Timmy Failure: The Book You're Not Supposed to Have

My 11yo has read all the Timmy Failure books and we just ordered #7, and my son said “Yay! It’s 300pgs!!” He said he didn’t want # 6 to end! And it ended with some heart & realism..after pages of comedy which equates to a brilliant author who GETS IT! Stephan Pastis is my son’s favorite author of all time. He got my son into reading at 7 years old. Witty, charming coo coo nut bar silly, intelligent writing I am PROUD my son loves. Pastis is a gem and thank god he’s alive and writing for children - and adults. Iconic & lovely & interesting, age appropriate to truly connect with my sons own wit & charm. Thank you Stephen for changing my boy’s tough childhood to help him escape & delve into a fun universe that makes him feel good. It tickles me to hear my son laughing out loud in his bed when reading his literature !!

Im not a kid, and I still loved these books. I got them for my grandson(9 yrs old) so he could do something other than play games on his Kindle. He liked them so much he has been reading them out loud to me. When I bought them I had them delivered to my Kindle by mistake, and they looked interesting so I gave it a little read. I enjoyed them so much I read them all.Stephan Pastis writes an easy to read story, with some twists and turns, but not so much my grandson cant follow it. Timmy does silly stuff and draws enough wrong conclusions we both were yelling--TIMMY--you've got it all wrong! I cant say enough good things about these books. I recommend them for adults and for kids.

Pastis is (once again) perfect in his depiction of this struggling-to-cope little boy and his Polar Bear "Total" living in his detective world of denial as his mechanism for dealing with the rigors of surviving in a single parent home. The undercurrent of all five of the books in this series (so far) is the immense amount of love and understanding Timmy's mom must have for him just to survive Timmy being Timmy while she seeks to sort out the path her life will take with Timmy by her side. All of these books are an easy read and--although independent of each other--tell the tale of a little boy and his mom just trying to make a go of it. Buy and read all five of the books to see the progression of Timmy's journey. Three cheers for Timmy, Total, Rollo Tookus, Corrina Corrina (the Weevil Bun), Molly Moskins, and especially (YOU) Doorman Dave for this latest wonderful installment in the world of Timmy Failure.(Is it my imagination or does the teacher (Mr. Jenkins) remind me a lot of Stephan Pastis?

I bought this to read to my 8 year old son. Oh my it is so funny! We both laugh out loud at the funny parts all the time. I don't ever remember reading a book so funny. He loves it. It is nice to find an enjoyable book to read to him at night. Makes reading every night more fun. He has a hard time with reading and school so this makes it more enjoyable. I am going to look for more by this author. This was a great find!

I chose 4 because there were some weird parts I dislike the part wen they get married uhh. I like the book because its really funny

We've read all five! And it is required "read aloud" reading at my house because otherwise, every 30 seconds I'd hear "Mom, listen to this!" Plus, I think I enjoy the series as much as he does (11 yo son). So, my only complaint is that it ended far too soon. My son laughed out loud with tears streaming down his face unable to catch his breath on multiple occasions. It just doesn't get any better than that. The humor is spot-on: delightfully irreverent and stealthily sweet. Please hurry up with the sequels!! :-)

It was really funny and nonsensical. I have watched a movie about the same character but just a different case. I recommend this book to people who like funny nonsensical books like FrannyKStein.

20 words? Okay it's a very cool book and you should really read it Timmy Failure The Detective is cool.

Great books my grandson loves them

My kids love these books so much. They are collecting all.

My 11 year old son loves these books and he enjoyed this one just as much as the others.

Total is the greatest. Love all the characters and story lines in these books. My son discovered them a few years ago but now a teenager he still loves them.

Great. Another Fai,sure mystery. Looking forward to the next book. Too bad here are only 6 books. A good read.