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Review of InterWorld
Joey Harker isn't a hero.
In fact, he's the kind of guy who gets lost in his own house.
But then one day, Joey gets really lost. He walks straight out of his world and into another dimension.
Joey's walk between the worlds makes him prey to two terrible forcesâarmies of magic and science who will do anything to harness his power to travel between dimensions.
When he sees the evil those forces are capable of, Joey makes the only possible choice: to join an army of his own, an army of versions of himself from different dimensions who all share his amazing power and who are all determined to fight to save the worlds.
Master storyteller Neil Gaiman and Emmy Award-winning science-fiction writer Michael Reaves team up to create a dazzling tale of magic, science, honor, and the destiny of one very special boyâand all the others like him.
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- Posted on 2008-06-12
Great read
The book is well written, like anything else by Neil Gaiman.
I recommend it.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-04-10
A good read
The story is about a boy - Joey Harker - who can walk between alternate Earths, a skill shared by all the other "Joeys" (in quotations because they have different names and genders and forms). These Joeys form an army in order to keep the balance between science and magic used in the Altiverse. This book focuses on the villains who wish to use magic to dominate the Altiverse.
It is a quick read, and there are some questions that could have been delved more into. It made me wonder about what makes a person a person and how they're identifiable as the 'same' person across parallel Earths. For instance, Joey meets female versions of him, or a wolf-like one of him - is it only this ability of his to walk across worlds that make him identifiable as "a" "Joey"? What do you owe a being who has saved your life, but saving them could harm yourself and others? Expediency or honor/obligation?
One good scene in the book is where he encounters his mom and there's a discussion (brief, but still) about duty - this seems to be a somewhat overarching theme of the book, as well as friendship and trust. Joey's defense of Hue, a MDLF, depicts standing up for someone despite your friends and majority call them wicked.
At times the book is a little too simplistic, though I like the flashes of realistic emotions, such as feeling relief something happened even though it's not the happiest outcome for others involved. It's a good read when you want something not so heavy to delve into, but questions *could* be taken from it if you want to.
Score: 4 - Posted on 2008-03-08
Clever and touching!
How much more can you play with the baqsic idea of multiple dimensions? Well, plenty! The authors create an original, clever, and capturing read that would pleasure both young and mature readers alike. I recommended this to all my friends (and to some of their older kids).
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-02-06
Just plain fun!
A fun jaunt through multiple dimensions, InterWorld tells the story of young Joe Harker, who has the ability to Walk between dimensions, and the adventures that ensue when he discovers this ability after getting himself lost downtown. It's not so much a story about good vs. evil as it is about science vs. magic, and trying to keep the balance between the two.
Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves had originally conceived the concept as a television show, but when studios didn't seem interested, they changed the telling into a novel.
I really enjoyed reading this book. Straight forward storytelling and some imaginative plots made for an enjoyable experience. It's a quick read, but worth it if you are looking for something fun. I find myself hoping that they continue the story.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2007-12-01
Great, Fast Read
I am slightly biased as I am a huge Neil Gaiman fan, but this book is great. It is a very quick read and is definitely targeted for the younger audience, but it is still a brilliant story. This would be a great book to introduce the young reader to Gaiman or for an older reader (such as myself) to just kick back and relax for a bit.
Score: 5