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Chapter 10:

• This was hilarious! I loved seeing Rudy in his power-trip, I like seeing how he can make all of the other characters like him. He’s not some evil guy at heart, but a kid, and he knows how to have fun!

• I really like Pierre and how he was whooping Chip! And Frank! 

• Gonna be honest, I thought the activities were real. (At first. Obviously not near the end.)

• The scavenger hunt idea was awesome. It really showed the counsellors how to get the campers excited and going. Rudy did a great job at uniting everyone in a mission and having real teamwork.

• Love the ribbons. So much. No idea where Rudy got them from, but his reasonable countenance and his outlandish competitions got everyone working together. Everyone felt appreciated. Yes, it was a joke, but it made just enough sense and was just fun enough so that the campers and counsellors had the maximum amount of fun.

• Love Pierre!

• In this story, Mike is forgotten a lot. It’s always Rudy, and Mike can be pushed into the background. Rudy is a great friend in how he does not forget Mike. He’s so nonchalant, but his note in Mike’s file was sweet.

• The volleyballs! As someone who used to play volleyball, that made me smirk a bit! 

• I love the way that Frank flounders and Chip (also floundering) screams all of the time.

• I like how Rudy’s Random Rating is “13”. The forbidden number. The cursed number. 

• By the way, missed opportunity with “His Cloneship.” Could’ve totally been “His Cloneschip.”

• Not sure what the Anvil Chorus is. Should I watch?

• Also, not sure if it’s in this chapter, but this little beaver plot in intriguing.

• Definitely a memorable chapter. I like how the counsellors were all laughing at Warden Miller up until they had to compete in the competitions.

• However, they all had fun! It wasn’t torture! It wasn’t the campers laughing at their counsellor. They were all having fun together.

• Now, the things I would do to see this written in modern GK style. So much potential!

• Also, kudos to Judge/Referee-of-everything, Head Counselor Mike!

Chapter 11:

• Rudy just going with Jack Tyler (who is this) made me just as confused as Mike. Glad he explained it.

• Thanks… for the modern update. The only person I knew on that list was Pele. There’s no way Rudy is that good.

• By the way, GK, what was the point in making Rudy so good at everything? If you can remember. I want to critique this story, but then I remember that you were almost two years younger than I am today. Great job.

• I couldn’t believe Rudy wanted to do anything but escape. So I’m glad I was right! He’s a genius, alright. I like how Mike goes along with him even though he’s chill on his own.

• I feel bad for Chip. He’s losing his mind. Well, he lost it a while ago, but the police officially filed it as a “missing person” a while ago and the case was closed yesterday. 

• Yeah, I thought of that escape plan too! Except instead of running off the field and into your dad’s car to find a new identity, Rudy and Mike just WANT TO GO HOME.

• I think it was cool how Mike escaped, but he came back for Rudy. There’s really no fun without Rudy. What’s the point in getting away if it’s not with his camp best friend?

• GK isn’t too original with the torture devices. Good with me. It’s this mantra that stays in my mind, when I start reading about it again. I like how Rudy was basically saying that he’d take the Cruciatus curse before he said a word on Mike’s whereabouts.

• What is this concept of “Name, Rank, and Serial Number?” I am confused. What rank? Why do they have ranks? Nobility? And what is serial number? Is that your social security number? Isn’t that super private information? Ah, Canada.

Chapter 12:

Psst. I wish I checked how many books this was before I slacked off on the Book Club for five years. Imagine my dismay when I realized there’s only fourteen chapters! Easier to read on the bus to a field trip, though. Awesome.

• Dance? That seems random. I also didn’t think an all-boys dance would be a good idea. Thankfully, there are two genders, so it’s less of a pre-teen frat party and more of a proper formal.

  • Well, as formal as you can get for stinky island campers.

• Mike actually wants to go. Huh. Why? Girls? Don’t worry, kid. They’re just as awkward as you are, just with flavor.

• Just kidding, I’m not a tweenage girl hater. They’re all adorable, and I’m glad these fictional girls had the chance to dress up and enjoy their first dance! Just imagining my middle school dances and how I had so much fun. So grateful (and everybody looked so nice!) But why does he want to dance? I know he can’t! 

• Girl-clone, boy-clone idea. Interesting. Can’t believe everybody looks the same.

• I know Rudy is supposed to be a cool guy, but sometimes his jokes just don’t land. He seems like he’s trying to be a nonchalant dreadhead (that is also funny) and failing, sometimes.

• “Do you dance?” “Only at gunpoint.”

• Nevermind, I take it back. He’s hilarious!

• (Why are there so many scene breaks in this book?)

• Is Zeke pronounced “Seek” with a hard S, or “See-Key” with a hard S?

• I like the switching up of the scenes. No more camp, more dancing!

• How old are all of these girls?

• Makes sense how they all have massive crushes on Rudy. I would too. Now, imagine they saw the way he played those sports! He’d have them drooling all over him!

• “Well, what do you know? We finally found Miller’s weakness—women! Miller has a weakness for women!”

• Love you, Chip.

• Very interesting scene with Pierre. Just waiting for Rudy and Mike. I think he’s beginning to understand the way Rudy works. Rudy’s reasonable, but he wants to have fun. His own way of fun.

• Calm down, Chip! But it makes sense. Last time Miller disappeared he almost made it to the mainland. (Or did he?) (I say “he” like Mike wasn’t with him. Correction: Did they?)

• The stampede was really funny.

• The scenes with the counselors talking about their near-death experiences, but it was really just each other? That guy and the “bear?” That was so funny! I think I even laughed while I read this on the bus!

• I like how they all just laugh it off at the end.

Sorry this took… eons. Can’t believe only two chapters left (ignoring the vast majority that I haven’t reviewed, but have read!)