Liquid Sky

by Anne Carlisle

Young drug dealers and junkies in New York become caught up with a mysterious and dangerous UFO

Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction

186 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Tyler Day · Rating 4 out of 5]

The movie "Liquid Sky" is a fantastic movie from the time period (1982), but I didn't know this book existed until recently I looked up the movie soundtrack. The book was written by co-author of the film and actress, Anne Carlisle, who is very talented in her many roles. She wrote this book after the movie to explain most of the characters motivations and thoughts. I recommend having a high level of familiarity with the movie, since the book has abrupt shifts in perspective that would confuse otherwise. It is a detailed companion piece to the film. I wish there had been more scenes included that weren't in the final cut of the film, but I very much enjoyed reading this book, along with revisiting the movie's soundtrack.

[Serdar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most indie-art-punk-experimental movies don't get novelizations, which makes this a curious project for that reason alone. Anne Carlisle both starred in (by way of a dual role) and cowrote "Liquid Sky" the movie -- and on top of all that also wrote this novelization of the film as a complementary experience. It provides a lot of background detail about the characters that's only hinted at or eliminated entirely from the film, and reproduces the movie's flaky-urgent-uneasy tone by way of its writing style as well. It also provides us with the possibility that the goings-on are not entirely happening as depicted, but are some fantasy or fever dream on the part of the protagonist; this interpretation isn't really provided for in the film. Three stars mostly for the sake of this being of very esoteric interest.

[Alexine Fleck]

I happened across this book in a used book store and realized that it was the perfect way to think about sexual and opiate intoxication for a little piece I have to write soon. Yippee for odd coincidences!

[Lizz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unbelievably bizarre, yet addictive. Strange, yet funny. Peculiar, yet terrific. I guess I liked it.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this after seeing the new 4K print a few weeks ago. I have long been a fan of the film. I ordered a copy of the novelization shortly after seeing the new print from Amazon. The book has been out of print and luckily - my copy came with an inscription from Anne Carlisle written to someone named Robin. Anyway, this book helped to clarify some of the finer points of this movie. While most people see this as Sci-Fi, I also think it should be placed firmly in the rape- revenge canon.

[Egghead · Rating 4 out of 5]

Woman realizes
endorphin-stealing aliens
better than humans.

[Evelyn Moso · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very interesting and amazing, as it helps all people without exception.

[Steev Hise · Rating 4 out of 5]

A totally nutty story, in book and movie form. Read this long ago and loved it, want to revisit it soon.

[. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is this the coolest fucking thing I have ever accidentally stumbled across in a used book shop? UH, YEAH IT IS!