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by William Sleator (Author) "It was my twin brother, Barry, who wanted to go to the house-and Barry knew how to get what he wanted ..." (more)
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Sixteen-year-old twins Harry and Barry Krasner stumble across a gateway to another universe, where a distortion in time and space causes a dramatic change in their competitive relationship. Reissue. K. AB.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Book For Sci-Fi Readers, Feb 17 2004
For all the sci-fi fans out there in search of a good book, I strongly recommend this book to all of you (if you are not a sci-fi fan I still recommend this book to u). This book has is just typically meant for sci-fi readers because this has all the requirements for it being a successful sci-fi book. The book is simply just an awesome book to read because the author, William Sleator is cool guy. He is very clever in making different sci-fi books. I mean he as actually created theories that make sense. Like in this book he has actually created a theory of some sort of abandoned shack or shed that speeds up time, when inside of it. The reason behind this "time warp" is because that shed lies on some sort of black hole.
Another aspect that Sleator Created are the feelings and personalities of the main characters of the book of this book is the feelings and personalities of the main characters in this book. The two main characters are twins, Harry and Barry. Their personalities are completely opposite. Barry is the strong, athletic, and bossy one while Harry is the smart, weak and sensitive one. Barry being the stronger always bosses and bullies Harry around. This makes you feel sympathetic towards Harry because of the way he feels about his brother. For example he is sick of being the weaker one or he wishes that he wants them to be more like brothers than rivals. BUT all of this changes when Harry decides to hide/stay in that mysterious shed over night. I recommend all readers especially sci-fi readers to read this book because throughout the book there are many twists and the ending is quite surprising. Also I recommend read other books done by Sleator because them too are just as good as this book
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5.0 out of 5 stars William sleator is a genious, Aug 12 2003
By jake (Usa) - See all my reviews
Well im am not so young as most other readers, i am 19. I have been a fan of william sleator since i was 14. once I was searching for a book, entitled the boy who reversed himself, which i tought had an interesting name. I found the whole william sleator series of books. This guy is a genious and his theory of 4th dimensional space and chaos theory are just brilliant. The way he writes it, into a childs novel is breathtaking. i can't get enough its crazy and it make me think, i hope he would visit my college one day.
sincerely Jake
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3.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Fantasy, May 10 2003
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Two identical twins Barry and Harry krasner, Harry is a rough kind of guy who is athletic and in the story he makes a suggestion to watch over there uncles empty farm. Harry who is very different he is gentle and sensitive he thinks, sure why not hoping that they would become close more like brothers instead of rivaling friends or enemies. The people who live near the farm house stay away because there is something scary and chilling about that old abandoned farm house. There is a shed that is locked on there property and they think all these creepy feelings are coming from there what they find in side is crazy and

I love the phrase on the front "it's not just a play house it is a portal into terror."
And it's not a play house it is a shed I hate that when people do dumb things like that.
And it was really interesting.

You should read this book and find out what is in that locked shed it will surprise you

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3.0 out of 5 stars Singularity
This book wasn't the best chunk of writing i've ever read but it was somewhat suspenceful and interesting. Read more
Published on Nov 4 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Spectacularly... disapointing
Mabye I'm biased because this is a manditory school reading book, but I really hated it. This book is about 2 twins, Harry and Barry Krasner, who go off to live at their uncle's... Read more
Published on April 29 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional!
The first thing I would like to say is that don't listen to those other reviewers. I cannot ever in my wildest imaginations understand why people would think Sleator's writing... Read more
Published on Feb 3 2001 by Joseph Kerr

4.0 out of 5 stars A Little Slower, and a Little Nore Serious, Than His Others
This book is a bit slower and has a less quirky tone to it. It is still definitely Sleator through and through, but it is a bit more serious. Read more
Published on Sep 7 2000 by David Rudel

4.0 out of 5 stars ** An incredible combination of mystery and sci-fi **
This book has what I look for in a brilliant, and intriguing science fiction. And I am an extremely picky person when it comes to that section of the libarary. Read more
Published on Jan 4 2000 by Laura Lingmann

5.0 out of 5 stars "This is one of the greatest book's ever! "
Singularity is great because it is really mysterious. They are going on a trip and the twins think their grandpa is weird. They look around the house. Read more
Published on Dec 17 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars "This is one of the greatest book's ever! "
Singularity is great because it is really mysterious. They are going on a trip and the twins think their grandpa is weird. They look around the house. Read more
Published on Dec 17 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Sleator's singular ability
While not a great work of literature, "Singularity" is still very much worth reading. The idea of a sort of reverse black hole is an interesting departure from more... Read more
Published on Dec 10 1999 by Anna Peak

5.0 out of 5 stars The sci-fi is just icing on the cake
The last time I read this book was probably about 10 years ago, and plausible or not, the sci-fi time warp aspect of it is not what has stuck with me all these years. Read more
Published on Aug 9 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars This book was exciting and well thought up.
This was the first book I read by William Sleator and it ended out being one of the best science-fiction books I had ever read. I encourage you to read this book 100%.
Published on July 8 1999

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