Minecraft: The Lost Journals
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- Author：Mur Lafferty
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Summary
The brand-new official Minecraft novel is a journey into the unknown！ When a young girl teams up with her friend to find the boy’s missing uncle， they must leave the safety of the Overworld behind。
Alison and Max must team up to find his missing uncle Nicholas。 Using the journal his beloved uncle left as a guide， the duo hurtle headlong into a treacherous and unknown landscape called the Nether。 There， they meet a strange girl named Freya and her woefully unheroic dog， Bunny Biter， who agree to help them in their quest。 The group must take on dangerous new foes and unravel the cryptic journal to find Nicholas and reunite this fractured family。
Alison and Max must team up to find his missing uncle Nicholas。 Using the journal his beloved uncle left as a guide， the duo hurtle headlong into a treacherous and unknown landscape called the Nether。 There， they meet a strange girl named Freya and her woefully unheroic dog， Bunny Biter， who agree to help them in their quest。 The group must take on dangerous new foes and unravel the cryptic journal to find Nicholas and reunite this fractured family。
Reviews
BookChampions
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I'm of course not the target audience here。 My 9 year old son （and Minecraft junkie） asked me to read this because he's getting to the age where we are reading the same things， which I'm really happy about。Thematically the novel is a little thin， but it does appear to take elements of the game and weave them effortlessly into a narrative。 I asked my son for clarification about several things and he was a excellent guide， lol。I'm grateful for these books for they got my son excited about reading I'm of course not the target audience here。 My 9 year old son （and Minecraft junkie） asked me to read this because he's getting to the age where we are reading the same things， which I'm really happy about。Thematically the novel is a little thin， but it does appear to take elements of the game and weave them effortlessly into a narrative。 I asked my son for clarification about several things and he was a excellent guide， lol。I'm grateful for these books for they got my son excited about reading pretty big books without many pictures at all。 。。。more
Alex
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I thought this book was good。 Sometimes it got confusing of who the 3rd person view was focusing on。 Also， not much happened。 I do look forward to a sequel。
Loraine
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I'm a Mum of two boys and we all share in the Minecraft experience， and have done for a few years now。 Over all， this book is fairly good， however either the author hadn't played Minecraft before or chose to stretch the game structure a little to help with the plot。 Some of the action blurred the edges on what occurs in the game but I was okay with it - apart from the description of the Creeper - Google images would have shown easily what one looks like。 The author even managed to give it the wr I'm a Mum of two boys and we all share in the Minecraft experience， and have done for a few years now。 Over all， this book is fairly good， however either the author hadn't played Minecraft before or chose to stretch the game structure a little to help with the plot。 Some of the action blurred the edges on what occurs in the game but I was okay with it - apart from the description of the Creeper - Google images would have shown easily what one looks like。 The author even managed to give it the wrong number of feet？？ The Nether was well done， even with it's extra embellishments - that place really does scare the pants off you， especially now with the new game update。 It is a shame this book wasn't written after that release because that would have been awesome。 There are strong themes of loss， death and grief in this so I wouldn't recommend it to a child who would get very upset by this。 As characters go， Max's Mum is an awful woman！！ At a risk of a spoiler - the way she treated Max's uncle was a bit disgraceful in my opinion - he wasn't allowed to express himself as a person and was persecuted for chasing a dream because it didn't fit in with how she saw fit。 As the main adult character， this was a poor role model。 Her strict rules preventing Max and Alison from learning crafting and survival skills were 'to protect them'。 But this is detrimental to how you survive in the Minecraft world - it didn't make sense to me。 The decent role model was another child who came into the story and saved the day。 Freya and Bunny Biter were the best characters。 In fact， the backstory to this book would have made for a better story - 'Boots' and Nicholas sounded much more fun。 。。。more
Wian Botes
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I love it I wish they wil make more of its kind
Amanda Allen
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Entertaining and a page turner。 I couldn't put it down and my son loved me reading it to him。 Wonderful book and recommend to read。 Entertaining and a page turner。 I couldn't put it down and my son loved me reading it to him。 Wonderful book and recommend to read。 。。。more
Crhistopher Munoz Solis
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I gave this book 5 stars because of the story， also the great characters and the huge amount of details in the book that made it feel like you were really there。 I think the reason someone else should read this book is because of action and a bit of mystery just wants to make you want to read more。 The book was amazing but the things that I would change would be making the book more fast paced because some parts were a bit unnecessary。 Making it faster to pass those parts would be better。 Anothe I gave this book 5 stars because of the story， also the great characters and the huge amount of details in the book that made it feel like you were really there。 I think the reason someone else should read this book is because of action and a bit of mystery just wants to make you want to read more。 The book was amazing but the things that I would change would be making the book more fast paced because some parts were a bit unnecessary。 Making it faster to pass those parts would be better。 Another thing I would change would be the ending because it was a bit bland and didn't feel right， out of place， well at least I think of it that way。 。。。more
Annie
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Read it to my 10 year who’s obsessed with Minecraft。 He seemed to enjoy it。 I liked the characters and their development。 Definitely recommend to upper elementary and middle school kids。 I may have a better understanding of game jargon now。
Kristina Fletcher
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This book was a very good book。I do recommend it
Previn
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The first ever minecraft novel I read and I liked it a lot！！！ 5/5
Nathan Donovan
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This was good。
JarsOfGloop
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Did not finish
Sean Cozart
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It was okay。 Nothing really to elaborate on it。 It wasn't spectacular， something I would talk about with friends but it wasn't bad。 I just can't seem to get into the Minecraft novels even though I am franchise fanatic。 Basic plotline is: Allison and Max are best friends who are now living together with Max's mother after an terrible accident killed Allison's family。 As they try to escape his mother's overprotectiveness， Max stumbles upon some weathered journals， some giving instructions on how t It was okay。 Nothing really to elaborate on it。 It wasn't spectacular， something I would talk about with friends but it wasn't bad。 I just can't seem to get into the Minecraft novels even though I am franchise fanatic。 Basic plotline is: Allison and Max are best friends who are now living together with Max's mother after an terrible accident killed Allison's family。 As they try to escape his mother's overprotectiveness， Max stumbles upon some weathered journals， some giving instructions on how to build a portal to another dimension， the Nether。 On a mission to rescue whoever wrote the journals， Max and Allison journey to land of fire and lava to rescue him， only to find a girl and her wolf who are struggling just to survive， because the Nether is not for the weak。My thoughts: First off， I think we can say with reasonable assurance that the author has not played Minecraft which might be a bad thing for others but I quite enjoyed it。 If I were to write my story on a Minecraft world， I would not have the whole mob dies， mists into the area and you're left with a loot。 Though it's a novel about a video game， I prefer realism over canon playing style。 So I think we can let the inexperience slid。The book was kind of repetitive and somewhat predictable but I enjoyed nevertheless。 Characters were definitely more well established than the last Minecraft book I read， "The End #4" and overall this book is way better than the "The Island #1"。 。。。more
Antonella Mifsud
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This book is amazing I really recommend the book。 It had an amazing story line， adventures and it also goes with mincraft。 Most books that I read and that are based of a game does not go with the game’s story very well。
Breanna
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 （Listened to the audiobook） I only listened to this book because I watch the Minecraft episodes of Game Theory。 Mat said that this book might be related to the hidden story in Minecraft and wanted to see if it did。 It did a little。 Other than that the story was epic but I wish I got to listen to the part where they actually got home and how Max's mother， Rose reacted。 （Listened to the audiobook） I only listened to this book because I watch the Minecraft episodes of Game Theory。 Mat said that this book might be related to the hidden story in Minecraft and wanted to see if it did。 It did a little。 Other than that the story was epic but I wish I got to listen to the part where they actually got home and how Max's mother， Rose reacted。 。。。more
Bloopytoopythepoopy
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I loved how they told us the back story of what happened and the flashbacks， also I know Mur Lafferty the author doesn't really know Minecraft but that's what makes it interesting because the book is from another perspective， the perspective of people who don't really play Minecraft。What I didn't like about this book is how the story kind of repeats itself。 I loved how they told us the back story of what happened and the flashbacks， also I know Mur Lafferty the author doesn't really know Minecraft but that's what makes it interesting because the book is from another perspective， the perspective of people who don't really play Minecraft。What I didn't like about this book is how the story kind of repeats itself。 。。。more
Marika Hoffmann
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Best book ever！This was the best minecraft book ive ever read in my life the feelings the adventure its just simply amazing！ I recommend this to everyone who loves minecraft its sad and happy the feelings is wild love this book！
Udit Agarwal
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This is a must read for Minecraft fans not only is it entertaining book but becomes a very good guide to the nether as it is based on that。The plot also is very nice and as it is a novel it would be good to take it on long journeys to read。One more thing that I liked about it was that it had many idioms which were partially changed to relate to Minecraft。This book thoroughly entertaining for kids 8-13 who are familiar with Minecraft。
Jeremy Garcia-Diaz
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Have you ever read a book as Exciting and with as much adventure as the book I'm about to explain？ You probably have or not but I don’t care i'm about to explain so hold on to your hair。 If you don't have hair go buy a hat and hold onto you hat。 The book i will be telling you about is Minecraft: The lost journals by Mur lafferty。 The genre of this book is fiction adventure。 This book is a great book for anyone who likes adventure and minecraft or maybe just adventure。The book Takes place in mine Have you ever read a book as Exciting and with as much adventure as the book I'm about to explain？ You probably have or not but I don’t care i'm about to explain so hold on to your hair。 If you don't have hair go buy a hat and hold onto you hat。 The book i will be telling you about is Minecraft: The lost journals by Mur lafferty。 The genre of this book is fiction adventure。 This book is a great book for anyone who likes adventure and minecraft or maybe just adventure。The book Takes place in minecraft well in a forest。 It also takes place in multiple places like Ally or Allison house。 Maxes house， the nether， and a shack hidden deep in the forest。 I think the nether fortress counts as a place。 The main characters are Ally and Max。 More into the book We meet Freya and bunny biter who are also main characters。 More deeper into the book we find Uncle Nicholas which is Max's uncle。 Max likes adventure and lives with her mom。 Max’s Dad works in a village。 Ally’s family is all dead She is the only one alive。 She blames herself for killing her family because she accidentally lured a creeper and blew up her family。 They were already friends and Max’s mom took her into her house。 Ally takes care of the sheep her family owned。The Main events are many so get ready。 While The sheep escapes Max helps Ally rebuild the sheep pen but instead of using wood he uses obsidian。 Ally and Max go to a shack and start looking around it and they find useful materials。 They Burned Max’s farm well dug a hole and put lava。 The kids get grounded。 After that they keep on going to the shack this time for good。 They are switching Max’s mom tools for better ones。 After that they found a portal and built it。 A creeper comes towards them and before it kills them both they jump into the portal。 Max and Ally are now in the nether and are attacked by Chickens and zombie pigmen and they get saved by a stranger。 The stranger is Freya and bunny biter。 Max has a new sword。 The try to find a way out but cant find their portal so Freya lets them stay at her fortress。 They settle on an adventure to find Nicholas which is Max’s Uncle and they embark。 They get attacked。 They know more about their family。 There's a place called the end and you can only leave if you kill the dragon。 They find Nicholas。 They almost died。 Keep on fighting mobs。 After that they are ready to go back home and they build a portal。 Freya can't find Bunny bitter so they try to find bunny bitter。 The others go through the portal then Freya to and they are on an island together ready to continue their adventure。tI think this book was great。 It made me feel excited to read more。 This book is more for people who played minecraft because they will understand it more。 This book is about friendship also since they are trying to stay together and well not die。 This is one of my Favorite books。 Anyone would love this book I don't know if they would understand but maybe If you read this play minecraft first。 。。。more
Saykrid Smith
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This book did not disappoint。 I was taking the time to read this with my son， so everytime I wanted to just read it， I could not。 But we finally finished it and I'm glad to finally know the conclusion of the story。 Which while I felt was going to be one way turn out another。 So it was pleasant。 I can't wait to read the next。 I'm really liking this series of novels。 I kind of want to make an installation myself。 This book did not disappoint。 I was taking the time to read this with my son， so everytime I wanted to just read it， I could not。 But we finally finished it and I'm glad to finally know the conclusion of the story。 Which while I felt was going to be one way turn out another。 So it was pleasant。 I can't wait to read the next。 I'm really liking this series of novels。 I kind of want to make an installation myself。 。。。more
Sean Harding
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For an old geezer who knows absolutely nothing about Minecraft， I seem to have read more than my share of this stuff！ Anyway after reading this you discover it is book three of a series， which could have been helpful for some person somewhere in Minecraft land to put on the cover of the book they are producing， like anywhere， anywhere at all？Anyway rant over， book was average and forgettable， it appears the unofficial stuff has more imagination than the offical stuff， no surprise there， it is pr For an old geezer who knows absolutely nothing about Minecraft， I seem to have read more than my share of this stuff！ Anyway after reading this you discover it is book three of a series， which could have been helpful for some person somewhere in Minecraft land to put on the cover of the book they are producing， like anywhere， anywhere at all？Anyway rant over， book was average and forgettable， it appears the unofficial stuff has more imagination than the offical stuff， no surprise there， it is probably been overseen by twenty executives in gray suits and no imagination， and who still can't figure out how to put somewhere on the book the titles and numbers of the books in the series。 。。。more
Kathryn
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When they found the journal， I think Max took it a little too far to find "The Enchanter。" When they found the journal， I think Max took it a little too far to find "The Enchanter。" 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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School library copyWell done， but the parts of the story where the characters are immersed in the game were SO hard for me to read。
Noah Price
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I thought it was a exiting story about the world of minecraft since it combined some real world stuff but still following minecraft rule。 Best book I have ever read （which is not many） but I have to say the cliff hanger at the end was kinda annoying but still good ending。 This story is set in when the nether first appeared and very few have explored it in fact most thought it to be a myth but it's real and many curious adventurers have gotten trapped there in the harsh land （Gonna be even harder I thought it was a exiting story about the world of minecraft since it combined some real world stuff but still following minecraft rule。 Best book I have ever read （which is not many） but I have to say the cliff hanger at the end was kinda annoying but still good ending。 This story is set in when the nether first appeared and very few have explored it in fact most thought it to be a myth but it's real and many curious adventurers have gotten trapped there in the harsh land （Gonna be even harder when 1。15 or 1。16 comes out） sometimes I imagine my self being in this wonderful story。 。。。more
Thomas Zemsky
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A possible theme is exploration and adventure
Benjamin Krewson
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The book “Minecraft: The Lost Journals” by Mur Lafferty is about an adventurous boy named Max and his friend Allison。 Allison had recently ha her home blown up by a creeper nd only she survived out of her whole family， so she lives with Max。 They go on many adventures together and get into HUGE trouble and travel to distant places。 This book was very interesting to read and made m not want to put the book down！ It was fun reading how Max got Allison and himself into dangerous places， but Allison The book “Minecraft: The Lost Journals” by Mur Lafferty is about an adventurous boy named Max and his friend Allison。 Allison had recently ha her home blown up by a creeper nd only she survived out of her whole family， so she lives with Max。 They go on many adventures together and get into HUGE trouble and travel to distant places。 This book was very interesting to read and made m not want to put the book down！ It was fun reading how Max got Allison and himself into dangerous places， but Allison saved them。 I wish this book was longer or part of a series。 I thought this book was action-packed， adventurous， and all around enjoyable。 I would recommend this book to people who like adventure and friendship books。 。。。more
Michael
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i realy enjoyed reading this book。 it had lots of adventure in it。 also the title says official minecraft novels 3， but you don't have to read 1 and 2。 they both have nothing to do with the story。 but it was a pretty good book。 i realy enjoyed reading this book。 it had lots of adventure in it。 also the title says official minecraft novels 3， but you don't have to read 1 and 2。 they both have nothing to do with the story。 but it was a pretty good book。 。。。more
Clara
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This book wasn't bad， I just didn't enjoy it as much as the first two。 I would recommend this for younger middle school aged teens。 This book wasn't bad， I just didn't enjoy it as much as the first two。 I would recommend this for younger middle school aged teens。 。。。more
Wetdryvac Wetdryvac
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I don't play Minecraft。 I don't have any investment in it。 That said， after Six Wakes， I figured I'd nab one of the author's books at random and try it out。 Despite the occasional game-specific gaps on my side， a fun and well executed novel。 Seriously didn't expect to connect with it， and did anyway。Woo！ I don't play Minecraft。 I don't have any investment in it。 That said， after Six Wakes， I figured I'd nab one of the author's books at random and try it out。 Despite the occasional game-specific gaps on my side， a fun and well executed novel。 Seriously didn't expect to connect with it， and did anyway。Woo！ 。。。more
Seth
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She obviously never played Minecraft before she wrote this book。 She describes a creeper like it was a turret from Portal。 And mobs can come in hordes， but not in thousands。 And you cant slay thousands of mobs in a minute。
Dylan Laramee
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