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Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences

by Brian Yansky (Goodreads Author)

3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 · rating details · 152 ratings · 56 reviews

A polite race of telepathic killer aliens, a ten-second world conquest, and one teenage boy collide in this wry, gutsy adventure.

Jesse is in history class when a formidable, efficient race of aliens quietly takes over the earth in less time than it takes him to brush his teeth. Most humans simply fall asleep and never wake up. In moments, everyone Jesse knows and loves is...more

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Published October 12th 2010 by Candlewick Press

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Jun 20, 2012 Lesley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction

This book may be suffering from false advertising: from the title and blurbs, I certainly started reading it because I thought it would be a "fun joyride," as promised. It was not. It was actually much more, very moving and thought-provoking. I can tell why the publishers wanted to lure readers in with promises of wacky hijinks--and maybe there are people who find global genocide humorous--but I did very little laughing. Which is not to say it's completely somber and depressing. There's enough l...more

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Dec 08, 2011 Sandra Desjardins rated it 5 of 5 stars

Sandra’s Sentiments: I thought the book was excellent. Not only is it well written, it is also loaded with quirky humor that makes you crave more! I love Jesse (the protagonist), and I totally dig his relationship with his father. Jesse’s mother was an English teacher, which helps keep profanity to a minimal – it fact, it adds to the overall humor of the book because Jesse comes up with ‘proper ways’ of swearing that tickle your funny bone.

There’s definitely romance (which I love to read about!)...more

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Aug 25, 2011 Chris rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: not-graphic, sci-fi, ya

It should be clear that you are weak and we are strong. You are now our slave, unless you are unable to be a slave, in which case you are dead. We are sorry for your loss. This is a most excellent planet. Lovely blue sky. Most excellent green vegetation. We are going to like it here. Thank you for not completely destroying it.

The Sanginians are the greatest beings in the known universe, as they are quick to let everyone know, and they just spent the last ten seconds conquering Earth. That's all...more It should be clear that you are weak and we are strong. You are now our slave, unless you are unable to be a slave, in which case you are dead. We are sorry for your loss. This is a most excellent planet. Lovely blue sky. Most excellent green vegetation. We are going to like it here. Thank you for not completely destroying it.

The Sanginians are the greatest beings in the known universe, as they are quick to let everyone know, and they just spent the last ten seconds conquering Earth. That's all it took. One mental attack and most of the planet's inhabitants were simply switched off, the remaining few claimed as product in their ever expanding empire. Jesse is one of the "lucky" few who will get to spend the rest of his life in slavery as product, doing any labor the Sanginians require. They have the ability to control, kill, or maim with a thought, and ideas of rebellion or resistance are futile since they communicate mentally and read minds. Except Jesse begins to find himself picking up stray thoughts from others, and he dreams of a strange, isolated girl who says there are a few rebels in the mountains who have found a way to kill Sanginians. Should he allow himself any hope?

I chose to read this one because of what Yansky says in his author bio on the back jacket flap: "I started off wanting to write the feel-good alien invasion novel of the year (which sounds presumptuous until you realize there probably wouldn't have been any competition), but the situation--the destruction of most of the earth's population and the enslavement of the survivors--redirected my aim. Now it seems I've written a funny-serious novel about alien invasion and the survival of the human race--an almost-feel-good alien invasion novel. Hope you like it." I mostly did. He got the funny part right and enough of the serious to keep me hooked and interested in reading more, but the serious emotion and character growth didn't work quite as well as I would have liked. It was a quick read that I enjoyed and I would read it again, but I wasn't moved by it.(less)

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Jun 06, 2011 Asenath rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-reluctant-boys-will-read, wishlist

I was surprised by this book--I didn't think I'd enjoy it as much as I did. This book is very fast paced; not suspenseful, but the author doesn't spend a lot of time on description. The novel starts with the action: Earth is invaded, and taken over, by aliens. Boom. Done. Moving on.

The plot was rather basic, but enjoyable. I liked how Yansky was able to compare the alien colonization to the colonization of the America's without being preachy.

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Feb 11, 2011 Maggie rated it 4 of 5 stars

At first, I thought - "Oh, no. This is going to be very middle school." But it wasn't. Jesse is in his teens when an Alien race invades and conquers Earth in "less time than it takes me to brush my teeth." It was ten seconds. And what Jesse soon comes to realize is that most of the population does not survive; those who remain alive are mostly in their teens and twenties. They are referred to as, "product" which equates to slave. Jesse discovers that he is able to read minds; he can hear Alien's...more

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Jan 21, 2011 Diane rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi, aliens

Jesse is sitting in history class when he gets a message…..in his head! “Stand by for a message” it says, and then he hears that the world has been conquered by aliens – in only 10 seconds. People all around him are dropping off to sleep, only they do not wake up. Jesse and a few others are gathered up and discover that they are considered “product” and destined to be slaves for the alien invaders. When Jesse starts to converse with a girl in his dreams, he realizes that some of the human produ...more

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Dec 16, 2010 Rosalia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, boy-reads, scifi, young-adult

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Feb 27, 2012 Phoebe rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, science-fiction, intergalactic-academy-reviews

Full review at the Intergalactic Academy.

Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences opens like a fairly typical lower-YA/upper-MG novel, with our hero sitting, bored, in class. This lasts all of a few seconds, because he soon hears a voice in his head apologizing for his imminent loss. Initially, Jesse is puzzled–until he realizes that everyone around him has just dropped dead. The world has just been conquered by little green men, and it’s taken all of a few seconds.

He’s shuffled off to a sort of...more Full review at the Intergalactic Academy.

Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences opens like a fairly typical lower-YA/upper-MG novel, with our hero sitting, bored, in class. This lasts all of a few seconds, because he soon hears a voice in his head apologizing for his imminent loss. Initially, Jesse is puzzled–until he realizes that everyone around him has just dropped dead. The world has just been conquered by little green men, and it’s taken all of a few seconds.

He’s shuffled off to a sort of human internment camp, and it’s here that the real story begins. Jesse is considered “product” by the silent, psychic Sanginians. He forges friendships with another boy, Michael, as well as two girls. Soon the quartet are gossiping and flirting with one another, finding solace and some modicum of normalcy in their relationship. As Jesse muses:

“I admit on our way back to the library that Addyen isn’t so bad for an alien. We find Michael and Lindsey and talk for while, almost like friends at school. I feel almost, I don’t know, normal.

“Lindsey and Laure even agree that women shouldn’t wear fur. Lauren is a dog person and Lindsey is a cat person, but they both feel that wearing animal fur is wrong and gross. (49)

Most of the novel is told this way, in the same sort of natural, easy, authentically adolescent voice. But it’s in the interchapters that Alien Invasion . . . becomes truly interesting. In these communiques between Lord Vert (alien master of the household in which Jesse is a slave), and his father, we learn of the man’s petty insecurities, his anxiety over forging a new colony, and his desire to prove himself to his dad.

It’s a double-edged coming-of-age story, then–one that’s not afraid to even mildly humanize the antagonists who have swiftly murdered all of humanity, in violation of even their own moral codes. Yansky raises subtle comparisons between the Sanginian occupation and other political massacres. There are the obvious parallels between the enslaved humans here and throughout history (“Good masters,” Jesse quips, “That’s the best we can hope for now”), but also more subtle, underlying thematic comparisons between occupied Earth–green and peaceful and without pollution or war–and, say, Nazi Germany, where the trains always ran on time.

It’s heavy. But Yansky doesn’t lecture his audience. Instead, these ideas are communicated subtly, through a sort of mournful tone beneath the classic, pulpy alien invasion stuff. But there’s a heady dose of hope here, too. The human teenagers slowly come into their own psychic powers, powers capable of raising resistance, no matter how meek, to the forces of their alien overlords. More importantly, Jesse comes to terms with the death he’s faced and the losses he’s experienced. This is a grounded, human story.

The closest comparison would be Vonnegut. There’s a similar tone here, a similar sense of the inherent goodness of humanity even amid all this mess. That gives Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences a very broad appeal, potentially. While the novel’s blurb would have you believe that this is an action-packed, wacky story aimed squarely at teenage boys, there are a host of characters here (three strong girls! it even passes the Bechdel test) who are vividly drawn and relatable. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to any sci-fi fan, male or female–including adult fans who are fond of deep books in pulp settings. (less)

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Apr 02, 2011 Ruth rated it 3 of 5 stars

Very basic plotline, with not much intricate detail. Mostly, Alien Invasion is just a cake without the frosting and decorations. You can still eat a plain cake, but it's obvious that some of the flavor is gone. Okay, so that was probably not the best comparison, but that's what i thought of after finishing this book. What I'm really trying to say is that I felt that the author could have elaborated on some of the details. It's not always bad to over-dramatize everything, and that was something t...more Very basic plotline, with not much intricate detail. Mostly, Alien Invasion is just a cake without the frosting and decorations. You can still eat a plain cake, but it's obvious that some of the flavor is gone. Okay, so that was probably not the best comparison, but that's what i thought of after finishing this book. What I'm really trying to say is that I felt that the author could have elaborated on some of the details. It's not always bad to over-dramatize everything, and that was something that Alien Invasion was lacking in. The deaths were quick and neat, the aliens were very polite, and everything is a little heavy on the side of being matter-of-fact.

I was a little shocked at how many deaths occur in this book. And how they were described as casually as talking about umm, cakes. Each step in the plot was very neat and orderly, and there were no unnesessary scenes. And I mean no unecessary scenes, like as in zero, zip, NADA. Every scene got straight to the point, and there was not enough time to let some emotions fully settle in before the plot moved on to the next scene. It's like taking a roller coaster ride, but without any of the fear, exhilaration, etc. that you feel while you're on it.

I'm not sure why this book is proclaimed as being "...Fast, fun funicular of a joyride." (Pete Hautman) or "Combines humor, philosiphical depth, and a sparkling imagination to create a work that is thoroughly enjoyable" (Fransisco X. Stork) or even as "Wry, fierce, richly imagined- the total conquest of humanity has never been so entertaining" (Cynthia Leitich Smith) . (these were all from the back of the book) In all of these reviews/comments, they all seem to be labeling Alien Invasion as an amusing, lighthearted book. It's rather obvious how they're selling the book. But when you actually get around to reading, you begin to wonder what these people are talking about. How is having aliens kill 90% of the human population in "less than ten seconds" "enjoyable" ? Maybe it's supposed to be satirical, but the author seems pretty serious. I don't get it.
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Oct 28, 2011 Melanie Au added it

Shelves: science-fiction, ya

Jesse is sitting in History class one day when everyone in his entire class suddenly slumps over on their desks. He hears a strange voice in his head: "I am Lord Vertenomous and I claim this planet in the name of the Republic of Sanginia. You have been conquered by the greatest beings in the known universe. It took ten seconds."
At first Jesse thinks he's gone crazy -- but realizes the invasion is real when he is unsuccessful in waking any of his classmates and runs outside to discover that ever...more

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Oct 10, 2010 S. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads, young-adult, sci-fi

Update: I did not realize I would be receiving an "uncorrected proof" of this book. That said, it was cleaner by far than many of the final copies I've purchased lately! I encountered three or four errors in spelling or a missing word or two. Not a lot to deal with. Impressive these days!

On to the book: I was originally attracted to the book because of the title. However, after reading it I don't feel the title fits very well. The title, to me, implied a light-hearted YA science fiction romp. Wi...more

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Feb 12, 2012 TC rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, ya

The second half of this book, where the action is, read like a short story written for a sci fi magazine; as something disposable, hastily written, and pressed for space. I'm not much for long, drawn out battle scenes, but even I think a fight to the death with a big baddie should last more than one paragraph. It's as if the author just wanted to get this part of the story over with so he could wrap it up.

It seems from the first half, as the story quickly takes root of an invasion by colonizing...more

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Oct 02, 2010 Gmr rated it 4 of 5 stars

Wow...this was a majorly quick read, but good nonetheless! It took all of about 2 days with multiple interuptions along the way and believe me, you won't want their to be anything standing between you and the end of this book. It's one of the only "alien" novels I've read thus far but I found the author's storyline rather intriguing. It's written with a combination of narratives by Jesse, our lead character, and journal entries from the intimating Lord Vert...well at least that's what the Jesse...more

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Nov 30, 2010 Brenda rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book takes a concept that has been done before - aliens taking over the world - and presents it in a different light.

Jessie is your average high school student with only the average worries any teenager has. But that all changes the day the aliens force, Sanginians, take over the world and turns all of the surviving humans into slaves.

The Sanginians are an alien force that use their massive mind power to not only communicate with each other but to also conquer other "less civilized" life-...more

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Oct 06, 2010 Cheryl-Lynn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

A first reads good reads win!
3.5 stars. I wasn't sure how I would like this book because I'm not a huge sci-fi reader. However, this book was very good! The storyline was interesting and the character's likable and often quite funny. Earth gets taken over in ten seconds with few survivors (well, when compared with the world population). Jesse is the only person from his entire school that doesn't just "fall asleep." Interesting, modern take on slavery and view of what we have done to our world w...more

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Apr 26, 2011 Bookworm1858 rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2011, book-battle, ya-read

Alien Invasion and Other Inconveniences by Brian Yansky
Candlewick Press, 2010
227 pages
YA; Fantasy
3.5/5 stars

Source: Library

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It takes ten seconds for the aliens to invade Earth, killing most of the population but allowing a few with higher mind powers to live and serve as slaves. One of those is Jesse, narrator and high school student. At the reassignment camp, he meets four others who survived and they plan a desperate escape from the aliens.

This was a pre...more

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Jul 07, 2011 Mary rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

An interesting SF young adult novel on an alien takeover of the earth. Characterization is strong, the action is fast paced and humor lightens the grim story line. Jesse is in history class and in the same time it takes for him to brush his teeth, Sanginians have invaded Earth using their tremendous mental powers to turn all of humanity into their slaves. Most of the earth's population goes to sleep and they do not wake up. Jesse become a product and develops telepathic powers and finds others w...more

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Dec 08, 2010 Spencer Ledoux rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is a fantastic jaunt through the not so distant present. The title of the book leaves absolutely not mystery of its overall premise. However, one of this book's truly enjoyable moments is watching the development of the "hero" (and I use that term lightly) as he struggles to accept and understand his new and evolving role under his new alien masters. The protagonist is certainly no knight in shining armor, and the ensuing conflict between his personality and his newly found abilities kept m...more

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Jan 17, 2011 Claire rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: middle/high school reluctant readers

Shelves: 8th-grade-and-up, high-low, guys-read, high-school-and-beyond

The witty title got my interest. The book itself is an amusing adventure. Aliens invade earth, take 10 seconds to ‘turn off’ all the people they don’t want on the planet. They communicate mentally with the remaining populous who have (lucky, lucky) been chosen to be slaves for the invaders. A number of themes are touched on- not the least the value of lateral thinking, self confidence, persistence, ecological peril, imperialism and hubris. The Main main characters are chaste but there are sexual...more

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Nov 07, 2010 Diana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

I had never read a book about alien invasions or anything like that so I didn't really know what to expect. Having said this, it was a really good book!

Jesse is in class when everything changes in 10 seconds. His classmates and mostly everyone has fallen asleep, or what looks like it. Soon he is working for the aliens that have taken over the world along with those who survived. He makes friends and they all know they must leave that place if they want to survive.

Jesse was a fun character. He...more

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Nov 21, 2010 Kristen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-it, sci-fi, youngadult

Why I read this: When I first heard of the book, I laughed my butt off. I love the book description and was excited to do a tour with Teen Book Scene for this book.

Plot: I have to say, I didn't think this book would be as serious as it was. Yes, it had humorous moments, but definitely a serious plot line - so serious that lots of people and aliens did die. It was interesting seeing the progression of what happened after the quickest invasion of a world ever. You follow the character Jesse, who s...more

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Nov 01, 2010 Christie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

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Jesse finds himself among the small group of survivors left after Earth is invaded by aliens. His classification as superior product lands him an assignment living at the alien leaders’s home. While there he meets other survivors (also superior product), and friendships are formed. They hope for escape and survival, but know breaking through the alien security measures would be impossible. When Jesse begins to visit a girl in his dreams, who just happens to have inside info about the aliens...more

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Oct 06, 2010 E. Anderson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Every once in a while a novel comes along and you read it and you think holy crap, why didn’t I think of that?

I wasn’t even through Chapter One of Brian Yansky‘s latest, ALIEN INVASION & OTHER INCONVENIENCES when I started to feel this way. Oh, the plot envy. It can be soul-sucking.

But of course this novel was so good — so very, very good — that the plot envy was overcome. And I just wanted to hug and squeeze this book and tell all my friends about it and show my cats who just sort of stared...more Every once in a while a novel comes along and you read it and you think holy crap, why didn’t I think of that?

I wasn’t even through Chapter One of Brian Yansky‘s latest, ALIEN INVASION & OTHER INCONVENIENCES when I started to feel this way. Oh, the plot envy. It can be soul-sucking.

But of course this novel was so good — so very, very good — that the plot envy was overcome. And I just wanted to hug and squeeze this book and tell all my friends about it and show my cats who just sort of stared at me and maybe rubbed their faces on the corners or took a nap on it. Siiiiigh.

ALIEN INVASION & OTHER INCONVENIENCES is the story of Jesse, an average Texas high schooler who goes from carefree to living a nightmare in the mere ten seconds it takes for Lord Vertenomous and his alien race, the Sanginians, to conquer the planet. The Sanginians only saved a select few of Earth’s people, the rest of whom simply stopped. They sort of looked asleep, until the clean up crew came and took all the bodies. Now a slave, Jesse is transported to Lord Vertenomous’ HQ in Austin, where he meets former superstar football player, Michael, save-the-earth-y do-gooder Lauren, and aspiring supermodel Lindsey. Just kids, they’ve watched their world crumble to pieces around them, as the aliens destroy all machines and make them paint everything green.

The aliens communicate only with their minds and refer to humans as “product.” And it seems that this will be their life, without hope of escape, until Jesse dreams his way to Catlin, a girl who claims to be there in the house with them, a prisoner, and who knows things about the Sanginians that can help Jesse and his friends. That’s when the really weird stuff starts to happen. Jesse starts hearing his friends’ thoughts. And together they realize that they all are developing telepathic abilities, as if the aliens have awoken something in them. It may be too late to save their friends and famillies, but joined together, this group of kids who probably wouldn’t have ever even talked to eachother before the invasion think they might have found hope for humanity.

ALIEN INVASION is science fiction — a genre that I love and that so many readers enjoy and which could definitely use more fab books like this — but I think it will beyond its niche to enchant readers of contemporary fiction as well. The honest and real friendships, the sense of failure in the face of imminent doom. the blurry line between friend and foe — these are the things readers will connect with. Of course there’s also the wry humor with which Jesse tells the story, the silliness of the oddly polite aliens, the diverse cast of characters. Or there’s the fact that when CERTAIN THINGS WHICH I CANNOT MENTION happen you will want to throw the book against the wall while you hold back tears…and then go grab it and pet it and say you’re sorry so you can find out what happens next. These are things that make ALIEN INVASION & OTHER INCONVENIENCES a must-read. And I’m not just saying that ’cause Brian Yansky is awesome. But, just so you know, he is.(less)

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Apr 10, 2011 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Reviewed by Kira M for TeensReadToo.com

Jesse is having the worst day of his life. It took less time for the aliens to conquer Earth than it does for you to brush your teeth.

Unfortunately, he can pick up on what the aliens say in his mind. This makes him a "superior," "hearing" product who is forced to work in the house of Lord Vetrenomous (the conquering alien lord) doing physical tasks to get the place ready for more aliens.

Longing for escape, he makes friends with some people who want the same...more

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Jan 07, 2012 Rose rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Eh. It started out too quick; in the middle of the first page the invasion happened. I would have liked to learn more about that main character guy, whatever his name was. Also, if Lindsey was a smoker, aren't there side-effects to quitting cold-turkey? She seemed totally fine. But I have to give it points for taking place in Austin, Texas. There were some good jokes, too. Overall, it was an okay book for one about aliens.

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Mar 12, 2011 Matthew rated it 2 of 5 stars

This was clearly a YA book, which had some interesting moments but in all was forgettable. Teens falling in love while they become slaves to aliens that can only talk through telepathy. It didn't cover any of the existential points it could have, and at times was actually frustrating.

For what it was, there were moments that made it a good ride, but there was no meat on the bone. There are better YA fiction (and sci-fi) available so stick to that and away from this.

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May 11, 2012 Wayne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Definitely a YA book, but quite humorous. A quick easy read. Felt the ending was a little too rushed and anti-climatic but good nonetheless. Definitely geared towards boys since the story follows from a teen's boy perspective and there is a little bit of bathroom humour. While the overall subject is a little down, it is handled with a light enough hand that it's not depressing or too deep.

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Oct 17, 2010 Ricki rated it 4 of 5 stars

I expected this to be a humorous, light read (the title is a bit deceiving), but the issues were much more serious than I expected. That being said, I really enjoyed it. It is a very quick read, and it held my interest the entire time. It would be a great book for reluctant readers. My only complaint is that it ends very suddenly, and I was left wondering if there is an anticipated sequel.

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Aug 13, 2011 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: audiobook, fantasy

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Aliens have conquered the earth (like it was that hard) and only a few human lives have been spared. Teenaged Jesse is one of these humans. As the aliens prepare the planet earth for their takeover, Jesse is deemed "product" and forced to act as a slave for the aliens. Will he and his new friends ever be able to take back their planet?

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Jan 03, 2012 Teresa Garrett rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, sci-fi, ya

This is a page turner. What happens if Earth is invaded and conquered in less than a minute? What if most people are killed and only a few people: products aka slaves are left behind? The aliens as bad as they are are actually really good for the environment and set about colonizing the entire planet unaware that the "products" are evolving and coming together. Suspenseful to the max. Hoping for a sequel.

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