Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book

I have never heard of Jomny Sun, nor his twitter feed, @jonnysun, and after having read everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too, I feel like I've been missing out on something fairly amazing. everyone's a aliebn opens with the alien Jomny being dropped off on Earth, to study the planet and what it means to be an earthling. Never feeling like a part of his people, Jomny at first feels lost on Earth, but as he learns what it means to be an earthling thru his encounters with a varied cast of characters, he actually discovers what it means to be human instead, and begins to finally feel like he has found his place in the universe.

This is one of those rare treats of a book for me that reminds me how you can be fooled by a book, and in a show more beautiful way. Remarkably told thru the sparsest of illustrations and text, everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too has an emotional impact I was not expecting. The illustrations and text are so basic, I initially thought I was just reading a cute little story about an alien on Earth and his misadventures, but what Jonathan Sun provides is actually a guide to the ups and downs of all human emotion, and it is surprisingly powerful. I enjoyed it so much that I immediately flipped back to the beginning as soon as I finished and read the whole thing again. I think this would be a perfect book for anyone who is having a hard time finding their place in the world; if Jomny can do it, any of us can.

I received a print ARC of this book from the publisher for a fair and honest review. show less

So much more than "a book"; a new way of looking at the world.

(Full disclosure: I received a physical ARC for review through Goodreads and an electronic galley through Edelweiss.)

Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book fell into my life just when I needed it. I recently lost someone very close to me, and Jomny Sun's adorable illustrations, juxtaposed with his insightful AF observations, brought me not just momentary distraction from my grief, but also a much-needed laugh (or two or twenty) and, best of all, a small but very palpable sense of hope for the future. I've read it at least half a dozen times in the past six weeks, and find something new to hold tight and cherish each time.

Is Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too show more silly? You betcha. From the moment Jomny's alien shipmates abandon him on earth, you just know that the story is going to be weird and irreverent and not a little preposterous. But things escalate quickly, and we go from goofy to trenchant in the space of just four pages (I feel you, little snail).

In his travels, Jomny meets and befriends a wide range of earthlings - lonely trees, lovestruck bees, industrious beavers (but no humans, who Jomny was really sent to study) - who teach him all sorts of Very Important Life Lessons. About self identity and reinvention; prejudice; work and leisure; the fleetingness of life - and love; acceptance and friendship; and, of course, the nature of nothing. For a book wherein a talking bear pairs off with what looks to be an alien yeti, this is one existential and angst-filled narrative.

Another Goodreads reviewer said simply, "reading Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Ablien Too made me a better person." That just about sums it up.

I could quote the book for days on end, but here are just seven of my favorite scenes. (This was so hard to narrow down, you guys. YOU HAVE NO IDEA.)

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Pretty much everyone feels like an alien at some time in their life, like they just don’t quite fit in and that’s the premise of this charming little illustrated book by author Jomny Sun based on his twitter account. Jomny, a lonely little alien, one who is just a little different from others on his planet, has been left on earth to observe the inhabitants of the planet. Although he never finds the humans he was expected to observe, he soon begins to make friends with the other creatures he meets including a bear who wishes others weren’t so afraid of him, an egg who doesn’t yet know what he’s going to be so he can be anything he wants, a lonely tree who feels stuck in one spot, even nothing who wants everyone to understand show more that nothing is really something too. In the process, as they really listen to each other’s stories, Jomny and the creatures discover friendship and acceptance, imagination, love, and celebration of their differences. A perfect panacea when it seems like love, life, and the universe are letting you down.

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I liked this, but I wanted a little more. I did enjoy reading it- so much that I stopped to savor it. But I stopped too close to the end because when I picked back up again I had like ten minutes left. I should've just finished it in one or two nights.
Or maybe I should've bought a copy... something about it makes you want to write in it. Not in a vandalizing way, but to add to it. It invites you to contribute to it and make it your own, which is wonderful in its own way, but I guess some readers might find that frustrating and/or lacking. Especially if they, like me, are reading a copy borrowed from a library.
As a parent of a 4 and 6-year old, I can't decide if they or I should own a copy. Would definitely make a nice gift for somebody show more though. Or everybody? show less

Third reread:
I only just realised that Bee who kept repeating things was a Spelling Bee, wow W-O-W wow, i am slow.
Its easy to think this is a simple book but every line, shadow, expression, font and blank space has clearly been meticulously chosen, its a beautiful minimalist design.

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"hapiness is accepting that sadness will always exist and then decidimg to be hapy anyway"

That was the most delightfully depressing thing i've read since [b:The City of Dreadful Night|2149363|The City of Dreadful Night|James Thomson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347688807l/2149363._SX50_.jpg|2154856] . And the most wickedly dark comedy i've experienced since the Portal games.
I received show more this as a gift on the basis that 'it looked a bit weird, thought you might like it' . Well it was and i loved it.

Its drawn as if its a kids book or worse an internet cartoon but it turns out instead thats it Art. It is its totally Art, profound and thought provoking, and occasionally a wee bit pretentious as Art can be at times. I've really never seen anyone get so much out of so little. The story is about art itself and happiness and life and love and... probably a bunch of other stuff.

The only complaints i have is that it was on occasion so profound as to border on nonsensical, like buddist sayings, you know metaphysical sort of stuff. The other minor quibble is probably more my issue than the authors as i have a very linear mind and like to know where the starts and stops are. In this some thoughts would cover a page, others might run for several. So i might start reading another page find it was about something completely different and then be like 'wait darn it i havn't processed the last amazing thing you said'.

Very, very minor issues, highly recommended for anyone who thinks :) . show less

"look. life is bad. everyone's sad. we're all gona die. but i alredy bought this inflatable boumcy castle so are u gona take ur shoes off or wat"

I read this book cover to cover in less than an hour and loved every page of it. Simple, yet filled with deep existential truths that will make your heart ache. This book accomplished in forty-five minutes what many books don't over the course of a week. It made me ponder about the universe around us and about our human existence too. It made me feel a bit sad, then comforted me and then made me laugh out loud. I would recommend this to anyone who needs a good laugh and a bit of fun, but also to someone who has fallen on hard times or is coping with loss. All around, a delightful read.

"look. life is bad. everyone's sad. we're all gona die. but i alredy bought this inflatable boumcy castle so are u gona take ur shoes off or wat"

I read this book cover to cover in less than an hour and loved every page of it. Simple, yet filled with deep existential truths that will make your heart ache. This book accomplished in forty-five minutes what many books don't over the course of a week. It made me ponder about the universe around us and about our human existence too. It made me feel a bit sad, then comforted me and then made me laugh out loud. I would recommend this to anyone who needs a good laugh and a bit of fun, but also to someone who has fallen on hard times or is coping with loss. All around, a delightful read.