Men in Black

by Steve Perry

Book Overview

While much of the world waits and watches the skies for signs of alien civilizations, there is a select group of men who know the truth. That alien beings are here--now--walking among us in human... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553577565
• ISBN13: 9780553577563
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Protecting the Earth from the Alien Scum of the Universe

If you like humans vs. alien creature stories, then you will enjoy reading this book. The book Men in Black is a novel based on the popular major motion picture of the same name, from Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment. Written by Steve Perry, the book Men in Black is a science fiction adventure based on the screen story and screenplay by Ed Solomon. The author, Steve Perry, is known for writing children's fiction, fantasy fiction, and science fiction stories about aliens and their quest to conquer other life forms. Having seen the movie version several times, I found this book to be exactly the same as the movie. Steve Perry did not seem to change, enhance, or add to the screenplay at all. The story is about two men, named James Edwards and Agent Kay, who work for a top secret organization known as ...Men In Black. While most of the world watches the skies for signs of aliens, these two men know the truth that alien beings are here on earth disguised as humans. James Edwards, a streetwise NYPD cop, is recruited by Agent Kay of the MIB. Agent Kay is a calm middle aged man who is the brains of the outfit. Edwards is a younger man who has a smart mouth and never shuts up. Together, they fight aliens. They have dedicated their lives to tracking and policing the movements of these aliens. Their job is to protect the earth from the alien scum of the universe who threaten to make Earth the battleground for two warring alien races. One of the most appealing things about this story is the unpredictable series of events that leads to a surprising ending. Jay and Kay have good luck one moment and then bad luck the next. Like a good suspense novel, most of the unpredictable events happen in the ending. If you haven't seen the movie, you wouldn't have had any idea what was going to happen next. This book will appeal to young readers and adults.

Loved the movie, the book is a good follow-on

If you saw and enjoyed this movie, you should certainly read the book. There are a lot of fun background items. The writing isn't good though. In the movie, there are a few lines that were awkward. I noticed that all of those lines were in this book. Most of the other lines were altered, and were significantly better in the movie. Much of the dialog here is just, well, banal is all I can think of. But, that doesn't stop the story from being hilarious. Especially since you can picture the awesome Smith/Jones team in all the scenes. I'm certainly glad they improved or ad-libbed for the movie. Some of the scenes would have been downright embarassing with more dialog from this book.

This book is worth the money and the time you put into it.

This book/movie is probably my favorite. Its an awesome story. I will not tell about it because I want you to read it yourself. Yeah you,That guy in Tx who's shaking his head no, I want you to read this book also.

This book is so freakin funny

I laughed so many times reading this book. It is so funny! I also like it a little better than the movie, because there is more stuff.

This book is a real thrill and its good for a laugh.

It all starts when James Edwards is recruited by agent Kay of the Men In Black. They are a different kind of law inforcement of the mean streets of chicago. Agent Kay is a calm middle aged man who is the brains of the outfit. James is a younger black man who has a smart mouth and never shuts up. Their job is to protect the earth from the scum of the universe. By that I mean eliminating imigrants/aliens disguised as humans running the streets causing trouble. I think this book is good reading material for young adults. But not adults because most of them aren't into scifi stuff like that. Also I wouldn't recommend this book to begginers because it has profane language.