Earth Vs. Everybody
by John Swartzwelder
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Author: John SwartzwelderEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-03-17
ISBN: 0982273606
Number of pages: 138
Publisher: Kennydale Books
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Book Review: Five big stars
Summary: 5 Stars
Another five star "humor/science fiction" book by John Swartzwelder that deftly combines goofy slapstick humor with intriguing reflections on who we are and why we are. In Earth Vs. Everybody, our ne'er-do-well protagonist Frank Burley faces down everybody and everything else in the universe, convinced that to survive, we must compete with everything, everyone, and even time as we pass through life. As our careers advance, we see the next new thing take over our limelight before we're done with it, and we begin to feel utterly lost in our day-to-day struggle with existence. When we do find a successful career, it is usually "entirely by accident" (pg. 88). As Frank's private investigator career flounders, he looks to where it seems easier to make a living and earn fame at the same time - crime. "The enthusiastic cheers of the crowd decided it for me. Criminals get all the money and all the fame. All us honest guys get are cases we can't solve and bills we won't pay..." (pg. 9). On Frank Burley's Earth, where organized crime, entertainment agents and comedians are all cut from the same cloth, it's not much of a stretch to include an intergalactic criminal trial of an all-electric boss named Theremin (apparently named after the spooky-sounding electronic predecessor of the Moog synthesizer). As this trial gets out of hand, Frank flees Earth, and heads off into space and time where he discovers that crime, talent agents, humorists and failure are everywhere. In the end, Frank finally succeeds at a little crime. But it's very little and not very satisfying, like life according to Frank Burley.
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One of a series of comedy science fiction novels featuring slow-witted detective Frank Burly. By John Swartzwelder, the writer of 59 episodes of The Simpsons.Subjects Books
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