As much as I loved the concept of the book, as well as the characters and the mystery of Ordinary Farm, several things come to mind that I disliked. For one thing, I am firmly against curse words being used in books targeting children. For example, Uncle Gideon at one point says, “I don’t give a damn.” For a children’s book, such language is far from necessary, and will keep many parents from supporting the book, or purchasing it for their children. That is my main complaint. For my taste, there were too many allusions. Dialogue between the children was brimming with references to movies and books and songs, to an excess it seems. On the other hand, many of the allusions were to songs and games that do not exist. It seemed inconsistent for some allusions to be real and some not. My final complaint: too many questions, too many mysteries. It seems like the authors were trying to cram more than they could fit. Too many questions are brought up, and too many of them remain unanswered. I understand leaving a story open to a sequel, but this one had very little closure at all.(taken from Goodreads, agree with that) ( )