The Revolving Boy

By Gertrude Friedberg

Book Overview

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345287703
• ISBN13: 9780345287700
• Release Date: April 1980
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Looking for short, simple, fun, original SF?

Tired of all the bloated, new SF on the shelf that isn't worth your time, let alone money? Stop right here. The answer to finding new SF that is enjoyable may not lie in weeding through the chaff of new writers. Instead try looking for old books, that just never quite hit the Heinlein, Asimov level of noteriety. Revolving Boy is almost like Flatland in how it is short, easy to read, yet interesting and new. The author takes a very simple concept and runs with it. If you lived through the 70s, you'll recognize a bit the dystopic future that the story is set in...sort of retro. But it's still a warm vision...and the story is more about people. Really, really good stuff...but in a simple package. Give it a shot. This was an Ace Special. And for good reason.

This is the best book of all time!

In this book you see the uniquely talented/disabled character of Derv Nagy grow from a very young leaning todler to a towering old man. You watch as his unusual way of birth throws him into what could be the most important discovery of his time. The society that he develops in is well described and very believeable. The love of his wife, who has absolute pitch, and the fear and frustration of keeping a secret are constatly tugging him in different directions. An old run down sky tracking site and the leaning of an old man just might hold the key to unraveling the universe.

Derv Nagy is a one of a kind character, that I will remember

I love the way the book was written and the way the author would throw in new things and they would be understandable with out an explanation. I have read the book about ten times in the past year. The Revolving Boy stands out as a one of a kind book, that I will always remember. My connection with Derv Nagy is something that can not be explained.

Original SF, written with a sure hand.

The protagonist of this book, Derv Nagy, has an apparent physical disability that causes him to be--well--different, but in the end becomes an element in a highly original science fiction novel. Gertrude Friedberg's writing style is simple and unadorned in the extreme, which appeals to me, as I am generally not fond of writing that is so stylish that it distracts one's attention from the narrative. That is no problem here. Should be interesting and understandable to readers from around age 10 on up. I've read a great deal of science fiction, and this one stands out as one of the most unique.