Living with Aliens

LIVING WITH ALIENS is a surprising little book by John DeChancie.At first look it is easy to think that this book is a juvenile that wasn't labeled as such. True, it does star a twelve year old but that is the only real reason to think of it as a juvenile. After all ROMEO AND JULIET could be thought of as a juvenile for similar reasons. The book is a narrative by said twelve year old. It starts off a bit crude, just like a boy would write and quickly improves as he better learns his word processor and gets tips from his English teacher.The plot centers around his family and two aliens who come to live with them. While the overall tone remains light this was not intended as a kids book. Kinds can certainly enjoy it, but the subtlety might be lost on them. The story ties in humorous and insightful dealings with the supermarket press, UFO watchers, UFO researchers, science fiction writers, galactic empires, family values and talk shows. It is almost a book about modern society, but remains a tale of suburban science fiction that takes a pointed look at the world we live in.