students. (I teach 7th & 8th graders.) My kids and I read the story together and they LOVED it. The action is well-paced and makes you want to keep reading. If you are a teacher, I highly recommend sharing this novel with your kids. And if your students are younger--read it aloud to them! I had my kids design game boards based on the characters and the events in the book. Their projects were a huge success because they were so motivated by the interesting plot and characters. There are some fantastic twists and turns to keep the reader intrigued. The sequal to this book is due out this fall and my 7th graders are begging me to "let" us read it in 8th grade next year. I highly recommend this book for ALL ages! You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Book for all ages!
Review: This book was great! After I read all the Harry Potter books I was looking for a good book to read. I couldn't put this book down it was as good maybe even better than the harry potter books! Can't wait for another book or sequel from the auther...hint, hint Michael Hoeye!
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Summary: Delightful
Review: There's something innately likeable about Hermux Tantamoq, the mouse hero of this imaginative new book. Similarly, there is something innately likeable about the book itself, with the good descriptions and intriguing plot. (Cosmetics queen seeks immortality? Why didn't *I* think of that?) I'd say the best term would be "everymouse," with unrequited love, pleasant thank-you notes to the world, a pet ladybug he calls Terfle (also the name of the publishing company), and a job repairing clocks. Not an exciting life, but neither is it an unpleasant one. The object of his affection is Linka Perflinger, a pilot who at one point comes in to have her watch repaired. She vanishes, and soon a rather repulsive rat comes in to pick up her watch. Hermux follows him to Linka's home, and soon realizes that she may have been kidnapped. A journal from the jungle of Teulabonari gives him a clue to where Linka may be, and he soon finds himself facing down a cosmetics monarch, a plastic surgeon, and an army of lab rats... It's hard not to like Hermux, the humble and mild-natured mouse who finds himself roped into becoming an amateur detective (for Linka's sake). His... zest isn't quite the word, "enjoyment" of life is a nice oasis in a massive number of sarcastic and/or world-weary heroes. His conversations with Terfle and thanks to the universe are really sweet. Fans of Harry Potter may enjoy the twisty, edge-of-your-seat storylines, while fans of Redwall may enjoy the intelligently-portrayed talking mice. A particularly nice touch is the names: rather than insulting our intelligence with fake "mouse-y" names, Hoeye creates unique names like "Hermux Tantamoq" or "Teulabonari" which add just the right note of fantasy. I am definitely anticipating the publication of the second Hermux book....
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Summary: This is the best animal fiction "tail" since Redwall
Review: This is the best peace of fiction since Harry potter 4. Bringing the reader in from beggining to end. The story line is great as it throws curves at you along the way to make you think and enjoy Mr.Hoeye's writing even more. I can't wait to read more of his work and hope you enjoy it to.
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Summary: GREAT READING ADVENTURE!
Review: I like the book because it has lots of funny parts. My favorite character is Tucka Mertslin because she wears some pretty silly clothing. This is a great book for read aloud and kept us all on our seats! when we weren't rolling on the floor laughing. I recommend this book for anyone who loves to read or be read to.
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Summary: Teachers!
Review: Are you looking for a great read aloud? This book is perfect! It has unique and interesting characters, a complex and challenging plot and plenty of suspense and humor. My class of middle school students loved it. We made Tucka Mertslin hats and daily predictions of what would happen next. Get this book before your students do and keep them on the edge of their seats.
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Summary: Cute and Fuzzy
Review: Watchmaker Hermux Tantamoq, is a mouse living in Pinchester, a rather cosmopolitan city of various birds and rodents living and working happily together. Hermux leads a normal, predictable life with disagreements with the disagreeable female across the hall, clock repairs for housewives with naughty children, daily donuts and coffee for the 10 am snack and evenings spent with his pet ladybug. That is he did, until Ms. Linka Perflinger, Adventuress, enters his shop one day for an emergency watch repair. Hermux is smitten and when she doesn't appear at the scheduled time to pick up the watch, he becomes worried. With his attempts to make sure that she is okay, Hermux becomes involved in a mystery of kidnapping, health potions and murder. He must step out of his comfortable existence, and take risks like never before if he is to save Ms. Perflinger--and himself. On the surface, this is a cute novel with cute fuzzy little rodents and birds living and working in a fantasy world, wearing clothes and eating at restaurants. The mystery itself is nothing fantastic, with the outcome obvious to a mature reader, though not necessarily so to the intended age group. Hermux himself was an appealing character, rich with emotions and life. The villains were much less so, resembling any cartoon villain. The world Hoeye created for Hermux was a sweet, comfortable world--a little too unreal, trite and happy for my enjoyment. My biggest complaint is not unique to this book and is one that I share with many other readers--this unfortunate tendency towards unpronounceable names in fantasy/sci fi books. Why? I mean, really, WHY? With this book in particular, it made out-loud reading difficult and added another layer of triteness to what was otherwise a not bad book. Though I did not find it completely satisfying, I think that my ten year old daughter and those of her age group would probably find it delightful with just enough mystery and suspense.
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Summary: Light Read
Review: This book was charming. I loved how the characters seemed true to life, even though they were non-human. Hermux reminded me of a cross between Watson and The Great Mouse Detective (a darling movie). It was a bit confusing at times, but a very enjoyable read that left me feeling refreshed and happy. One of those books that makes you feel good about the world in general, with the whole good triumps over evil thing. I also liked that this book's ending was realistic (as much as a book about rodents can be), with not everything(namely the girl)falling into the hero's lap.
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