Confessions of a Traveler: The Observations of Alien 597, is a very short story at just 18 pages long that focuses on Alien 597 and her observations whilst she is on Earth.

It’s hard to write a comprehensive review of a book that is only 18 pages long and took me around 5-10 minutes to read it. Firstly, the book is very geographical in that the Alien 597 is visiting the USA and that is where her notes on the planet are from. There is a lot of information on different types of motels/hotels and even more information about the different TV channels that Alien 597 watches.

The book is supposed to be a humorous take on what an outsider thinks of the culture, environment, people, etc of the places Alien 597 visits. However, whilst I can see this being humorous to those in the USA or those that visit there a lot, I’m not that well up on the different kinds of hotels that are in America – we just have different star rating hotels in the UK, so the observations were just that, and I don’t tend to watch US TV series so that went over my head too.

Confessions of a Traveler is short, snappy and a very quick read. It is cleverly written and you can imagine an alien coming to Earth to observe us, I’m sure they would leave quickly too!! It is very wacky and daft the whole way through. If you have a few minutes spare it is worth reading.

About the Author

Clara L Molina writes Science Fiction books most of the time, dabbles in comic drawings occasionally, and writes to laugh at herself all the time. She has a computer science degree, but has been a lifelong writer. She currently lives in San Antonio, Texas, and enjoys fresh air and days where her hair is not frizzy.

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