Books - Larryboy and the Emperor of Envy by Sean Gaffney

Rate the book: 8

Larryboy and the Emperor of Envy is a funny children's novel with a helpful moral message. Larryboy who is the cucumber superhero of Bumblyburg, learns an important lesson based on a passage in his Superhero Handbook which may be recognised by readers as the Christian Bible; "A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones" from Proverbs 13:40. The intriguing characters excluding the protagonist in this work are as follows in order of appearance; the Milk Money Bandit, Lenny Carrot, Laura Carrot, Percy Pea, Renee Blueberry, Junior Asparagus, Mr. Asparagus, Chief Croswell, Archibald Asparagus, Bok Choy, American Pie, Scarlet Tomato, Electro Melon, Emperor Napoleon of Crime and Other Bad Stuff, Frank, Jesse, Bob the Tomato, Vicki Cucumber, Wally, Herbert, Officer Boysen, Officer Blue, all up 22 some original, others not. Junior Asparagus plays a major part in resisting the Emperor's nasty scheme with the realisation that contentment is the solution to envy and the Envy Formula invented by the Emperor with naughty intentions. Larryboy and the Emperor of Envy will appeal to anyone that enjoys children's novels, speculative fiction and a blatant theistic worldview.


----reviewed by Maria