Men in Black II

What an awesome read. I am an avid reader, usually drawn to biographies and non fiction. I picked this up to pass the time. Weather you have seen Men in Black one or not, even if you saw the second installment, grab this book. Even with 249 pages, it is a quick read because you cant put it down. I really enjoyed Men in Black one, the movie, and reading this book, you totally have the images for Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, as agents Jay and Kay, respectfully. This book was written with them totally in mind. It reads just like it is coming out of Will Smiths own mouth. The action, the description, the humor, what a cool read!!

"Men in Black" is probably one of my most favorite movies to watch. Original, interesting, and having a superb cast with Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, the movies will most likely remain one of my favorites for a very long time. So when I heard that "Men in Black II" was coming out on July 3rd, 2002, I was all for going to see it. But I decided first to read the official novelization by Esther M. Friesner to see what it would be like.Here's the story. An unauthorized spaceship lands in Central Park, carrying a deadly Kylothian warrior. Her name is Serleena and her mission is: to bring the Light of Zartha back to her planet. MIB gets Agent Jay to be assigned to the case whose mission first involves getting back his old partner, Agent Kay. Only Agent Kay, whose memory had been wiped clean so he could retire, holds the secret to either the salvation or destruction of the planets Earth and Zartha. The story is intriguing and the book can't be put down. It's very much like the original Men in Black, with all the elements which made the movie into such a success. First, about the characters. Jay is now a veteran agent, having a reputation of getting the job done, but he doesn't regularly go 'by the book'. There's also Kay, and even when his memory has been removed, he's still the tough, strong, and emotionless hard bitten guy we all know and love. Frank, the pug/alien is also back, now also working for MIB. His personality seems to have changed a bit. There's Zed, too who gets to do a lot more. But my favorite characters who have returned in MIIB is of course are the Worm Guys. They get lots more dialogue, more action, and get some pretty fun parts. And of course we get lots of new characters; Serleena a Kylothian warrior, Charlie/Scrad the two headed alien, Laura Vesquez who is Jay's love interest, and a few others.I would actually give the book 4 and 1/2 stars because o Esther M. Friesner's style of writing. There are a few moments where it seems she's giving meaningless information and is dragging the plot a little. But at the same time, she gives some pretty colorful and hilarious insight and the characters thoughts and feelings. One of my favorite parts is where Jay is thinking about this couple and in the book it says: "They had been clearly made for each other, even if cynics everywhere would chime in with 'Yeah, out of spare parts.'" It thought that line was soooo funny!Anyway, this book is a fun read and highly enjoyable. But please don't think that if you get the book, you won't have to see the movie. Far from it, because of this book I'm more excited than before on seeing the movie! The book is mostly for older teenagers and adults.