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Summary: Frightening!
Review: Once again Sleator dazzles and rivites us with his incredible knowdledge of that which is deeply scientific. Here we have a book about dimensional travel, but not in the Time sense(Time sometimes considered the fourth dimension-this is of course is ridiculous for many reasons, 1 of which is simply considering that the 1st 3 dimensions have everything in common and nothing in common with time.)But in the sense that there are more angles out there.I cannot even come close to explaining how amazing and in depth this book is. It will stretch the boundries of your imagination. It may be a little hard to understand because the ideas expressed with are as always Ingenious. But simply pay close attention during the explanation and illustration using the piece of notebook paper and you should be fine. The way it's put together and the way Sleator uses his characters to explain things that the laymen may not get for lack of Theoretical Physics knowledge is perfect! The cool part about the way he presents it is that after you read the book you will want to go out and find out if it's true or at least where he got his info. (Speaking of which if William Sleator or anyone who knows reads this please send me an email about where the Author finds this info. Thanks.) This book is among the many other Sleator books that are unforgettable and mind expanding. I also reccomend Singularity, Intersteller Pig, Strange Attractors, The Duplicate, Others See Us, and House of Stairs. Truly you will have open eyes after reading this book.
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Summary: Great sci fi for younger readers
Review: Sleator is one of the finest writers of science fiction for young readers. He doesn't condescend, but still writes at an understandable level for kids. He captures perfectly the gutwrenching torture that is adolescence, but adults can also enjoy his intriguing novels if they'd like a quick read. Anybody who liked the way the concept of dimensions was explored in "The Boy Who Reversed Himself" should definitely check out "Flatland" by Edwin A. Abbott and also "Sphereland," a sequel by Dionys Burger. They are entertaining first-person fantasies as well, but from the point of view of a two-dimensional "person."
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: The book was great although some of the sections you had to re-read to grasp the concept. I have read most of Sleator's books and so far this has been the most confusing. But I would recommend this book still ^_^
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Summary: Very Confusing
Review: The Boy Who Reversed Himself by William Sleator is about a boy who has a gift to go into the 4th dimension. Omar, the main character, tells Laura, the girl he likes, that he can do something special that nobody else can. So, Laura tells Pete, her boyfriend about it and they get lost in 4-space. Pete and Laura go through all types of obstacles until Omar comes to the rescue. The Boy who Reversed Himself was a confusing book. One problem was that the mechanics on how Sleator described 4-space setting was very confusing. Another result to htis was that at one moment you would be in 4-space and the next thing you would be in 5-space setting. Another thing I don't understand is that the title is only about a small part about the book. For example, in the book he said "But they can't come up off the paper, or go down underneath it." That was one sentence that really confused me. Another example would be that "And from the third dimension, the locker looks to him the way it looks to us-he can see over walls. Omar can easily reach into the closed locker from 3-space and get the report without even opening the locker. He just goes over and reaches in." That was also very confusing. There wre only a couple things I liked about the book. Specifically, I liked the message he sent, which was you have to trust your friendship. I also liked his technique in writing. Overall the book wasn't that great.
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Summary: Interesting but confusing
Review: The Boy Who Reversed Himself, by William Sleator is a science fiction novel about a boy named Omar who has the ability to enter different dimensions. Laura, the narrator, is Omar's neighbor and realizes something is different about his face. After pleading with Omar and pretending to want to be his friend, he admits that his face is reversed. He goes on to explain that he is able to visit different dimensions, and his face was reversed while he was in 4-space. Laura immediately starts to beg him to take her into 4-space, and Omar finally gives in. Laura slowly learns the ways of 4-space and it is when she reluctantly decides to take her crush in with her, that she begins the most dangerous adventure of her life.
I really liked this book because it is a cliffhanger and always keeps you reading. Because the story deals with another dimension that nobody has seen, it is really hard to imagine what is going on in the story. In 4-space there is new directions you can move called Ana and Kata, and everything you look at you see cross sections of it. You have to concentrate really hard to understand what the characters are doing and seeing. Overall I liked this book a lot becaus it really gave a new perspective on life.
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Summary: A captivating and unique book.
Review: The Boy who Reversed Himself
William Slaetor, the author of this book, came to visit my school, that's when I deiced to read this captivating book.
This book is a very special boy named Omar, who is new to the town; he has a hard time at his new school where everyone despises him, because he is different, new, and withdrawn. Omar's next-door neighbor, who is a girl named Laura, and she doesn't Omar very much, but her mom forced her to hang out with him during the summer, because he was alone and new. Laura has noticed that something is weird about Omar because sometimes his face is reversed, she did notice that his freckle has changed side on his face! Soon, Laura finds out about his secret, although she finds it out by playing nice to him, and using his vulnerability to get what she wants. What she finds out is scary, intriguing, and exciting. Omar tells her about a 4-d space world, and how he can go there. Laura tells him she will be his very good friend and always be there, but she is lying; all she wants is to go into 4-d space. Of course Omar is now contented because he thinks he has a friend who actually wants to be with him. Consequently, Omar takes her into 4-d space, and she experiences very weird events! After a couple of trips to 4-d space with Omar, Laura finds out how to get there on her own, and brings a guy that she likes. His name is Pete, and Laura wants to impress him. The consequence is that she is breaking a promise she had with Omar, that she would never tell anyone about the 4-d space world. When Laura and Pete go to 4-d space, something terrible happens. You will find out what if you read the book!
This book is very surprising, and you never know what's going to happen next. In the beginning of the book I felt so repentant for Omar, because people very mean to him and the way Laura used him was malicious. In the middle, I got kind of tired of all the 4-d space talk, but as Pete and Laura went out there alone, it got more exciting. You wont know what to expect to happen next, it was a satisfactory part of the book. What I liked more was how everything came together at the end and everything that you read in the beginning of the book that didn't make sense had made sense at the end. I enjoyed the end the most, and the book forces you to think about everything in the universe. I liked reading this book slightly, even though it wasn't really my type of book.
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Summary: Good for adults too
Review: The Boy who Reversed Himself
William Slaetor, the author of this book, came to visit my school, that�s when I deiced to read this captivating book.
This book is a very special boy named Omar, who is new to the town; he has a hard time at his new school where everyone despises him, because he is different, new, and withdrawn. Omar�s next-door neighbor, who is a girl named Laura, and she doesn�t Omar very much, but her mom forced her to hang out with him during the summer, because he was alone and new. Laura has noticed that something is weird about Omar because sometimes his face is reversed, she did notice that his freckle has changed side on his face! Soon, Laura finds out about his secret, although she finds it out by playing nice to him, and using his vulnerability to get what she wants. What she finds out is scary, intriguing, and exciting. Omar tells her about a 4-d space world, and how he can go there. Laura tells him she will be his very good friend and always be there, but she is lying; all she wants is to go into 4-d space. Of course Omar is now contented because he thinks he has a friend who actually wants to be with him. Consequently, Omar takes her into 4-d space, and she experiences very weird events! After a couple of trips to 4-d space with Omar, Laura finds out how to get there on her own, and brings a guy that she likes. His name is Pete, and Laura wants to impress him. The consequence is that she is breaking a promise she had with Omar, that she would never tell anyone about the 4-d space world. When Laura and Pete go to 4-d space, something terrible happens. You will find out what if you read the book!
This book is very surprising, and you never know what�s going to happen next. In the beginning of the book I felt so repentant for Omar, because people very mean to him and the way Laura used him was malicious. In the middle, I got kind of tired of all the 4-d space talk, but as Pete and Laura went out there alone, it got more exciting. You wont know what to expect to happen next, it was a satisfactory part of the book. What I liked more was how everything came together at the end and everything that you read in the beginning of the book that didn�t make sense had made sense at the end. I enjoyed the end the most, and the book forces you to think about everything in the universe. I liked reading this book slightly, even though it wasn�t really my type of book.
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Summary: Had a significant impact on my interest in literature
Review: The possibilty of alternate dimensions is proposed in this thrilling sci-fi book by William Sleator. This, like many of his other books, leaves you with just the right amount of paranoia and fear. The possiblity of alternate dimension leaves a person feeling very small in the whole scheme of life. It grabbed my attention and definitely gave me reason to ponder my existance.
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Summary: The Boy Who Reversed Himself
Review: This book is great for anyone who loves science fiction or for someone who has an excellent, imaginary mind. The book starts out with Laura finding a note in her locker, that is written in mirror writing. Laura has no clue who wrote it, but is determined to find out. Laura's new neighbor, Omar, is "very weird". She finds Omar very interesting and later finds out that Omar wrote the note. Omar has very special powers that Laura wants to find out more about. They both go through an adventure that is spooky. Laura really wants to get to know Omar and finds how to use his power. The Boy Who Reversed Himself is an excellent book that everyone should get the chance to read.
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Summary: Interesting
Review: This book was OK. It had an interesting idea,but the plot was sort of slow. It's a great way to learn about dimensions, though. I would read it, but its not my favorite book that Sleators' written.
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