Podcast
I've Had It
The hosts discussed the book as a children's title that attempted a mystery about a baby's belly button, but they noted that the answer was obvious from the cover, making the plot collapse. They criticized it for lacking conflict, character development, and any real twist, calling it a complete failure as a mystery. One contributor even joked about writing a more provocative alternative.
Episode: An Exit-Only Hole for Me
A child's book where the baby's belly button is right where it's supposed to be, so it is a complete failure of a mystery book. The reviewer thought it would be interesting if it was about the baby's asshole instead.
This book is completely misleading. The entire plot revolves around finding baby's belly button. The title makes this much clear from the beginning. However, there is no mystery. There is no twist.
Baby's belly button is right where it's supposed to be on the baby's stomach, right where it clearly shows you on the cover of the book.
This plot is a complete mess as a result of its reliance on the mystery of where the belly button is.
Everything falls apart the second you realize that the belly button was in plain sight all along. There is no conflict. There is no character development.
Where's Baby's Asshole? Hey! Now that's a book I can write as of today.