I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President

When a provocation from his dad irks twelve-yearold evil genius Oliver Watson, he'll have to put his plans for world domination on hold in order to beat the pants off the competition and win the middle school election!

Customer Reviews:

Hilarious and heartwarming

By Elbert Sansabelt - October 14, 2009

A funny and smart portrait of both Evil Geniusdom and life in middle school. A fun read with a sharp eye, and with genuine insight into growing up, and how hard it is for parents and children to understand each other. I read it in one weekend and would recommend it to anyone -- adult or child.

He has nothing to declare but his own genius.

By E. R. Bird "Ramseelbird" - October 18, 2009

There aren't many books for middle schoolers out there that sport blurbs from folks like Jon Stewart and Judd Apatow. There is, in fact, only one. Which means that we're talking about a book written for kids that is hoping to reach those out there who enjoy watching The Daily Show on DVR and Superbad on DVD. Probably boys. Adolescent, definitely. And no wonder, since the author (Josh Lieb) actually is a head writer on The Daily Show and everything. But since I (A) like boy books and (B) was a huge fan of the similarly plotted "Evil Genius" by Catherine Jinks I figured I had a chance at liking this one. And I did. Quite a bit. The book is the ultimate wish fulfillment fantasy of any child more intelligent than their cruel classmates. Lieb does a masterful job at... read more

Mildly Amusing

By A. Ross - January 24, 2011

I love good comic fiction (to me the gold standard is P.G. Wodehouse), which often leads to hopefully picking up books like this and reading them. It's not often you see a book blurbed by Jon Stewart and Judd Apatow, so it seemed worth a gamble. The story takes the student council election shenanigans of Tom Perrota's excellent Election, and tries to amplify the comedy by moving things down to middle school and making the tubby 7th-grade protagonist a literal evil genius, complete with underground lair, secret minions, and ferocious dog. It's not a bad premise, after all, it's generally comic gold to have a main character be a kid who acts as an adult, more so if they're up to no good.

However, the comic antics here just aren't that sharp or funny. I think part of the problem is that the writing is so choppy, as everything comes at... read more