natcommon's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
A great start to a series that I think is going to be a lot of fun. ^_^
A great start to a series that I think is going to be a lot of fun. ^_^
marie101's review against another edition
5.0
Every now and again I think about this series. I adored this book when I was younger. It was whimsical and silly. I liked his writing style. As an adult it reminds me of Pushing Daisies. I mean who else has a toothpick as a villain? 10/10 one of my favorites.
richellegoodrich's review against another edition
3.0
It took me a long time to read this book, mostly because I never quite got hooked on the story. The author used quite a bit of creativity developing his characters, and the ideas behind Foo were interesting, but none of the personalities or relationships were moving enough to grab me. The Gateway to Foo was a fun adventure that might appeal to middle grade readers. Perhaps my hopes were set too high when I started the book; it wasn't what I expected.
cinelune's review against another edition
3.0
Way more childish than I remember definitely for 10 year olds which is when I read it first interesting world tho
jbuck1975's review against another edition
4.0
This was our audio book last month in the car. I found it a couple years ago for a dollar at Waldenbooks, before that went out of business. I put it on the shelf to save for when we needed a book to listen to. No one wants to ever be without a book do they? I plan for this awful possibility so much that we could be snowed in for months and I would never run out of new books to read.
But back to the book, I had my doubts about it because it seemed like if was reduced to a dollar it must not have been very good. It turns out it is the first book in a children's fantasy series. Foo is a world connected to ours, where all dreams happen, sometimes people are sucked into Foo from places where sidewalks don't quite meet up. Currently in Foo there is a being who wants to rule both Foo and our world and the only ones who can save it are two teenagers, as well as two beings from Foo who have come here to guide them.
There is a lot of adventure and a few somewhat scary scenes. Suspense is well done and the worlds seem real. I am on the fence about continuing the series. I wasn't a big fan of the readers voice, not that I can narrow down what it was about his reading, but something about it made me less likely to want to listen if that makes sense. If I find the next book at the library we'll keep going, but I don't see myself buying more of them. They reminded me a bit of the Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins and maybe even a touch of Harry Potter or Spiderwick Chronicles.
But back to the book, I had my doubts about it because it seemed like if was reduced to a dollar it must not have been very good. It turns out it is the first book in a children's fantasy series. Foo is a world connected to ours, where all dreams happen, sometimes people are sucked into Foo from places where sidewalks don't quite meet up. Currently in Foo there is a being who wants to rule both Foo and our world and the only ones who can save it are two teenagers, as well as two beings from Foo who have come here to guide them.
There is a lot of adventure and a few somewhat scary scenes. Suspense is well done and the worlds seem real. I am on the fence about continuing the series. I wasn't a big fan of the readers voice, not that I can narrow down what it was about his reading, but something about it made me less likely to want to listen if that makes sense. If I find the next book at the library we'll keep going, but I don't see myself buying more of them. They reminded me a bit of the Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins and maybe even a touch of Harry Potter or Spiderwick Chronicles.
jenleecat's review against another edition
3.0
Started this book with the boys today...and...oh it's good so far! Corey finished it on his own in Arizona, and so me and the boys decided to read it as well. This is book 1 in the series. Can't wait to see what transpires!!
roshk99's review against another edition
3.0
This is an interesting series. Relatively unique idea for the plot. Leven is not a bad hero, but the Silver and Leven pairing is way too cliche. The romance will probably happen in later books and the foreshadowing of this somewhat ruins the book.