Title: This Pig Stinks
Product review: This book isn't bad. But it isn't good. There are waaaaaayyyy better books out there. The only somewhat good parts of the book is when the game is actually being played--the rest is boring filler--and these moments are way too few. Then things keep getting weirder and weirder, and less and less believable. The ending is poor. This book may be appropriate for someone under eleven years-old.I enjoy games, and this game was indeed interesting, however, i think Sleator should have designed the game, not the book. I actually found the moments when the game was just a game better than the preposterous final part of the book.I hated all the characters--didn't love to hate them, just hated them--they really were quite dull and annoying. Barney's 'insanity' was really unconvincing. All attempts at suspense and thrill were void to me.Thank you, Sleator, now I know what kind of book I don't want to end up writing.
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