lexabear 's review for:

Interstellar Pig by William Sleator

2.0

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This is a fun YA book that I had fond memories of and have kept on my shelf for years. I'd read it several times, but the most recent was maybe 15 years ago. Unfortunately, it was one of those that was better in memory than in reality as an adult. (It's not bad or anything now, but just doesn't have the same 'wow' factor.)

As a kid, it was an awesome romp where

a kid just like you uses his wits to get one over on a bunch of space aliens

. As an adult, it was a much slower climb where

a kid, despite making obvious mistakes, uncovers information that supposedly hyperintelligent aliens somehow miss, and then they leave forever.

Which I guess is fairly standard for YA. 10 year old me rated it 5 stars. But I go with 3 because this list is for my records today.