REAL Ultimate Power: The Official Ninja Book | Robert Hamburger

REAL Ultimate Power: The Official Ninja Book | Robert Hamburger | Comedic--if not literary--genius

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	REAL Ultimate Power: The Official Ninja Book Robert Hamburger Citadel, 2004 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 225 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

This Book is "Frigg'n Sweet!!!"

If ever there was a humorous side to hyper-active, neglected and attention-deficient children, Robert Hamburger has found it! From cover to cover, "The REAL Ultimate Power" is chock full of childish hilarity counter-pointed by a very poignant under-belly displaying a fictional child's attempt to cope with being different and neglected. Yes, it's still HILARIOUS! Hamburger writes this essentially "for Dummies" spoof from the perspective of a learned 10-year-old kid who's inability to deal with his reality (parents he perceives as neglectful, friends who aren't his friends, etc.) leads him to be overly passionate (he calls it "pumped") about ninjas. I couldn't stop laughing! Not only are 99.9% of Robert's views on ninjas completely off-base and unrealistic (ah, childhood!), most times they're crude, disgusting, absurd and hilarious. Did you know that the defining characteristic of a ninja is the ability to "flip out and kill people" without the slightest provocation? Or that a BONER is the ninja's most prized weapon? Or that ninjas can fly? I, for one, was shocked to learn that Benjamin Franklin not only killed a man, but in the same night, laid in "feigned passion" with a sea turtle! These are just a few of Robert's skewed ideas, and they only get worse (or "better" if you're one to appreciate the humor!)
As other reviewers have noted, I believe what really makes this book 'totally sweet' and makes it totally riotous is Hamburger's mastery of the childish language and psyche. He writes just as a hyper-active 10-year-old might speak: a mile a minute with no pause for breath. Hamburger puts 'ands' were you or I might put a 'period.' He occasionally reaches for the "big" words only to pull out something completely wrong! Hamburger writes as a child who has escaped reality into this ideal fantasy about ninjas wherein the real world is reflected off of his fantasy: people whom he likes and behave as he would are considered "totally sweet" with ninja potential and anything/one he doesn't like is, as he puts it several times, "BULLCRAP!"
I don't know what muse possesses someone to write a book like this, but I'm glad it did! When I picture Robert, I picture "Calvin," and ninjas are his "Hobbes." This is one of those books that if taken lightly can make you laugh HARD and you'll be recommending it to anyone with the slightest iota of a funnybone in them.

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Comedic--if not literary--genius

Hey, it's not going to win any prizes, but it's a hilarious book. It'll remind you of the funniest of your drinking buddies--you know, the guy who was just on the verge of knocking over everything on the table but still managed to crack everyone up with his "expert" assertions about wildly random topics. I bought the book for my boyfriend, and even though he usually tries to convince me he can't read so that I won't buy him books as gifts, this was one book he couldn't resist.

Brain bending awesomness

This book is great the way it's told. The "Genius" spotlight review hit my thoughts exactly. Many people might not get all the subtle hints in the text and footnotes that tell the real story of a boy. That would be a shame. But if you liked the website, you'll like the book either way.

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Really funny

One of the funniest books I've ever read. Had me laughing out loud like a fool during my commute. This book was AWESOME.

My only complaint about the book was the ending. In my opinion Mr. Hamburger blew it big time. He missed so many great possible opportunities for the ending. It made we want to flip out and chop the author's head off with my SWEET Ninja sword.

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