After they had settled in, Mr. Benedict called the three of them to join him into his office. In there were himself, and two of his assistants, named Ronda and Number Two. He explained to the children why he needed them; he wanted them to help him complete a mission at a learning institution where the televisions were programmed to take over children's minds. Because only children can do the mission he needed them to help him. He then had a girl named Constance, the most grumpy, foul-mood girl ever, to come help them which makes no sense because she wasn't smart and never wanted to help with anything. After much preparation, it was finally time to go to the institute. Mr. Benedict, Number Two, Ronda and Milligan, Mr. Benedict's spy, took the children to the learning institution.
When they arrived at the institute there were workers who took their baggage and took them to their rooms. The children were all nervous about their missions, because they heard different rumors about the institute including Mr. Curtain, the creator of the institute, who did all kinds of mean things to the children that were there. Read this book to find out what happens to the children and solve many mysteries and puzzles in the process.
This book was very entertaining because of its suspense and mind games. The story was full of suspense; the author would always have a new conflict come up right after solving the last one. For example, right before the second test was about to begin there was a girl that dropped her pencil down the gutter and Reynie had to help her get it while he should have been inside getting ready to take the next test. It is suspenseful because the reader doesn't know if Reynie will make it to the next test. Examples like these kept me in suspense so I kept reading. The book also had fun mind games. For instance, in the first part of the book when Reynie is doing his final test, the task that he has to perform requires using your mind and figuring out how to accomplish the task. Each chapter had a mystery in it, and always had me hooked onto the book. So if you enjoy mysteries, I would highly recommend this to you.
In The Mysterious Benedict Society the author writes that it is not good to watch television and it can hurt your future. I agree with him that you shouldn't spend all of your free time watching television; you should read a book or do something active instead. For example, when I have been on watching television for a while I have to get up and do something active because sitting and staring at the television for a long time makes me jittery. The author also wrote that you should try really hard to work with people even if they aren't willing to work with you. This would be very hard at first to accomplish things when a member from your group won't cooperate, however slowly it will become easier to work with them. The author pointed out his opinion very well when Reynie, Sticky, and Kate first started out not liking Constance because of her foul behavior. However, as the book goes on and the children face many challenges with each other they start to get along with each other.
This book was interesting, mysterious and very entertaining. I would highly recommend this book to everyone that enjoys a good mystery. I was always hooked to this book, and wanted to keep on reading. There aren't any slow parts, it moves along pretty fast. And there is always action going on. This book definitely deserves an A+
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