The Computer That Ate My Brother by Dean Marney

'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. Kathleen Brachmann, Highland Park Public Library, Ill.Ĭopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. The plot moves quickly enough, and there are some wonderful flashes of humor, but as a whole the book is marred by Roger's totally unrealistic transformation and by the hokey and unrealistic 'release of power' between Harry and the computer. Harry's whiny, self-pitying narrative soon becomes annoying. While Harry bemoans Roger's awful personality, readers see very little interaction between the two boys Roger remains undeveloped, and he appears so briefly and infrequently that his reputation as a disgusting, predelinquent creep is unfounded. Through a thoroughly unbelievable 'mind meld' with the computer, Harry brings back a more likable Roger. Yet he is totally unprepared to cope when the computer zaps Harry's obnoxious older brother, Roger. Harry is intrigued by his birthday present, a computer that somehow talks to him, exhibits human emotions and stages unpredictable disappearances. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Grade 4-7 A good idea gone terribly astray.

Harry's whiny, self-pitying narrative soon becomes annoying. The Computer that Ate My Brother Dean Marney Scholastic Incorporated, 1987 - Brothers- 124 pages 1Review Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when.

Grade 4-7 A good idea gone terribly astray.

The Computer That Ate My Brother by Dean Marney