Martians Go Home - I've read it

 
One thing you can say of this novel, without a doubt. It's really unique.

You will never find other similar descriptions of an alien invasion. You will never find aliens likewise detestable.

(no, even if you watch 'The host')

'Martians Go Home' is a very funny novel describing, as mentioned, an alien invasion a bit special. There is no mother spaceship. There's no sightings, or a warning to humanity before destruction.

The Martians arrive, all together, suddenly.

They are bodiless. They can't be touched, but can be seen and heard. They can kwim wherever they want. They see in the dark. They see through walls, safes, protections of all kinds. They are particularly good at languages and can interact with each terrestrial in no time.

But these are not their main traits.

Their main trait is that they are quite intolerable. Hateful. A pain in the ass. Annoying beyond belief.

In just a few words, they are trolls.


And, since coming on Earth, the only purpose of the Martians is just trolling every human being who comes within range.

You can say, "And what it takes? Just ignore them. Don't feed the trolls."

Try it.

Try working, eating, studying, reading, driving, indulge in any activity that requires concentration. Try to have sex while those little creatures are looking at you (even across the sheets) and comment. And always commenting offensively.

Try to not even be able to hit them, move them, hide from them. Not being able to get rid of them in any way.

Is it a nightmare? It is. But it's also terribly funny.

And if you want to know how it ends, if humanity manages to get rid of this unusual threat, then you need to recover this old novel (*) and read it all in one go.

It's worth it, Mack.



(*) Side note: I have found the edition shown at the beginning of the post in a small flea market. I was looking for it for a long time and, when I saw the cover appearing from an old cardboard box, I think I missed a couple of heartbeats. This is what happens with old science fiction classics.