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Summary: I lost this book when I was twelve and always regretted it!
Review: Let's just say this book was good. An edge of your seat thriller (really) for a young adult, with clever plot twists (the scratched window), but with a comparably anticlimactic ending. Barney becomes a clever, resourceful individual, making up for the weaknesses that one has when being a human being. The other aliens turn out to be arrogant, and not as intelligent (which is really a result of that arrogance). From what I remember, this is one of the few books that a read overnight when I was a kid, and that was before I could read well over 1000 words per minute. Then I re-read it. And re-read it. And re-read it in a car once and lost it. I always regretted that.However, for an older adult, it may still be amusing but not as convincing. The plot can seem contrived, but since the book is aimed toward young adlts the author spends a great deal of time making it, well, believable. And he does this by slowly pouring in elements from the ending sequence throughout the book, the biggest change when Barney finds the...well if you read the book you know. Hence, the book can't be as ridiculous as the plot sounds, and the idea, the idea is quite original. Every Role Playing Addict should read it, which doesn't include myself, because I'm not a Role-playing addict and I still enjoyed it. Overall, it's a good story that is told well. What more could you want?
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Summary: interstellar pig
Review: not thrilled with the names of certain planets in this book, how do you pronounce words like mbridble?? lets use words that are easy for kids to read. when in your life are you going to need that word?
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Summary: REALISTICALLY CHALLENGED
Review: Okay, I'm no big sci-fi fan, but I don't think that matters. I think the book was quite obnoxious. No offense to anyone who likes it, or Sleator, but it was so incredibly fake, I know that's part of sci-fi, but this was so unbelievable I just sat there and wondered "WHY????" WHY would you want to read this???? WHY did the author think about things like that???? WHY do people think about things that are so unbelievably fake and obnoxious, that it makes you want to scream??? I just don't get it. Well, fine if you like it, but this book just wasn't my kind of book.
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Summary: A Great Adventure!
Review: Probably the most renowned Sleator book "Intersteller Pig" really does deliver as much as it suggests and much more. Although sometimes other of Sleators works seem more serious. I quickly change my mind after re-reading it. (I have all of his stuff several times, especially his earlier stuff which now is getting up into teen amounts of time I've read them.) The idea may at first seem less serious BUT as always Sleator's delivery is hardcore and realistic. This is how a real person would react under these circumstances. There are some really great scenes in this book. All the gibberish language the piggy uses. When Zena, Manny, and Joe all have something to offer Barney. I can't get over the AWSOME IMAGERY. When Zena is trying to sell something to Barney and Joe walks in from the Rain dripping wet from head to toe and knowing full well what they were up to. It's just amazing. AND THE BATTLES, THE BATTLES ARE GREAT! YOUR ARE THERE. And the COOL Names Sleator gives different items talk about an imaginative vocabulary. "Portable Access to the Fifth Dimensional Matrix" There are a couple others I can't remember of hand. After reading the book 12 times I have to wait awhile before gorging myself on it again. And then there is THE GAME. Before it everything else is paled. I could never explain it to you without you having read the book. But suffice it to say I remember being a kid and staying up all night with my best friend making up cards and a board for Intersteller Pig. We never finished it but man did we have fun. Please do not miss this book, young child or old adult it doesn't matter, you will love the things that it does with your imagination. Enjoy
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Summary: Interstellar Pig: Science Fiction at it's Best
Review: Teenage independence-seeking Barney is off on a beachtrip with his parents, when he meets some strange characters who show him their obsession: a board game called Interstellar Pig. He is strangely allured, and soon the game turns into something on a cosmic scale. This is a very good sci/fi book by William Sleator. The detail and originality only add to the brilliant plot and vivid characters. Sleator once again is able to pull the reader into his crazy world, leading to a very enjoyable novel.
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Summary: Interstellar Pig, It's Tale Is Curly, Not Tall
Review: The imagery made you feel as if you were there, as if you were the one holding the "piggy", and fighting off the intergalactic killing machines. William Slaetor uses vivid description in Interstellar Pig to make this book great. This book's many characteristics combined for an excellent novel. In this book, Barney, the main character, who is 16 years old, is vacationing at a cottage with his parents. About a week into their two week vacation, interesting neighbors arrived. Barney quickly became fascinated with his neighbors, much as they did with Barney. Barney was invited to play a board game with his neighbors which they seemed obsessed with. Each of his neighbors, Zena, Manny, and Joe were there on a quest for one single thing. They were living a life exactly like the board game. The goal of the board game was to have a card called the "piggy" when time ran out. In real life, Barney obtained the "piggy" before either of his neighbors. Each tried their share of bargaining and persuasion to get the piggy, but nothing worked. In the end, the quest for the "piggy" escalated into a massive intergalactic battle in Barney's cottage which was described in great detail. This book had a greater impact because of the intense description. This book was made great in many ways. The first way was the great description of the people, places and what was going on. Slaetor uses so much description that one almost feels as if one were there, at the beach house. He describes everything through many different views all grouped into one. So no matter how one reads it, the image just jumps out and smacks one in the face. Every description Slaetor makes is to his fullest and greatest ability. There is an interesting description of the "piggy" and the odd neighbors. The characters also added so much to the story that it wouldn't have been the same without them. Zena, Manny, and Joe were neighbors that move into the cottage that Barney and his family are staying at for the summer. Each of the neighbors is physically and mentally extraordinary. Conveniently, they seemed intrigued with each other. The neighbors were on Earth, a planet foreign to them, searching for the object of their quest. The "piggy", was an object that was out of a game that they owned, but the game became real. Each character, Zena, Manny, and Joe, had their separate alien identities and came to Earth in disguise. Barney had outwitted them and got the "piggy" before they had, hid it, and possessed it until he found the truth about it. This book had so many characteristics that when brought together they made an excellent novel. This is a very interesting story for anyone even remotely interested in science fiction. Slaetor makes his stories so engrossing by his excellent description. The characters are what make the story because they are the foundation of what makes the storyline. This book, being one of the few that I have read, kept me entertained, and kept me turning the pages. As a not so avid reader, I was surprised at how I couldn't put it down. This was an excellent science fiction novel.
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Summary: Interstellar Pig, It's Tale Is Curly, Not Tall
Review: The imagery made you feel as if you were there, as if you were the one holding the "piggy", and fighting off the intergalactic killing machines. William Slaetor uses vivid description in Interstellar Pig to make this book great. This book's many characteristics combined for an excellent novel. In this book, Barney, the main character, who is 16 years old, is vacationing at a cottage with his parents. About a week into their two week vacation, interesting neighbors arrived. Barney quickly became fascinated with his neighbors, much as they did with Barney. Barney was invited to play a board game with his neighbors which they seemed obsessed with. Each of his neighbors, Zena, Manny, and Joe were there on a quest for one single thing. They were living a life exactly like the board game. The goal of the board game was to have a card called the "piggy" when time ran out. In real life, Barney obtained the "piggy" before either of his neighbors. Each tried their share of bargaining and persuasion to get the piggy, but nothing worked. In the end, the quest for the "piggy" escalated into a massive intergalactic battle in Barney's cottage which was described in great detail. This book had a greater impact because of the intense description. This book was made great in many ways. The first way was the great description of the people, places and what was going on. Slaetor uses so much description that one almost feels as if one were there, at the beach house. He describes everything through many different views all grouped into one. So no matter how one reads it, the image just jumps out and smacks one in the face. Every description Slaetor makes is to his fullest and greatest ability. There is an interesting description of the "piggy" and the odd neighbors. The characters also added so much to the story that it wouldn't have been the same without them. Zena, Manny, and Joe were neighbors that move into the cottage that Barney and his family are staying at for the summer. Each of the neighbors is physically and mentally extraordinary. Conveniently, they seemed intrigued with each other. The neighbors were on Earth, a planet foreign to them, searching for the object of their quest. The "piggy", was an object that was out of a game that they owned, but the game became real. Each character, Zena, Manny, and Joe, had their separate alien identities and came to Earth in disguise. Barney had outwitted them and got the "piggy" before they had, hid it, and possessed it until he found the truth about it. This book had so many characteristics that when brought together they made an excellent novel. This is a very interesting story for anyone even remotely interested in science fiction. Slaetor makes his stories so engrossing by his excellent description. The characters are what make the story because they are the foundation of what makes the storyline. This book, being one of the few that I have read, kept me entertained, and kept me turning the pages. As a not so avid reader, I was surprised at how I couldn't put it down. This was an excellent science fiction novel.
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Summary: Its still as great as it was when I first read it.
Review: This book introduced me to sci-ficiton books. Intersteller Pig is not for everyone but for those who have not read a sci-fi book and would like to try one, I recommend this book, especially to junior high kids. Thats when I read the book and it remains a favorite even now, while I'm in college. An absolutely fabulous book!
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Summary: A fascinating and original tale
Review: This book is great. It's all about Barney and the neighbors he meets one summer at the beach, mysterious people who apprear different to everyone who sees them and are oddly fascinated by the island not far from the their rented house . . . and a game called Interstellar Pig. When Barney becomes a player, he has no idea that the game he's getting into is real -- and possibly deadly! Fans should be sure to check out Sleator's other works, particularly Singularity and The Boxes. There's a sequel to this book called Parasite Pig that's worth a read, but don't buy it; check it out from the library; it's not that great. Definitely not Sleator's best. Another recommendation: when you read his books, it's best if you don't read the backs. That way you don't wuite know what you're getting into and the plot comes as a surprise. If I had known what was coming in Interstellar Pig, I wouldn't have enjoyed it half as much.
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Summary: Interstellar Is Stellar!
Review: This book is PURE William Sleator. Just when things are beginning to look tiresome, three new neighbors rent a cottage next to their own. The three have a game called Interstellar Pig. The games main objective, out of many, is DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THE PIGGY IN YOUR HAND. Barney soon finds out that there is more to the neighbors, and the game, than meets the eye. Interstellar Pig will keep your adrenaline running, and watch out for the many twists and curves along the way!
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