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The Wrong Side of the Galaxy
In space, no one can hear you laugh!
Harry wished he was a million miles away, but this is getting ridiculous.
Abducted by aliens, Harry wakes up on his birthday marooned on a spaceship. His only companions: two freaky princess clones, a weird alien-fish-kangaroo hybrid and a ship's computer with a seriou attitude problem.
It's the worst birthday ever.
Harry wished he was a million miles away, but this is getting ridiculous.
Abducted by aliens, Harry wakes up on his birthday marooned on a spaceship. His only companions: two freaky princess clones, a weird alien-fish-kangaroo hybrid and a ship's computer with a seriou attitude problem.
It's the worst birthday ever.
350 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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March 7, 2023
It's close between it's ok and I liked it, but 3 stars feels better :)
I have the next one in the series and am quite happy to read that which helps with the 3 star rating, not as funny as I thought it might be but a different storyline to a lot of children's book I read. The story doesn't round up though in the one book.
I have the next one in the series and am quite happy to read that which helps with the 3 star rating, not as funny as I thought it might be but a different storyline to a lot of children's book I read. The story doesn't round up though in the one book.
August 20, 2018
Non stop action, pretty on point for a 9-12 yo boy
November 22, 2014
Sorry Mr Thomson! This was not written for or enjoyed by me.
Dispensing with explanation, Thomson's hero Harry wakes up very confused - we as readers know as little as Harry does. Luckily Harry has watched lots of scifi on TV, and he's pretty clever, and ironically 'down to earth' which means he manages to escape and navigate his way around aliens, spaceships, more aliens, inter-species communication, alien crime and even a little hint of romance in this fast-paced humourous action-scifi hybrid.
TWSOTG is designed I think as a Hitchhiker's Guide for younger readers, with lots of silliness through 341 pages.
The plot is simple (although sometimes unexpected) but the space jargon Thomson employs might make it a harder read - maybe best read aloud to a child, or for that good reader who is still young enough to appreciate the silliness of it all. For instance, you will need an adult reader who can manage to say things out loud like 'whatever happened, he had to be on board the Fartface Banana Nose' (as Harry names his spaceship).
The illustrations are a lovely addition – Thomson is fond of physical character descriptions, which lend themselves to Jamie Lenman's fantastic cartoony artwork. This combination of word and picture will feel very familiar to fans of The World of Norm, which feels like a similar target audience.
Clearly designed as the first of Harry's adventures, this book does not read satisfy as a standalone, because it does not resolve at all in the end. Fans of the acclaimed 'Dark Lord: the Teenage Years' may be disappointed.
Dispensing with explanation, Thomson's hero Harry wakes up very confused - we as readers know as little as Harry does. Luckily Harry has watched lots of scifi on TV, and he's pretty clever, and ironically 'down to earth' which means he manages to escape and navigate his way around aliens, spaceships, more aliens, inter-species communication, alien crime and even a little hint of romance in this fast-paced humourous action-scifi hybrid.
TWSOTG is designed I think as a Hitchhiker's Guide for younger readers, with lots of silliness through 341 pages.
The plot is simple (although sometimes unexpected) but the space jargon Thomson employs might make it a harder read - maybe best read aloud to a child, or for that good reader who is still young enough to appreciate the silliness of it all. For instance, you will need an adult reader who can manage to say things out loud like 'whatever happened, he had to be on board the Fartface Banana Nose' (as Harry names his spaceship).
The illustrations are a lovely addition – Thomson is fond of physical character descriptions, which lend themselves to Jamie Lenman's fantastic cartoony artwork. This combination of word and picture will feel very familiar to fans of The World of Norm, which feels like a similar target audience.
Clearly designed as the first of Harry's adventures, this book does not read satisfy as a standalone, because it does not resolve at all in the end. Fans of the acclaimed 'Dark Lord: the Teenage Years' may be disappointed.
July 22, 2015
I ADORE the Dark Lord books but this could have been written by a different author. But I am an adult, so kids might like it, I couldn't finish it, just reviewing it so I don't try to read it aga.in in the future
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