FAT MEN FROM SPACE

by Daniel Manus Pinkwater ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 29, 1977

In Lizard Music, TV freak Victor watches a late movie called ""Invasion of the Fat Men""; here then, in a sort of appendix that can stand (or float) alone, is that story--told from the viewpoint of William, whose dentist gives him one of those rare but actually occurring fillings that turn out to function as radio receivers. At first William has fun putting on his teacher (who tries to uncover the hidden radio) and his mother (who confusedly switches hers on and off). Then, to boost reception, he hooks up his tooth to a chain-link fence and finds himself zapped into contact with voracious fat men from space, arriving in their spaceburgers to strip the earth of its junk food. Because they know he's overheard their plans, the spacemen snatch William up in their ship, and from there he witnesses the invasion: millions of fat men in plaid sports jackets falling through the sky to gobble up frozen pizza. . . Twinkies. . . breaded clams. . . the President's private store of Milky Ways. . . . At last a giant potato pancake launched in space near the invaders' home planet diverts the fat men, leaving earthlings awash in Big Mac wrappers and allowing William to free-fall home in a plaid spacejacket provided for the journey. That's all--just another wiggy, preposterous fabrication from D. M. Pinkwater, himself a fat man from space with an ear for our planet's absurdities.

Pub Date: Aug. 29, 1977

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dodd, Mead

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1977

Categories: FICTION