The Mysterious Benedict Society

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They were great! I love those books! They're one of my favorites! :D
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I liked them. Good story! :)
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Eh, they were okay. :shrugs:
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I didn't really like them. :no:
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Oh yeah! Ha... ha.... *cough* What is the Mysterious Benedict Society again? :anxious:
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\:D/ :) Did you read the Mysterious Benedict Society books? If you did, what did you think of them??
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I read those last year and I loved them; I totally started a thread about it...that nobody posted in. :( Hurt my feelings...good to know I'm not the only one who read it, though.
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Oh, those books! I really enjoyed them. It's a pity not many people know about them...My sister introduced me to them a few years ago. I read part of it, but didn't finish. Then a year, or a few months later...(I can't remember) I finished it!
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Oh hey, I read a couple of those. They were really well written and I recall thinking it was a shame they were for a demographic below mine.
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Awesome books!!! :inlove:

P.S. Another good series is "The Secret Series" by Pseudonymous Bosch. :inlove: I actually got "introduced" to The Mysterious Benedict Society by a librarian who recommended them because I like the Secret Series.
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They're coming out with a prequel, I heard. I liked them.
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*pops in* the title of this thread makes me think of Sherlock fangirls *pops out*
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DanP740 wrote:They're coming out with a prequel, I heard. I liked them.
Yes, the excellent education of Nicholas Benedict. Sounds pretty good.
I am reading the third one. I think they are entertaining, not my favorite series or anything, but I have been enjoying it, and think it's well written. My favorite is still the first one.
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My brother got the first three books from our library on CD. The first one was good, though by halfway through I had already expected that
Milligan was Kate's dad.
I loved Reny's simple solutions to the tests. I wish I had some exams like that! I haven't heard the third one yet, but I think the the first one was better than the second, I had most of the surprises figured out before they happened. But I guess I am just slightly above the age range.
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I recently read these books (actually, I listened to the audiobooks. My attention span was too short to read them). Constance is awesome. 'Pastry inept' and 'bakery theft'! Amazing. It's hard to believe
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I read these books ages ago and I loved them, My favorite will always be the first one :yes:
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Shennifer wrote:*pops in* the title of this thread makes me think of Sherlock fangirls *pops out*
That's exactly what happened to me! \:D/
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Anna><> wrote:
Shennifer wrote:*pops in* the title of this thread makes me think of Sherlock fangirls *pops out*
That's exactly what happened to me! \:D/
exactly \:D/ but I can't mention the real name of the fandom or I'd get in trouble :-
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Post by Bananareader »

I really enjoyed them I recently reread the first one because of The Mysterious Benedict Society tv series is out now on Disney +, so I wanted to see how the tv show compared to the first book.
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Did you like the show, Bananareader? I've never read the books and I have thought about giving the books and the show a try one day.
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