The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization

from delphica

(#33 in the 2009 Book Challenge) Oh, Daniel Pinkwater, I love you so. I would totally run away with you (in a chaste way) to go live on an island populated by reptiles. I think if anyone else tried to do what he does with his wacky plots, it would come off as contrived and trying too hard and gim...

from krau0098

I had no idea what to expect from this book, but with a subtitle of "How Neddie took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization", how can you go wrong? I actually saw the sequel to this book "The Yggyssey" and it peaked my interest, so I got the first book from the library and read it. ...

from jennyo

This is a great little story about a kid who moves from Chicago to L.A. and has lots of adventures along the way. There's a very important turtle, a swashbuckling movie star and his son, a circus, and even a mammoth. Pinkwater's a good storyteller, and I think my kids will absolutely love this bo...

from scote23

Finding it a little hard to get into so far...I found that the story didn't really pick up until the end of disc 2 or the beginning of 3. I found myself drifting off a lot. It does get better toward the end and there are definitely snorting moments. Good if you can make it past the beginning. Als...

from cindywho

Pinkwater does manage to pull off quirkiness in a way that comes across as a sense of wonder and fun. Most of the story is a 50's nostalgia trip to Los Angeles, the rest is some kind of trippy religious experience, which is not as fun, though not awful. Pinkwater narrates the audio book well.