Reviews for The Seventh Level

The average rating for The Seventh Level based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-05-10 00:00:00 Brandon Peterson This book stinks! It is ridiculous and stupid. 1. The main character has no brain. In a puzzle that took me about five seconds it took two days for him to solve it. 2. He breaks every rule ever. WHY??? Is there a reason that Travis heard a rule and immediately forgot it? For instance: He was grounded, and his mom said that he wasn't allowed to use the phone. SO WHAT DOES HE IMMEDIATELY DO? Call his friend! Which, by the way, Travis didn't trust at all. That brings me to 3. Travis was SUPER paranoid when it came to his friends (Kip and Matti). They were useless anyways, but he acted like he was three! When Matti (a girl) bumped into Kip (a boy), TRAVIS THOUGHT THEY WERE DATING! 4. Travis thinks that even though he and his friends are in SEVENTH GRADE, Matti and Kip are dating. NO ONE DOES THAT! It's just plain WEIRD! 5. He was really touchy. When someone said, "Oh, looks like ____ pulled a Travis", the silly weirdo started whining and saying stuff like, "My name has become synonymous with stupid." So what? There are jerks in middle school (and you might be one of them). 6. It's like Travis TRIES to die. "Oh, my friend's cap just went on a roof, better go climbing for it. Because, you know, I totally won't break my neck and/or die." The book would have been so much better if Travis had fallen off, broken his leg, and stayed in the hospital for the rest of this junk they call The Seventh Level. 7. The Legend is basically a cult! It's so sketchy and creepy there is no way that anyone in his right mind would want to join! To the founders of The Legend: "SOMETIMES TEACHERS LEAVE! MY TEACHER WILL LEAVE. I'M SAD. BUT I'M NOT PULLING PRANKS ON THE SCHOOL. SO DEAL WITH IT." Coming back to the no-sane-person-would-ever-want-to-join: Travis is obviously mentally dangerous if he's excited that he's been chosen. 8. The anti-Legend STINKS! I mean, trying to stop a blue-crazy cult from taking over the school is good, but seriously? Graffiti markers? That's so STUPID! And you know what? Let's add some soap and some syrup together and try and RUIN THE FLOOR while we're at it! Because, you know, doing that will TOTALLY make The Legend seem bad. TOTALLY. 9. Did I mention the word choice? Instead of saying JERK or WEIRDO or PERSON WHO'S INCONSIDERATE, all of the people at the school were "oafs". Wow, Travis, just WOW. 10. The story just dragged On and ON and ON! In a 304-page book, 150 must have been in this cycle: 'Look a blue envelope! Hmm... I don't get this puzzle. "Travis Raines, please report to Mrs. Pinchon's room." Oh no, someone did something bad. *in a whiny voice* It wasn't me, Mrs. Pinchon! Ohhhh... that's what the puzzle means! Now I'll show that I get the puzzle. Grrr... Matti and Kip must be dating!' Repeat. 11. I didn't like a single character in the book. They all had such crazy and ridiculous flaws (I swear they exaggerated their flaws on purpose!), I felt like sitting them all down and giving those "oafs", as Travis would say, a lecture called How to Actually Be Normal, Not Ruin Someone's Life, and Not Be Stupid. 12. I hate the book so much that even though this is just a review on the book, not the actual thing, I am annoyed by anything related to the STUPID BOOK! I even hate this review! It could be SOOO much better if it were on Seventh Son or The City of Ember, but nooo, it had to be on THIS STUPID BOOK! 13. There are so many books called Seventh Level, but you had to choose THIS NAME for the book! Wow. 14. I sometimes love Mrs. Feldman's books, like the Gollywhopper Games, but this book was an all-time low for this author. So there you have it, folks. My review. If I could give it 0 stars, I would in a heartbeat. But Goodreads won't allow me. When you keep your cursor on the 1-star thingamabobber, these words pop up: "did not like it". Try it! It's true! Goodreads should change it to "STUPID BOOK, YOU STINK!" Are you seriously still reading this? Good for you! But I must leave. I've used up even more characters than last time. I am probably ranting. So, Adios! Adio, wli nanawalmezi! Wlibamkanni! Shalom! Giga-waabamin! Au revoir! Goodbye! And my personal favorite, straight from the trolls of Blundermeecen: I promise to always turn back towards you.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-05-21 00:00:00 Edmond Hindmarch "Each step gets him closer to greatness . . . or disaster." The quote from THE SEVENTH LEVEL by Jody Feldman basically sums up a seventh grader, Travis Raines, who always seems to be in the midst of trouble. But if he wants to be the school soccer team captain and stay out of detention, he will have to ease up on the trouble making. Easy enough... until a mysterious blue envelope appears in his locker. It could be the Legend, a secret school club, or someone trying to get him in more trouble. When he decides to follow the instructions, he finds himself closer to the truth about the all famous Legend than ever... but at what cost? The story, taking place at Lauer Middle School and being told by Travis, has you on your toes until the very end. One thing I really like about this book is that it is set in realistic fiction helping you relate to Travis and his struggles throughout the novel. It is also relatively new being copyrighted in 2010 allowing a even better understanding of the plot. The characters of this story really bring it together. It follows Travis and his two friends Matti and Kip and the insidious school bully Randall. As the plot moves forward it unfolds into Travis' group versus Randall and his. But when Travis gets a mysterious blue envelope, he is turned to hiding things from his friends and telling lies. You see, the Legend is very secretive and many rules have be followed.. including keeping things from his friends. As he sets on down the Legend path he learns many truths about Randall and learns that his friends might just know a little more than he thinks they do. As he gets more and more envelopes, the challenges seem to be less school appropriate. The book is designed for puzzle solvers. The Legend test are all puzzles and the constant change in them keeps you thinking. Travis has so much conflict going on its hard to keep track. His internal conflict is should he trust that the envelopes are actually from the Legend. As the story goes on he seems to believe they aren't from the Legend more and more. The external conflict is obviously Randall who is always a threat and might tie in with the mysterious new envelopes. This creates an ever changing antagonist versus protagonist plot. Although I really liked this book, there are a few arguable points within it. Some people might say it is a kiddy book and it's all puzzles and games. I believe that it is very mature and even gets into crime. I find it crazy how something like a school club could lead to a scene from a Sherlock Holmes book. Another reason someone could be ambiguous of whether or not to read it is they might think it is boring. However the book is a never-ending puzzle and has many clever twists of the plot. When jealous kids get involved with a private school club, its definitely not boring but more action packed and surprising. Overall, the small problems of this story don't amount to anything. THE SEVENTH LEVEL is a great book for creative thinkers and mystery readers. It is also a good read for people who can relate to characters and a good antagonist. Jody Feldman has many other great books and I hope to read more of them. I strongly exhort you to learn more about this book and even read it yourself!