Book-a-book of the Month Club discussion

The wormhole:
I don't really know the etymology of the term wormhole but Ithough that this was a really clever idea. The worm that dug a hole into his foot also created a wormhole in the time and space sense back to it's home world. The double entendre really struck a cord with me.

I hadn't even thought about that! I am feeling like an incredibly unobservant reader right now, lol!

I read this a few months ago with my other group and realized after the fact that I think there were more of these types of moments that I just out and out missed. I don't typically do that so I was trying to figure out why and I think it had something to do with the more simple writing style of it. It was overall SO easy to read, almost simplistic at some points, that I think I just got lazy! It did make for an enjoyable read, but did also make it a little to easy to take things at face value rather than think a little deeper.

My general feeling about this book is displeasure. I can write a story for you right now that shows how this read to me:

Boy: Hello, I am a boy. Maybe my life has been good, maybe it has been bad - probably doesn't matter because nothing that will happen to me will make sense.

Girl: Hello, I am a girl. I may have mystical powers, and my family might also but the powers are confusing and will only manifest themselves to move the story along.

Boy: Oh, cool! Oops I burped and now Fritos are coming out of my ears and butt. Also, the mailbox is full of Fritos.

Girl: Sounds pretty normal to me. Lets check out my pond that I call an Ocean. Is that important to your problem? Not really. Will it matter much before the end of the book? Not really. Check it out - here is a cat.

Boy: Great - but we better hurry because my dad is now having sex with a bag of Fritos

Girl: Okay - hop in this bush - now we are in another dimension. Dang it - you stubbed your toe. Now you are a portal for all evil.

Boy: That is unfortunate. I don't feel very good, but maybe I am okay. But now my family hates me.

Girl's Mom: Oh, no problem. I will cut your hair and glue it to the ceiling.

Boy: Cool! Now my family likes me again, but the bag of Fritos is really mad and hanging around the house naked.

Girl: BIRDS!

Fritos: GARH! *DEAD*

Girl's Mom: Now we have a problem with prehistoric birds. These guys have been around for ever and they will probably destory everything. They want to eat you, boy!

Boy: No!

Girl: NO! (Dives in front of bird and dies? Lives, but is sick? Goes swimming, perhaps?)

Girl's Grandmother: I am mad and super powerful *BIRDS DIE*

Boy: Where is the girl?

Girl's Mom: Huh?

Boy: I don't know - I think she went to Anarctica

THE END

Haha, I actually like this edition better. This has pointed out that it may have been a good thing the book was very short. it danced with indecision and slight of hand and was then over.

I didn't really like the book so im happy it was short enough to get through. The thing that bothered me most was that there were too many unanswered questions. I think I only got through it wanting to know certain things and then I got to the end and never did, so im quite disappointed.

Alex wrote: "I didn't really like the book so im happy it was short enough to get through.

Agreed - it amazed me how long it took me to read this 180 page book. I just was not motivated and could only stomach 10 to 15 pages at a time. If this book had been longer than 200 pages, I may have abandoned it.

Sometimes I would read it as I was going to bed and I would think that I was confused about what happened just because I was getting tired . . . but when I went back and reviewed I realized it really was that weird and had nothing to do with me being tired.

Yeah, it was definitely weird. It made sense in the way that a dream makes sense. In fact the book could have been a dream. I've had dreams that could be a 180 page book. That doesn't mean I would publish them.

Awww...again, I loved a book you all seemed to hate. I wanted so many more pages and you all seemed to be counting them down.

Kandice wrote: "Awww...again, I loved a book you all seemed to hate. I wanted so many more pages and you all seemed to be counting them down."

Ha! When I saw that this was your favorite and I was kind of crossing my fingers that you wouldn't read this post.

But, hey, we can't always agree on everything, right? :)

Of course not! I'm sure if you look at my shelves I have hated books you've loved. That's what is so fun about discussing! Sometimes after my library book club I'll reread a book I disliked after hearing exactly why others liked it and end up disliking it less, or occasionally even liking it!

Justin - this thread has the retelling of the story I mentioned on your review.