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Summary: An tale of interplanetary invasion... with a twist
Review: A very original variation of the theme of invasion of
earth by allien creatures. Yes, very light science fiction
with a hint of humor. I particularly enjoyed reading
some of the methods humans tried to get rid of the plague.
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Summary: This book is what I love about science fiction ...
Review: Science fiction has a bad reputation because there is just so much junk. However, if you find the good stuff, there's not much better. This book has got it all--it moves fast, it's funny, and, most important, it's about something. The Martians invade and are everywhere. Using their powers of teleportation and their sense of mischief, they make the very notion of privacy at risk. It's not like this is deep philosophy, but it's more than a quick laugh too. You read it, you have fun, and it makes you think. SF at its best.
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Summary: The Martians are coming, the Martians are coming!
Review: This book is absolutely adorable. It is science fiction with a humorous attitude, but indeed, the Martians have arrived. It's slightly reminiscent of Welle's famous Martian arrival, with the exception that these Martians are real, and they have definitely arrived. They first appear to Luke Devereaux, a struggling writer who has borrowed a lone cabin in the middle of nowhere to try to break his writer's block. An ominous knock on the door. Yet no prior sound of a car so far out in the desert, cautiously Luke opens the door. And so it begins. Yes, they ARE little green men, and they are everywhere, and sanity becomes a matter of degrees for most earthlings. And the Martians stay. And stay. And stay. One must get used to living with these irritating, caustic, sarcastic little green things that can pop in and out anytime and anywhere, and wreak havoc on anyone and anything. The human race is being driven crazy! The Martians have no harmful intent it seems, except to disrupt the lives of everyone on earth. They simply must be dealt with. Written in 1955, this story gets an A+ in my book. I had just randomly grabbed it off my shelf for a quick-read. I was immediately hooked and was finished in two days. This book needs to be on the bestseller list!
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Summary: Humorous SF, with a nice sense of symmetry.....
Review: This is one that I read many moons ago & still keep on a shelf alongside my many other dog-eared paperback SF classics. If you ever notice a movie version of this story on TV, please don't pre-judge the book-just switch the channel, because the movie is wretched. The book, however, cleverly brings in elements such a mass-media system that dominates the world economy (and places it in a most vulnerable position), a burgeoning quick-fix mental health industry, and a new twist on the paranoid notion of a mass invasion by our neighbors from the Red Planet. If you like classic SF from the 1950's and happen to find this one in a used book store, pick it up and enjoy it.
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Summary: Humorous SF, with a nice sense of symmetry.....
Review: This is one that I read many moons ago & still keep on a shelf alongside my many other dog-eared paperback SF classics. If you ever notice a movie version of this story on TV, please don't pre-judge the book-just switch the channel, because the movie is wretched. The book, however, cleverly brings in elements such a mass-media system that dominates the world economy (and places it in a most vulnerable position), a burgeoning quick-fix mental health industry, and a new twist on the paranoid notion of a mass invasion by our neighbors from the Red Planet. If you like classic SF from the 1950's and happen to find this one in a used book store, pick it up and enjoy it.
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Summary: Funnies SF Book ever read...!
Review: Yes, it is the funnies SF book I've ever read. Read it along with authors like H. Harrison (Bill, the Galactic Hero) or Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide). I wonder why this fine book is out of print. Order it anyway!!!
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