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| Superior Saturday (The Keys To The Kingdom) | 
 enlarge | Author: Garth Nix
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 2303
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 0439700892
EAN: 9780439700894
ASIN: 0439700892
Publication Date: August 1, 2008
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 Superior Saturday July 15, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
What I found in this book is what I have found in other books by Garth Nix (Sabriel, Lireal, Abhorsen, Mister Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday-Friday-Saturday). His imagination continues: colorful umbrella, "Grease Monkeys", and office mix.
Spoiler: The reader can be disappointed as this book does not completely end Saturday.
It is, on the other hand, a great lead in to "Lord Sunday".
 It doesn't have much, but what it's got is good. August 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the shortest book in the series, both in pages and in content. In all of the other books, at the end, Arthur has fought the title character and taken his or her key. In this one, Arthur begins to do both of those things, but is suddenly cut off by the book ending. There really isn't much warning; the book simply ends. It is as if Garth Nix ran out of time and published a partially finished book. What's more, the first two thirds of the book feel like introduction--and they are about the length of the sections of the previous books that had the same feeling. It's all very strange.
On the other hand, the ideas introduced in this installment are fascinating. They literally kept me up at night for several days after finishing it. It should also be mentioned that this one has all of the intensity of the previous five books--I finished it in a day, or arguably two days considering how late I stayed up reading it. It feels like this book is all buildup to the next one, as if Garth Nix cut this one off short because he wanted to put some of what would be covered into the next book, perhaps in some sort of final fight. I am reminded of the sixth Harry Potter book; it was the only one that didn't have a clean ending.
All in all, the book was far too short, but it was really good stuff (as always), and the shortness may or may not be for a good reason.
The Penultimate Book? August 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was very excited when Superior Saturday first came in and I got it. I will say right now that this book had all the imagination, action, and suspense that Garth Nix's previous Keys to the Kingdom books possessed. Yet, the over all story of the book seemed a litte 'rushed'. Like Garth Nix wanted nothing more than to just get this book over with already. I also thought that this book would give out more answers, but instead presented more mysteries (if you read the previous books you'll agree that the last thing we need is mysteries). And like the previous books Superior Saturday ends with a clincher. I will recommend reading Superior Saturday only to those that read the earlier novels, and I can hardly wait until Lord Sunday comes out.
CLIFFHANGER August 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book was good. But it wasn't what I expected. When it got to the point where the main character would normally finish what he started it just ends.
lacking in substance September 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had so long awaited this book and was disapointed with it's lack of depth. I hate when a book has no ending and you must read the next to feel satisfied. That is what this book did, it left you hanging.
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