The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
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- Author：Trenton Lee Stewart
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Summary
Join the Mysterious Benedict Society as Reynie， Kate， Sticky， and Constance embark on a daring new adventure that threatens to force them apart from their families， friends， and even each other。 When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown， the foursome must unravel clues relating to a nefarious new plot， while their search for answers brings them closer to danger than ever before。
Filled with page-turning action and mind-bending brain teasers， this wildly inventive journey is sure to delight。
Filled with page-turning action and mind-bending brain teasers， this wildly inventive journey is sure to delight。
Reviews
breana / milkyboos ♡
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am i binge reading this whole series this week？ yes， yes i am
Matthew Barotz
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this series🙌
Katie Killingsworth
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Listened to the audiobook version。 Some of the action sequences seemed to drag on a bit too long for me。 Didn’t hate it。 Didn’t love it。
Morgan Johnson
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A favorite quote: "What good did worrying do？ At this very moment Sticky was sitting beside him on the step， recounting a study he'd read on the 'potentially salubrious effects of daydreams on mental health，' and below them Constance was attempting to retie her shoe with her mittens still on， and Kate was there in the yard， spinning with her arms out wide and gazing up at her falcon in the sky。 Reynie took a mental picture， and saved it。" （p。 36）Did I cry？: no/a little bit/a good amount/weptLove A favorite quote: "What good did worrying do？ At this very moment Sticky was sitting beside him on the step， recounting a study he'd read on the 'potentially salubrious effects of daydreams on mental health，' and below them Constance was attempting to retie her shoe with her mittens still on， and Kate was there in the yard， spinning with her arms out wide and gazing up at her falcon in the sky。 Reynie took a mental picture， and saved it。" （p。 36）Did I cry？: no/a little bit/a good amount/weptLoved:I love the idea of basing this book around the "prisoner's dilemma" presented at the very beginning。 The themes of loyalty， trust， and honor are interwoven throughout the story， forcing both the reader and the characters to face the "dilemma" in a variety of scenarios。Other notes:We all know this is the weakest book of the original trilogy。 The pacing is a little weird。 Nothing really "happens" until about halfway through the book， and by the time you get to the end， everything is happening very quickly。 （view spoiler）[Stewart spends all this time building up Mr。 Benedict potentially being able to cure his narcolepsy using the Whisperer， and then when Constance is actually able to cure him at the very end of the book， the scene is about two pages long and gives no real details as to how she actually did it。 （hide spoiler）]This book's sense of "purpose" isn't as strong as the first two， at least to me。 The first book， like any good introduction to a series， establishes the characters and their enemies in an action-packed adventure。 The second book takes those characters we have grown to love and lets them bloom; each member of the Society experiences a good amount of character development。 But what does this book do for the characters？ It's obvious to me that Stewart intended this to be the original ending to the series， although we now know he wrote a fourth book about a decade later。 （view spoiler）[Was the point of this book to provide a satisfying ending to Mr。 Curtain's story？ Because， due to the aforementioned pacing issues， I don't think it really does that。 There seem to be a lot of loose ends and plot holes， unless I'm missing something。 Do we really think Mr。 Curtain is just going to sit in jail for the rest of his life without attempting any more evil plans？ （hide spoiler）] Of course， I haven't read the fourth book yet， so maybe this is coming。 But for the original ending of the series， it just doesn't stick the landing。 Maybe this re-read just rubbed me the wrong way。 I'm open to the possibility that I might revisit this book in a few years and love it and think it's actually the best book in the series。 。。。more
Ingrid
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2。5
Adya
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I missed the lack of riddles and puzzles in this book， but it was such a perfect ending！！ （as it was thought to be at the time the book was released）It didn't have any twists or turns， and the story was a bit slow at the start， but the ending made up for it。 It was quite bittersweet， but altogether lovely I missed the lack of riddles and puzzles in this book， but it was such a perfect ending！！ （as it was thought to be at the time the book was released）It didn't have any twists or turns， and the story was a bit slow at the start， but the ending made up for it。 It was quite bittersweet， but altogether lovely 。。。more
Adam
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Entertaining follow up to the first two。 I’m glad this one ended with some plot resolution。
Allison
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More like 4。5。 Still adored it - I love these characters wholeheartedly and all of their big hearts and relatable foibles。 Biggest gripe was， for a whole series invested， many parts at the end felt a little deus ex machina and quickly resolved。
Iris
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I definitely think this is my least favourite of the series， but it's still so nostalgic and so much fun！ The character development in this one is top notch， and I'm ahhhhhh 🥺I do want to note that the treatment of disability （in this whole series， but especially this book） is uh 。 。 。 iffy。 It's my only real issue with the series， but it's definitely something to be aware of going in。 I definitely think this is my least favourite of the series， but it's still so nostalgic and so much fun！ The character development in this one is top notch， and I'm ahhhhhh 🥺I do want to note that the treatment of disability （in this whole series， but especially this book） is uh 。 。 。 iffy。 It's my only real issue with the series， but it's definitely something to be aware of going in。 。。。more
Lauren Merrifield
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This was not the most exciting book of the series。 It wasn't terrible， but it definitely wasn't really amazing either。 There was no plot for the first half of the book。 we simply followed the children around in their lives as the benedict society。 They all lived in a house together and they couldn't go anywhere because it was dangerous。 And that was it。 It was fairly boring。 It wasn't awful， though， simply because the characters are pretty amusing。 But I ready for something to happen。 The second This was not the most exciting book of the series。 It wasn't terrible， but it definitely wasn't really amazing either。 There was no plot for the first half of the book。 we simply followed the children around in their lives as the benedict society。 They all lived in a house together and they couldn't go anywhere because it was dangerous。 And that was it。 It was fairly boring。 It wasn't awful， though， simply because the characters are pretty amusing。 But I ready for something to happen。 The second half of the book is where all the action was。 I definitely enjoyed this half much more than the first half， but I just wish the whole thing was equally enjoyable。 There were some very intense and high stakes that made up for the lack of plot in the beginning， and I appreciated that。 。。。more
Marsha
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A satisfying conclusion to the Society trilogy
Leysha
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was amazing。 I knew I would love this book as much as I did the others。 Once again Reynie， Kate， Sticky， and Constance go on a third adventure to find out who has been causing unexplained blackouts。
tia
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definitely the worst of the three （the first one was truly incredible， show stopping， never been done before） but it was still v good。 once again the babies loved it and they are sad that the series is over but we will find something else to read never fear。
Tara Yglesias
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I say three stars because of the sudden influx of The Shinning （I don't want to get sued） but the child says four stars because "lots of stuff happened fast" which I'll interpret as 'well paced。' I say three stars because of the sudden influx of The Shinning （I don't want to get sued） but the child says four stars because "lots of stuff happened fast" which I'll interpret as 'well paced。' 。。。more
Laur
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man。。。 not the telepathic four year old curing his narcolepsy 🙄 three stars for old times sake but we really could have done without that plotline bestie！
Dana Schnitzel
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Because the season was busy， this book took me much longer to read than I anticipated， though it was no less enjoyable than its other companions。 In this installment， the story begins with all children under the same roof， along with their respective parents， Mr。 Benedict， Number Two， and Rhonda--and the notorious machine finally in their possession。 Mr。 Benedict is even using it to set the world right！ But Mr。 Curtain and his Ten Men will stop at nothing to recapture his creation and hold the c Because the season was busy， this book took me much longer to read than I anticipated， though it was no less enjoyable than its other companions。 In this installment， the story begins with all children under the same roof， along with their respective parents， Mr。 Benedict， Number Two， and Rhonda--and the notorious machine finally in their possession。 Mr。 Benedict is even using it to set the world right！ But Mr。 Curtain and his Ten Men will stop at nothing to recapture his creation and hold the children hostage。 I loved the character development in this one--particularly how brightly Constance shines。 Really， though， each of the children shows significant individual growth， and their capacity to problem-solve together increases correspondingly。 As always， the story was charming--a great way to destress after busy days。 I'm looking forward to finishing the series soon！ 。。。more
Jason Burns
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Love these books so much。 Had so much fun reading them to my 7-yo。 Can't wait for the Netflix series！ Love these books so much。 Had so much fun reading them to my 7-yo。 Can't wait for the Netflix series！ 。。。more
Laylah
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This book was pretty good！ I have to say my favorite book in the series was not this one。 This one did have some bland parts but for the most part， was pretty action-filled。 It did not have as much mystery and riddles as the first two books which is why I probably liked it the least of the three。 But overall， the book was interesting， and had lots of action in it！
Danielle
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The first book in the series is my favorite。 This one I missed the kids being kids。 I found my mind wandering while listening and bored with the characters。 PG for peril
Macy Donnenwerth
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I really liked this book。 It is the third in the series， but the first is still my favorite。 My favorite character is Kate because she is very outgoing and adventurous。 The plot was very well placed。 There wasn't much action in the first half of the book， but the second half had a lot。 I would totally recommend this series。 I really liked this book。 It is the third in the series， but the first is still my favorite。 My favorite character is Kate because she is very outgoing and adventurous。 The plot was very well placed。 There wasn't much action in the first half of the book， but the second half had a lot。 I would totally recommend this series。 。。。more
Delaney
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3。5
Nikhil L F1
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The bad guys in jail， the children back home， it really feels like the end。 They reflect upon this melancholy feeling after all the conflict。 If it weren't for the Whisperer and evil Mr。 Curtain， the kids would have never met each other， let alone going on missions together！ If there's one thing I've learned from these books， it's that sometimes you need to experience some bad to see the good。 Without knowing what's considered unpleasant， you would never know what's not。 The Society back togethe The bad guys in jail， the children back home， it really feels like the end。 They reflect upon this melancholy feeling after all the conflict。 If it weren't for the Whisperer and evil Mr。 Curtain， the kids would have never met each other， let alone going on missions together！ If there's one thing I've learned from these books， it's that sometimes you need to experience some bad to see the good。 Without knowing what's considered unpleasant， you would never know what's not。 The Society back together like birds in their nest， joyful to be home。 But this can't be！ After all， there is a fourth book！ What possibly could be the plot of this next book？ Perhaps a prison break？ Internal conflict？ It just doesn't feel right to have more conflict after such a wholly "ending"。 Maybe I'm wrong。 I guess the only way I'll find out is to keep reading！ 。。。more
Olivia
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Don't have much to say about this one， other than that it felt nice and comfy to read。 I so enjoyed the first two that having another romp with the same characters and writing style left me content。 I will say that this one didn't have much of an adventurous plot like the second one did， most of the "action" was near the end， but I never felt like it was dragging in the first half。 Maybe a longer resolution at the end would have been nice， all the various happy endings/loose ends felt a bit rush Don't have much to say about this one， other than that it felt nice and comfy to read。 I so enjoyed the first two that having another romp with the same characters and writing style left me content。 I will say that this one didn't have much of an adventurous plot like the second one did， most of the "action" was near the end， but I never felt like it was dragging in the first half。 Maybe a longer resolution at the end would have been nice， all the various happy endings/loose ends felt a bit rushed。Plot: Confined to their house， the kids work on Constance's gifts and try to keep the Whisperer from falling into the wrong hands。 The end involves a daring escape from a prison， battling all the unsavory enemies & Ten Men from the last adventure。 。。。more
Lily
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I LOVE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！
Olivia
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pov ur constance contraire:Why I Find Green Plaid So Annoying And What I Intend To Do about It: An Explanation of My Heroic Actions:For one thing; plaid's hideos， a pattern cooked upBy dimwit designers who must have been mad。 It's also perfideos （a word I looked up -It means lots of different things， all of them bad）。Why， it's nothing but lines！ Lines and more lines！Not one single curve！ Not one polka dot！What monstrous minds could have called these designs？They ought to be caught and tied up on pov ur constance contraire:Why I Find Green Plaid So Annoying And What I Intend To Do about It: An Explanation of My Heroic Actions:For one thing; plaid's hideos， a pattern cooked upBy dimwit designers who must have been mad。 It's also perfideos （a word I looked up -It means lots of different things， all of them bad）。Why， it's nothing but lines！ Lines and more lines！Not one single curve！ Not one polka dot！What monstrous minds could have called these designs？They ought to be caught and tied up on the spot！But worse， even worse， it's the fact that it's green，The color you turn when you've eaten a bug， And of all gross and nasty things I've ever seen， Like pond scum and slime molds， or the horrible slugAll covered with fungus out in the backyard That I saw Tuesday night before I got sick。No matter how hard I have tried （I've tried hard）I've never seen green things without thinking， "Ick！"So what can I do？ There isn't much for itIf I'm to get rid of this hideous sight:If green plaid I hate （and I do， I abhor it）Then action is called for！ A battle！ A fight！I must free the man who so long has been held Behind prison fences （that crisscrossing plaid）！Long covered by so much green grass it's a veld！I must save this man who will soon be my dad！（For if he's my dad， then with him I'll be seen！So away with this plaid， and good day to this green！） 。。。more
Whitney Shissler
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was very disappointing， especially when you compare it to the first book。 Constance’s telepathy was just something the author added because there was nothing else interesting about it。 Honestly， this detail took away from the realism of the book。
Stephanie
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I will finish it but I realize that this series isn’t for me。 It just never has that wow factor
Stacey Spanier
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A bit slow at the start， but I still enjoyed the humor and adventure。
Mia
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These are fun middle-grade books。 Interesting plot lines and fun characters。 Read the trilogy a couple years ago but I thought it was entertaining enough
Amy
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