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Herbert's Wormhole
Written by Peter Nelson
Narrated by Jonathan Davis
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
3/5
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About this audiobook
Herbert Slewg and his hapless, video game–addicted neighbor Alex Filby have stumbled upon what Einstein could only theorize about: a wormhole through the space/time continuum. They travel 100 years into the future of their no-longer-boring town and are mistaken for alien slayers . . . in a world run by a benevolent alien race with cheerful Australian accents and uncomfortably fake facial hair. Herbert, Alex, and their mutual crush, Sammi Clementine, century-hop across time in order to outwit a disgruntled “G’Dalien. By foiling his evil plot, they save the planet and become 22nd-century hometown heroes in this smart-alecky (but friendly), inventive, wry, and very visual creation.
Author
Peter Nelson
Peter Nelson is a screenwriter who lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Diane, and their two sons, Charlie and Christopher. Herbert's Wormhole was Peter's First children's book. He wrote it without ever having met an actual alien or traveling through time, which made it a bit more challenging, but just as fun.
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Reviews for Herbert's Wormhole
Rating: 3.08695647826087 out of 5 stars
3/5
23 ratings4 reviews
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I really didn't like the story or the characters here -- except for the sister, they were all mean & undeveloped. Will recommend to Wimpy kid fans who have read EVERYTHING else similar and for whom I have no choice.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Much better choices available.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5There were some parts of this book that made me laugh out loud. Here are two of my favorite passages: 1. Alex asks Herbert how his jungle gym turned into a prehistoric jungle."Wormhole," Herbert said.Alex's eyes narrowed. "Call me that again," he said. "I dare you."2. The authors are describing how ugly the G'daliens are:"There is a saying that people say, which goes, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.". The following two pages are blank except for three little crickets down in the bottom right corner, with the tiny words, "Chirp, chirp.". Both of these passages cracked me up, and I found the mix of text and art to be a fun way to break this book up. However, I had a couple of issues with this book. I think it is inappropriate to give the G'Daliens a name and an accent that clearly pokes fun at Australians. I could not help picturing an Australian student feeling uncomfortable and targeted while reading this book. I also had a problem with how much this book glorified video games. There were some points when I thought the authors might be sending the opposite message, but then Herbert, Alex and Sammi saved the world by playing a video game! I enjoyed reading this book, but I think I would be cautious with regard to recommending it to students.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Alex Filby loves video games. But as the summer before sixth grade began, he promised his parents that as soon as he had mastered AlienSlayer 2, he would play outside. Unfortunately, just as he zapped the last Alien Invader, AlienSlayer:3-D! arrived in stores. Alex reluctantly kept his promise however, and even kept the “play date” his mom made with the neighbor boy, nerdy Herbert Slewg. Herbert is an inventor, and he came up with a way to turn Alex’s jungle gym into a time machine. The boys go through a wormhole, and get to fight aliens “for real” in the future. These “G’daliens” speak with an Australian accent (would kids get the joke?), exercise mind control, and exhibit the usual array of menacing evil traits. Needless to add, Alex and Herbert must "zap" these aliens and save the world (and get home before their moms miss notice them missing).I was disappointed with this book. Herbert’s patter was abstruse and confusing. The future seemed to be a bit overdone – The Jetsons on steroids, one might say. The characters, especially the aliens, lacked the slightest degree of complexity. The humans were also way too stereotypical.On the positive side, the book showed imagination, and the drawings were charming. But frankly, I lost interest less than halfway into the book.