A Librarian Reads My Summer On Earth

My Summer On Earth by Tom Lombardi

Before I begin my review I would like to let you know that this book has a large amount of foul language, frank discussions of sex, nudity, and crass humor. This book is intended for young adults who are 16 or older and who are not put off by the previously mentioned items. With that out of the way, I really enjoyed the book and found it extremely funny, and think it would be great for reluctant older male readers.

The main character of My Summer On Earth is Clint Eastwood. Well, it’s actually a “human suit” created by a race of incorporeal aliens to resemble a 16 year old Clint Eastwood, and sent down to Earth to be worn by one of their own adolescent beings. Clint’s mission is to find an alien previously sent to earth who has become a world famous movie star. Unfortunately, Clint’s superiors failed to teach him how to use the suit, or anything about human culture. He finds a friend in 15 year old Zoë, who has run away from home and crashes either with friends or on the beach. Clint also befriends Kip, an older homeless man with a heroin addiction. As a self-focused teen Clint quickly becomes sidetracked by the me-first culture of Southern California. There are many things Clint wants to do, other than his mission (his foremost concern is human lovemaking). Once he finds the alien movie star, he is introduced to Hollywood. The gleam of So Cal life soon becomes tarnished, and Clint discovers just how hard it is to be human.

I loved this book. It was very funny and read very quickly. Because of the adult content it is appropriate for older readers (16+). It would work really well for males who are reluctant readers. The sci-fi aspect is just a MacGuffin for a fish out of water story, and to satirize life in the 21st century. It’s also a coming of age tale where a young man, focused solely on his own pleasure, begins to genuinely care for those immediately around him, and then for all people. The book mainly focuses on its humor but the message is definitely there, it just doesn’t hit you in the face.

Add comment August 18th, 2008

TTYL: Reviewed by Lauren

TTYL by Lauren Myracle
This book deserves 5 Stars

I loved this book so much I could read it over and over again!!!! TTYL

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The Second Summer of the Sisterhood: Reviewed by Kayla K., age 11

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
This book deserves 4 stars.
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood was very good. But sometimes it dragged on too long about one topic. But overall it was a fantastic book!

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Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Reviewed by Kayla K. , age 12

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

This book deserves 5 stars.

I absolutely loved this book, I thought that this book deserves 5 stars because the book tells about a teenage friendship and how strong it is. I thought that this book was very good.

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LBD: Live and Fabulous: Reviewed by Megan H., age 12

LBD: Live and Fabulous by Grace Dent

This book deserves 4 stars.

It was a good book and I enjoyed reading it I think that other people will to the series is very good too.

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LBD: Friends Forever: Reviewed by Megan H., age 12

LBD: Friends Forever by Grace Dent

This book deserves 4 stars.

I liked this book it was good and the 3rd in the series i give it 4 stars because I think that it’s a pretty good rating for this book.

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Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Reviewed by Victoria, age 13

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

This book deserves 5 stars.

It was amazing.

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