The True Meaning of Smekday

[lightreads]

The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


In the wreckage of America post alien invasion, an eleven-year-old girl sets off on an epic road trip with one of the invaders and a cat.

OMG. OMG OMG my feels, I can't. This is hilarious and sad and wonderful and quirky. I giggled, I sniffled, I gasped. I got my feels everywhere, which doesn't happen for just any old book.

Basically, if you are a sucker for very brave, very angry little girls; if two people tentatively reaching out from opposite sides of a war and a language barrier and a lot of rage to find their best friend on the other side will leave you verklempt; if you will enjoy the use of alien ethnic jokes to make a joke about human ethnic jokes; if you love cats. Run, do not walk.

So, so good.




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Comments

[hamsterwoman]

I love this book! I made my kids read it as soon as I was done, and they loved it, too, but I think I enjoyed it even more than they did.

(if this were on LJ, I would be commenting with my "scientists stop naming the koobish" icons, which I don't get nearly enough reason to use)