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Random Illustrated Facts

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I received a copy for review from Net Galley. The following opinions are my own.

This a book full of illustrated random facts that was born from the Author's daily sketchbooks. The art is cute and the facts are a lot of fun. Some of these I already knew, but most I didn't! There is a wide variety of subjects. Just a lot of fun.

For parents- I found nothing inappropriate. In fact I would recommend this for the entire family as well as adults.

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This book is just so darn fun to read. Random facts are fun. Illustrations are fun. Together, they are so much fun! Seriously, this is a picture book for adults, a great conversation starter, and an excellent way to pass time. My life is richer for knowing that Saddam Hussein published a romance novel, and the root of the word "prodigy." It is also richer for having seen Mike Lowery's sketches and illustrations to go with.

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Great for people who love random facts and @cracked photo contests. For more random facts from Mike: http://randomillustratedfacts.tumblr.com

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This is a great book full of very fascinating facts! They are grouped into different categories so you can dip in and out as you wish. I imagine this would be an ideal book for pre-teens who would enjoy sharing and wowing others with their newly learned facts! Mike Lowery's illustrations are brill, and thanks to the introduction I learned about how he often doodles and decided to put these to use and turn them into a book, and that made the book that little bit more endearing.

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I love the random facts. There were some that I had to look up to check were actually true, but they were and they were really cool! The illustrations were pretty good as well, I liked them, especially the cats.

My major complaint with this book is that the pages are too busy. When there are four facts per page and the writing is in different fonts and sizes, it became very difficult to read the individual facts and it became more of a blur of information that I had to decode. It's good for children because it keeps their attention, but not very good at passing along the information.

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"Random Illustrated Facts" is a book of, well, random illustrated facts. But apart from that, it's also a laugh-out-loud funny lil' book that had me smiling all the way through.
Equal parts informative and amusing, "Random Illustrated Facts" welcomes you in the world of world records and exploding ants, making you grab your phone every three pages because oh god all of my friends need to know people used to use balls of bread to wipe out writing in pencil before the eraser was invented.
Couldn't help but think it would make a really, really cute gift for trivia crazy friends of all ages, or - because why the heck not - for yourself.

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I love random facts. While I knew some of the ones included in theses pages, others made my jaw drop. And I mean that literally. These are facts you'll want to share with friends, family, and even strangers who are around you when you read!

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I've always been a guy who loves random useful and useless facts, and comics. This book combines both into a super fun, and informative read. I'd highly recommend this book for anyone great for just picking up and enjoying. Also, a dynamite gift idea for anyone who loves comics and random, fun facts!

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This is a wonderful collection of weird/fun facts. I love Mike Lowery's drawings and paired with fun facts this is a book that will certainly make it onto my bookshelf.

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This was a fun book to browse through and to read the sections together as well. I even learned a couple of things!

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This is a fantastic book! It's got the allure of the books you tend to see at Urban Outfitters or in the front of the bookstore, but it's interesting and well written enough to hold your interest past a simple flip-through. As an art educator, I can imagine adopting it as a project for students to illustrate their own facts in a sketchbook/etc.

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This was a fun book to read, and it is exactly what it says it is: A very random compilation of very random facts. I loved the messy sketchbook drawing style. This is not one of those books that you read in one sitting but rather enjoy gradually (as many facts as you want per day, or enough to bother your friends with).

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4.5 ☆
So good !
I love everything in this book ! So funny, so interesting !

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I loved this book. The illustrations kept my attention, and my four-year-old niece was here as I was reading it and she kept talking about them and asking to read the words out loud so she could understand why the pictures were the way they were. This book for sure kept my attention (I wanted more facts!), the pictures were lovely. It was just a really fun book and I would definitely buy it. 5 out of 5 stars.

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An attractive and fun trivia compilation that will have readers reaching for either their own art supplies or another book that will tell them more about an Oregonian fungus being the "largest living organism," Saturn and Jupiter possibly having diamond rain, or the great oceanic Lego accident of 1997.

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This is not the first book of interesting facts I have read, but it IS the first book of illustrated interesting facts that I've read. Honestly, the illustrations made the facts that much more fun and interesting. I enjoyed every page of this book thoroughly and am counting down to when it comes out in print so that I can buy a copy for my best friend and a copy for myself. This would be a perfect coffee table book or a book to read/enjoy with children due to all of the fun conversations it could lead to. I hope there's a sequel in the works!

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Stars 5/5 (ARC - Release Date Oct 31, 2017 - I was asked to read this book for an honest review) What a fun book to read! Lots of interesting and crazy facts in different categories with awesomely cute illustrations. Reminded me of a handmade scrapbook and I really enjoyed it. It was a very quick read and I have to say I did learn a lot from it. This would make great gifts for everyone. I will recommend this book!

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This is a lot of fun. The text and the graphics work very well together.

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I love random facts and this did not disappoint. The humorous sketches and quirky sketchbook writing style were fun and engaging. The variety of subjects covered kept me turning the pages until, (oh no, already?!), the end. I thoroughly enjoyed this entertaining read for all ages!

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I loved this book! What a cute anthology of fun facts! Some were things I knew, but there were a lot of fun and unique facts in here as well! I loved how it's organized (by topic) and the art is fantastic!

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