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pussreboots's review
2.0
http://pussreboots.pair.com/blog/2014/comments_05/alan_mendelsohn_boy_from_mars.html
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
4.0
Our main character moves to a new school and is thrilled to finally make a friend, Alan Mendelsohn. Alan and our main character go in search of comic books and end up with a machine that allows a person to control other people’s thoughts and actions. Will it work? And is Alan really from Mars?
meeners's review
4.0
there are many things to love about alan mendelsohn, the boy from mars, which has all your trademark pinkwater eccentricities but also a more cohesive plot structure than some of his other books. but i'd like to take this chance to record just how much i love pinkwater's descriptions of food experiences in particular:
Dr. Prince scooped up big spoonful of the [Green Death chili]. At first, after he had popped it into his mouth, he had a sort of musing expression; then he looked pleased; then he looked surprised; then he got very red; then he grabbed handfuls of saltines and stuffed them into his mouth - by this time he was sweating freely - then he ran to the stainless steel water dispenser and gulped three glasses of water. When he came back to the table, tears were streaming down his face. He loosened his collar and sat down. "Without a doubt, the best chili I've ever tasted," he said to Samuel Klugarsh.
Dr. Prince scooped up big spoonful of the [Green Death chili]. At first, after he had popped it into his mouth, he had a sort of musing expression; then he looked pleased; then he looked surprised; then he got very red; then he grabbed handfuls of saltines and stuffed them into his mouth - by this time he was sweating freely - then he ran to the stainless steel water dispenser and gulped three glasses of water. When he came back to the table, tears were streaming down his face. He loosened his collar and sat down. "Without a doubt, the best chili I've ever tasted," he said to Samuel Klugarsh.
gengelcox's review
4.0
Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars, seems to be well-loved and is often mentioned as a favorite of the younger set. I'm glad to finally have this opportunity to read it, for it is indeed a fun book, full of exceedingly strange twists and turns. You aren't sure if Alan is from Mars, or if he's just playing, and then you are sure, and then you aren't. It's Philip K. Dick lite, but it's fun.
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