Review: "The Pointless Book 2" Is All Fun, All Play
Olivia O’Neil ’16/ Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer
It’s summer, and that means it’s vacation season. With early flights to sunny beaches and long train rides home, there are potentially many boring travels ahead, and a person could really do with something to keep themselves entertained. The Pointless Book and The Pointless Book 2 are the perfect thing. Remember those activity books from childhood with easy cross words and obvious word jumbles? Well, these activity books are nothing like that. In an ever tech-obsessed culture, Running Books found a way to make activity books relevant once again. In a perfect partnership with the YouTuber Alfie Deyes they were able to take all the fun of Internet video and put it in one interactive book.
This is an aspect of his channel that has made him so successful. He does not treat his audience as nameless faceless fans; he treats them like friends. In the United Kingdom there was a contest with this book that would allow a few lucky winners to spend the day with Alfie. However, because of a technical error hundreds of people won. Instead of hiding behind a PR company waiting to release a statement, Alfie just made a video explaining the situation and asking for ideas on how to move forward. This man considers his fans to be his equals and that shows in his channel and in his books.
This is the new activity book. This is how kids and adults will get their eyes off their phones for a moment and look at a piece of paper. This book, with its technical integration, will trick people into remembering how fun they had before the new app of the week. The whimsical style and Alfie’s personal touches make this activity book worth picking up, just in time for vacation.