Sure signs that the creative wells are running dry at last, the Captain’s ninth, overstuffed outing both recycles a villain (see Book 4) and offers trendy anti-bullying wish fulfillment.

La narrazione in prima persona presenta una buona dose di rottura della quarta parete, come se Ethel avesse bisogno dell’approvazione del suo lettore e una sorta di conferma che quello che combina sono cose che capitano, è trascinante, ironica e molto fresca. Vedere il mondo attraverso gli occhi di Ethel è, non solo come tornare preadolescenti, ma un approccio diretto alla vita che in un secondo sembra terribile mentre l’altro appare piacevole. I know she’s still angry, because her dog, Geoffrey, snarls at me. Geoffrey snarls at everyone, but Mrs. Abercrombie always says, “Stop it, Geoffrey”--except when he snarls at me.) I often sensed that as a reader I was being asked to think about what I would do if I were faced with Ethel’s dilemmas. Ethel is frequently presented with two options – the easy way and the hard way. For example when she hurts her friend Boyd’s feelings to save her own reputation Ethel must choose between looking after herself or boosting Boyd’s social standing at school at the risk of exposing her invisibility. As a reader you ask yourself just how far you would go to help a friend.When one day the invisibility fails to wear off, Ethel is thrown into a nightmare of lies and deception as she struggles to keep herself safe, to find the remedy that will make her seen again - and solve the mystery of her own birth... About This Edition ISBN: Standing in front of the mirror, gripping the sides of the sink with my invisible hands, with my brain practically throbbing with the effort of processing this . . . this . . . strangeness, I do what anyone would do.

Elliot Boyd is also a fun character and I'm happy he's in the book. I love how their friendship evolves throughout the book. In the end we get to learn a lot more about him which I like. It doesn't end with a list of questions like TTWAH.So now that's out of the way, let's get onto the review. I'll also be including general things that people might want to know. The negatives, I found myself tuning out in places. Mainly, I was a bit baffled by the emotional turn towards the end. She found out about her parents' identity and felt betrayed it had been kept secret from her. She ends up run over by a car because she was running while invisible. I was just baffled that the book turned towards that direction. I mean the author can write whatever they want but the emotional turn was a bit weak. It doesn't really deliver any punch. Whimsy is all good but I felt like the book needed that one thing to really cement that it is a good book. I think that’s what my brain and eyes do in those two or three seconds that it takes to switch off my ringer. They just “see” my hand because they expect to see it there.

What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible is an enjoyable novel full of mystery, twists and turns, and the bonds between family and friends. I got this book two days before it was officially published, on the 29th. That's the only reason I've finished it now. One of the things I enjoyed most about the novel was the realistic voice of Ethel’s narration. Written in first person, it really feels as though when Ethel is telling her story she is speaking directly to the reader like a friend. The beginning of What Not to Do… is not told chronologically, instead the story stops and starts as Ethel remembers things she has previously forgotten to mention. It is an effective tool that mimics real speech. Welford also plays around with different fonts and frequently includes lists to organise Ethel’s thoughts and plans. The lists sometimes feel overused but Welford is at least consisted in their placement throughout the book. However the result is a novel that visually stands out. In case you were wondering: Yes, it does have references to Time Travelling with a Hamster. Once again, it's set near Culvercot, and there are even a few trips to Culvercot bay. I caught 3 references (one with a spelling "mistake"(?), as it was a name, one thing that was a small detail in TTWAH (and an even smaller detail in WNTDIYTI), and one that just mentioned the same sliproad from TTWAH. The one at the bay - if you've read it you'll know which one I mean.) These are all very minor details, though, and they're not important in the slightest to the plot. Turning invisible at will: it's one way of curing your acne. But far more drastic than 13 year-old Ethel Leatherhead intended when she tried a combination of untested medicines and a sunbed. It's fun at first, being invisible. And aided by her friend Boydy, she manages to keep her extraordinary ability secret. Or does she...?Easily my favourite book about invisibility, though, is Memoirs Of An Invisible Man by H.F Saint. Published in 1987 it was a huge hit. It was made into a not-very-good film starring Chevy Chase and made H.F Saint a lot of money: so much, in fact, that he did not write another book and retired.

The first is a leopard, the second is a giraffe, the third is a snow-white bird. Even when you know what to look for they are hard to spot! That would involve copy-pasting it and as I'm typing this on a tablet via the goodreads app, I can't do that right now. Now I’m scared, and my breathing has become a bit rapid. I stand up and go to the sink in the corner of the garage, where there’s a mirror.

I look down at my legs. They’re not there either, although I can touch them. I can touch my face. I can touch every bit of me, and feel it, but I just cannot see it. Now turn it round and examine the other side. This is exactly what I was doing a few seconds ago, only my hand wasn’t--isn’t--there. Frustratingly, so far true invisibility – both for objects and people – remains in the realms of fiction. Rich and strange (and kitted out with an eye-catching cover), but stronger in the set pieces than the internal logic. Accanto a lei ci sono i compagni di scuola e ognuno riporta un esempio di come i caratteri prendono forma e troviamo gli arroganti, le ochette, i nerd e quelli che vengono definiti gli ‘ultimi’. È una descrizione reale che parallelamente riporta la visione che si ha degli adulti che vengono percepiti come distanti, distratti, e non al passo.