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Interstellar Pig
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Barney is all set to spend two weeks doing nothing at his parents' summer house. But then he meets the neighbors, and things start to get interesting. Zena, Manny, and Joe are not your average folks on vacation. In fact, Barney suspects they're not from Earth at all. Not only are they physically perfect in every way, but they don't seem to have jobs or permanent addresses, and they are addicted to a strange role-playing game called Interstellar Pig. As Barney finds himself sucked into their bizarre obsession, he begins to wonder if Interstellar Pig is just a game.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 197
Dimensions: Length: 7" Width: 4.1" Height: 0.8"
Weight: 0.4 lbs.
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 0812449339
EAN 9780812449334
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Availability 4 units.
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 | The Game - before it everything else is paled Apr 29, 2009 |
Barney and his mother and father take a vacation and rent a holiday villa near the sea. They always come here although Barney is allergic to direct sunlight. He doesn't complain. He has his scifi books. The renter tells a tale about the owner of the villa: a seaman, captain, whose brother had gone mad and ended up locked in the same room as what is now Barney's. Shivers run his back. A group of three, perfect woman and two perfect men had insisted to rent the same villa. They were very persistent, told the renter. Barney could hear the playboys on the beach nearby the house where the new neighbors had moved in. They tan all the time. One day, they pop up on the doorsteps. They step in, ask weird question about the dead captain and are suspiciously interested in the house; they nose around everywhere. What's going on? Barney needs to find out and starts dangerous friendship with them. They introduce him to the Intergalactic Game. Before it everything else is paled.
Do yourself a favor, and *do* *not* read any of the spoilers or synopsis of the book. Resist all temptation to know what the finale is. This is a very entertaining psychological thriller, written from perspective of 16 year old's eyes. It carries the reader gently to the conclusion of the serious Game, which is devious and deceitful. Yes, there is a slight flaw: the cardboard monsters, but the the final resolution of the Game, reimburse for the tin soldier style fight scenes.
Four (4) stars. Written in 1984 for teenage audience: 13-17. At first you're skeptical, real skeptical. Barney? Teenage? Reads scifi? And then the plot thickens, Barney's thoughts and imagination going overdrive, shady neighbours, curiosity mourns in the stomach. The GAME gets serious. You really want to turn the next page, and next. When the chase continues even at the last page of the book, you smile and know to have had a solid book at your hand. With numerous twists and turns, this is an exemplar of gradual suspense. | | |  | ordered 9/3 arrived 10/23 Oct 22, 2008 |
| I ordered this book one month before my son was required to finish reading it and turn in a book report. It showed up more than 3 weeks too late with a torn cover.... | | |  | Good teen book Sep 26, 2008 |
This is a story that delighted me during jr. high. Recently I had the opportunity to pick it up again and I was once again sucked into the incredibly imaginative story of science fiction and young love. In fact, Sleator makes this story a few steps short of epic, quite the feat for young adult literature.
We have a lovely young high school girl who meets a nice boy. Seems innocent and nice enough. However, this boy has one big responsibility--he watches over another two-dimensional... dimension. Along with this responsibility comes the ability to travel into other dimensions, according to a surprisingly dangerous 4-dimensional world.
Sleator creates a tasty blend of fast-paced science fiction and the calmer story of a high school romance. It's creative, heroic, and altogether heartwarming. | | |  | Excellent book Sep 7, 2008 |
| I found this book to be a wonderful story and moral lesson. Many people chase the "Interstellar Pig" without being aware of it; this book, seemingly written for children is subversive in a highly educational way. If you have kids, have them read this. If you're a teacher, require this book in your curriculum. | | | | Feeling masochistic? Read this book! Dec 21, 2007 |
The basic synopsis of the plot? A really boring guy named Barney is at a beach house. And ohmigosh, his life totally sucks! He's just so bored - he's just dying for excitement. After hearing about a weird story about an insane guy, four people suddenly move in next door. They are amazingly beautiful and everybody starts falling for them. Including Barney. They invite him over for games of "Interstellar Pig." But are their motives good or are they trying to blow up the planet Earth?
I get so overcome by emotion when I read this book. I say to myself, "Okay, maybe a little bit." And then I read it and tears come to my eyes.
Homicidal ones.
The writer is dull and can't stay on plot. He uses big words to seem intelligent, but really... he isn't. He goes on and on about how terrible Barney's life is with no stop. Apparently, Barney is so disadvantaged because he gets sunburned easily on this beach without sunscreen. Boohoo.
But perhaps I'm being unfair. After all, Barney is, by far, the best character drawn up in the book.
And the sci fi plot - if it can be called a plot - is terrible. The aliens (predictably, the new guys who come along) are so hip and with it, which means they just can't talk normally. Since they're oh so smarter than us Earthlings, they use big words. The result? Bad dialogue abounds. And it never ends.
Oh, and did I mention that this game of "Interstellar Pig" is going to destroy the universe?
This book is absolutely boring. The first couple of chapters are by far the best -- and then it gets worse. The characters are horribly drawn up, the plot sucks... it just sucks. I'm not sure how good the ending was -- I think the universe blows up. But by that time, you are wishing that the universe blew up sooner.
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