Customer Reviews
Dry Humor 
2007-09-04
We are enjoying the Leven Thump series very much. The person who writes them has a very dry sense of humor and we enjoy that style of writing. My children enjoy it as well as my husband and I.
Love this book 2007-07-18
I read this book in 3 days over Christmas vacation and i was so sad when i was done with it. I can't wait till the 3rd comes out. I couldn't put it down and when i had to (which was when i got done).
I loved it!!! 2007-05-26
I travel a lot in the car and this book/cd was really keeps you awake - I could not stop listning to this. This is a great story and I am looking forward to part 3! If you like Harry Potter - you will love this!
Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret 2007-05-16
I got this book and was totally lost until I realized this is book two. Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo is book one. I love these books. They were sort of hard to get into but once you do it's fun reading. Read the flaps on the author; it makes you wonder if this guy is for real.
the best book 2007-03-07
Leven thimps two is one of the most imaginative greatest book i have ever read and i have read a lot of good books. I know i alot of people will think i'm CRAZY if i say thisbut i think it is better then harry potter :)
loved it! 2008-05-14
Leven is a great kid with a bad life but with his new life its all good this lots action and mystery everywhere. Can't wait to read whats next.
Return to Foo 
2008-05-11
My goodness, but the mysterious Mr. Skye is certainly the master of the plot twist! This is a truly exhilerating story that picks right back up where the original book left off to give us a terrifying and wondrous blast into Foo (though maybe "blast" isn't the right way to describe it). The plot is properly complex and is full of a wild assortment of characters, both good and evil. And yet it is the twisting and turning wild plot that makes this book so fascinating. Foo is a very real world despite being a dream world and Obert Skye is not afraid to return to the real world at times to weave whatever crazy story he is weaving. Enchanting, original ideas make up for only decent writing in parts, but it is certainly worth it. This is fresh, wild fantasy that should capture quite a bit of attention.
Almost as good as the first. 2008-05-09
I've been anticipating reading this book about half as much as the latest Harry Potter. This is a good thing considering that there are very few books that I anticipate reading before they have even come out. I read the first Leven Thumps last year after seeing it at Walmart for a few bucks. I thought "well, it will probably be one of those annoying Harry Potter rip-offs, but maybe I'll give it a shot". As SQT said, it was nothing like Harry Potter at all. In fact, it was so bizarre and entertaining that it got me dreaming about reading the second book.
So here I am with the wonderful opportunity to read the second book for this blog (thanks SQT).
The Whispered Secret takes place immediately after the end of the first book--the Gateway to Foo. Leven has found some of his real family in Amelia, Geth is still a toothpick, Winter is coming to terms with who she really is, and Clover is still giving out bizarre candies to his friends. And Sabine is defeated. Right?
Wrong. It turns out that Sabine was split into a million little liquid pieces, some of which made it to Foo and some of which remained back in Reality. And now a rant--a person who is half normal and half of whatever someone in Reality is dreaming-- named Jamoon has taken the lead in bringing the two realms together and destroying Leven, Winter, and Geth, and ultimately Foo.
This sequel continues some of the brilliant world building that made the first book so much fun. We learn about all sorts of things that make up the land of Foo, from the people that live there to the very landscape. Everything seems to have a life of its own, even the rocks and trees. This is one of the things I love about Skye's writing. He has a wonderful way of taking things that seem so normal and making them original. Bridges are actually alive and have to be flattered before crossing otherwise you end up falling to your...well, not our death because people can't really die in Foo unless it's an accident. See, even death has been fiddled with!
For the most part the book is pretty good. The characters are all enjoyable, and the writing is clearly for a younger audience and yet very entertaining. There are some points where the writing does seem to get in the way, but they are very seldom. Clover is my favorite character in the entire book. He is the comedic relief for the story, and hilarious. Especially the toothpick jokes. The characters are probably the strongest point of the novel. They are all so interesting and dynamic, even the secondary characters.
My biggest complaint with this installment in the series are the plotlines that don't seem to get closed. The book is called The Whispered Secret for a very specific reason, yet that plotline doesn't really get closed at the end, instead it is drawn out into the next book. Secondary characters that show up (Dennis, Ezra, Sabine in his other form, and Tim Tuttle) seem to play an important role, yet in this book they don't accomplish a whole lot. I think those secondary characters could have been left out in this book and brought in in the next installment. That might have to do with the fact that the multiple viewpoints needed to bring all these characters in seem to affect the flow of the story. This seems to be the major difference between this book and the first. Despite that, this book is still fantastic. I was still gripped much like in the first from start to finish. It's a wonderful book for kids of all ages. I could see myself reading it at a library.
And never trust anything a sycophaunt pulls out of his or her void and asks you to eat. It could mean bad things for your digestive system!
Okay first book, all downhill from there. just get worse and worse... 
2008-03-24
Okay first book, Terrible series, just get worse and worse...
I bought all three and book two bugged me because it didn't have any boundries, such as a few birds can suddenly dig a ditch miles wide and hundreds of miles deep and every falls into it unharmed, on and on and finally hope, the last sentence of book two look promising. Ever been upset after reading something and learning that it was a dream, hence valueless? I have that feeling constantly. Book three took a dive right off the bat, and I had to quit half way through. I could not read his meandering waffle anymore. Sorry, I just feel cheated since the first book had promise, overlooking the animated toothpick.
Obert, if you read this, sorry, I think you should have rapped up your story in the first book. Ken
Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret 2007-10-08
Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret
Obert Skye
After I read "Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo" I have been awaiting the sequel to it. Obert Skye has such a fun writing style. He can make you giggle out loud, and he keeps you waiting for the next thing to happen.
In "Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo", Leven learns of Foo (the land where dreams are made up) is about to be submerged with reality by Sabine (the evil tyrant of Foo). This is where Leven discovers that the destine of Foo rests in his hands, along with several companions: Geth who is the rightful leader of Foo but is trapped in a toothpick; Clover a fury little creature that helps and guides Leven; and Winter who can manipulate water.
The book "Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret" starts right where the first book left off. Leven has gone through the gateway of Foo and destroyed it along with Sabine. He soon finds out that Foo (no matter how beautiful it is) holds no peace for him. Sabine might have been destroyed in reality, but all of his dark followers are determined to carry out his dream of combining the two worlds. Sabine's followers are trying their hardest to find and kill them.
Many challenges occur to Leven and his group. Leven and Clover gets stuck in the Swollen Forest where an unknown secret is chasing them. Geth must be restored to his original state before he hardens and becomes a toothpick forever. Then Winter has to escape from Sabine's followers and find the others along with finding herself.
In the first book, you were able to have a concept of Foo. The ". . .Whispered Secret" lets you live it. With every page comes a new obstacle that must be over come. You get sucked into the excitement and find yourself cheering out loud has you read along. I recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy or a good adventure.
