Flamingnet Student Book Reviewer HLM
Three humans who live in San Francisco led normal lives
until the earthquake of 1989. Warren, Leo, and Lily get
shaken into a journey through the Region of Neither Norr.
They learn of a society of short abnormal creatures in the
middle of the earth. While there, they experience odd
habits the community has towards death, religion, and
politics. They go on an intense journey facing their fears
and gaining some new ones.
This book is a mixture
between fantasy and comedy. It is brilliantly woven in
with differences between two worlds, with a surprising
twist in the story. The drawings entertained me throughout
the book, they were wonderful to look at. Although the
descriptions let my imagination run wild with my own
imagery as well. The Nuldoids dialect made for creative
enjoyment.
Reviewer Age:16
Reviewer City, State
and Country: Carlisle, PA United States
Russ Woody is an Emmy and Golden Globe winning
writer. This is his first book, after spending years in
the trenches of Hollywood. He has written and produced
such notable shows as Murphy Brown, Mad About You, Cybill,
Becker and The Drew Carey Show, among others. He has also
written for Hill Street Blues and St. Elsewhere.
Russ grew up in Northern California (Oakland,
Walnut Creek, Red Bluff, Salinas, Sacramento, Chico). He
graduated from CSU, Chico in 1979. He moved to Los Angeles
in 1980 where he worked as a Production Assistant on
Benson and Bosom Buddies before working as a television
writer. In the early 1980s he was hired in Development at
MTM (Mary Tyler Moore's company).
Other shows he has written for are Benson,
Webster, Fantasy Island, Newhart, Easy Street, Valerie,
Slap Maxwell, Parenthood, Good Sports, Smoldering Lust
(The Black Tie Affair), Room For Two, Good Advice, Double
Rush, Style & Substance and Notes From The Underbelly.
Russ lives in Los Angeles and Ventura with his
wife, Catherine Campbell, his sons, Henry and Joe.
He is frequently available for guest lecturing.
I love this book. What seems like a light-hearted romp
through a world of small creatures and fantastic settings,
becomes a significant story about life, love, death and
rebirth. An intoxicating journey, fun all the way through.
I did not want to stop reading.
MARSHA MASON
actress
"Lewis Carroll with a touch of Mark Twain. On the
surface, The Wheel of Nuldoid is a wonderfully playful
fantasy for kids, with an adult philosophy primer below. A
fantastic trip all around."
IAN
GURVITZ
Television
Writer/Producer
"Unbeknownst to most 'crustoids,' as humans are
referred to in The Wheel of Nuldoid, Earth's rotation is
powered by a giant wheel situated in the center of our
planet. Specifically, it is powered by crystals that are
located in the upper crust, but which are collected every
so often by the creatures who dwell around the Wheel of
Nuldoid. Nuldoids are rather amicably disagreeable
creatures, who love nothing more than to argue and insult
one another. Their existence is not known to many, but
more than a few notable names in history have journeyed to
Nuldoid and seen the Wheel for themselves. Add to this
list the name Warren Worst, whose story is told in bright
detail in The Wheel of Nuldoid. This book tells of the
journey of Warren, Lily, and Leo to Nuldoid to restore the
crystal power and save the planet.
"This book is an absolute treasure, a
story that would be great fun to read to one's children
over the course of many late-night bedtime storytelling
sessions. Who knew that such delightful little creatures,
full of quarrels and bad grammar, could exist? The world
beneath the surface of Earth is full of wondrous things,
all detailed with vivid awe. The story is unpredictable,
which makes it that much more of an adventure to read; for
instance, due to the nature of death in Nuldoid, many
characters are killed off completely unexpectedly. This is
sad, from a certain angle, but the story continues along
so smoothly that the reader quickly becomes engrossed in
the next segment of the adventure. The plot twists and
turns and snakes around a good bit, leaving you
continuously wondering who's really good and who's bad.
Ultimately, you will be left rooting for our three heroes:
Warren, Lily, and Leo. All three are multi-faceted
characters who the reader grows to truly care about. The
ending is a bit of a surprise, but ultimately extremely
satisfying. The Wheel of Nuldoid is a great story to get
lost in."
HOLLY
SCUDERO
Sacramento
Book Review
SacramentoBookReview.com
Official website of THE WHEEL OF NULDOID
www.nuldoid.com
