An interesting way to show a genie's perspective, and a true adventure.

3.5 stars Tyler (8yrs) said. He said he liked it, but there are some books that are better.

Update 3/9/13:
I read this book as well. I agree with Tyler, a 3-star book. It started off feeling slow and very formulaic. That may not be completely fair to the book as I have been reading lots of other books in the genre recently...Percy Jackson, etc. Still, it felt like a bland unfolding and took me a while to get into the story.

I did enjoy the bits where Nimrod, Mr. Groanin and Mr. Rakshasas share/discuss the philosophy of wishes and also the notion of what happens when ones wishes are granted and the consequences involved. I also liked that there were consequences to the djinn every time they granted wishes. It added another dynamic that I appreciated. The Egyptology details involved were interesting as well.

I agree 100% with Tyler, it is a good book, but there are better ones out there in this genre.

This was an enjoyable YA fantasy. Humor, djinn lore learned along with the two kids, easy pace, a story well-told. I look forward to listening to more adventures of the lamp....

A great book to read. I love reading books about djinn or 'genies' (but don't refer to the characters as 'genies') ... This was funny and had a very unique spin on 'genies' and 'magic' of Arabian folklore and tradition... The twins were great characters, as well as their Uncle Nimrod.. A good read, highly recommend.

I needed a quick and easy to read book, since I’m currently reading so many long ones and sometimes you just need to finish something. This is definitely a children’s book, so it was perfect for that. I quite enjoyed the story, although I thought there were some inconsistencies, for example the seventy Dschinn would probably need a lot of help adjusting to the world, since they just spent 3000 years in a bottle. I don’t think the intended reader group would notice such a thing though, so it’s fine.

I very much intend to reread this series. I never did get to the third one, but I really enjoyed the first two!