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Ignatius MacFarland: Frequenaut! (2008)

by Paul Feig(Favorite Author)

3.39 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0316166634 (ISBN13: 9780316166638)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

series

Ignatius MacFarland

review 1: I had high hopes because it's Paul Feig, but his strengths are in teleplays and personal essays, not young adult fiction.Ignatius Macfarland: Frequenaut is good in places, and the main character is well-written. But the overly-described action sequences really bog the story down. And the book is too long, but the ending still feels abrupt (it sets up the sequel, which I don't plan to read).
review 2: Ignatius MacFarland is fed up with Earth. He doesn't fit in at school, in town, or even in his home. He really likes UFOs, mostly the idea that maybe someday aliens from another planet will come and take him away from this place where he is bullied and unappreciated. Iggy decides to build a rocket ship of his own to go find the aliens that clearly haven't come for ... morehim yet. But there is an accident during the test launch, and Iggy gets trapped in the rocket when the fuel ignites. There's a massive explosion, and the next thing he knows, he is in a world that almost looks like our own, but is far from it. And everything is named after some guy named Arthur - some guy who turns out to be an evil dictator. And Iggy recognizes him - he used to be a teacher at his school. Iggy's adventures in this alternate frequency are hilarious and action-packed. While sometimes Feig tries a little too hard with the jokes in the narrative, this is the sort of stuff that a 5th grade boy will eat right up. The creatures Iggy meets are both fascinating and charming, and his cohort Karen turns out to be a real kick in the pants. Ignatius is definitely one to watch for this fall. less

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