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August 26, 2026 at 01:27 pm Reply
SasquatshhhI think MacDonald Hall should get another reprint. It still holds up today. i just read the whole series and it's definitely under appreciated with it's signature Korman wackiness turned up to 1100. Some of my favorite parts of the series as a whole:
1. The headmaster isn't evil
Too many books villanize all teachers and principals and such these days, so this was a nice touch. The Fish is firm, but fair.
2. The recurring gags
I loved especially the crowd scenes (where everyone is overlapping talking about something, and theres always that one guy talking about something else entirely), the phone calls you only hear one side of, and the Jack in the box in Go Jump In The Pool.
Macdonald hall made me laugh out loud too many times to count. It's definitely one of my favorite series of yours.
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August 26, 2026 at 04:08 pm Reply
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