UFO Diary by Satoshi Kitamura6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() It shares the relatable tensions of going to a new place and wanting to make friends (even when the potential friends don't speak the same language). ![]() Then I knew he was going to be my friend." "There in front of me was a strange blue planet, bright as a glass ball." "On Monday, I took a wrong turn in the Milky Way." Let's say, two dollars, maybe? (I never said I'd bet a lot of money.) I'd be willing to bet money this was done intentionally. The final illustration-I won't give away what it is of-reminded me strongly of one of the sketches in de Saint-Exupery's classic, The Little Prince. ![]() The visitor's body is never shown and the reader is always seeing from his/her/its perspective so they can see the familiar world in a new light. The strengths of these illustrations is how completely they're given from the perspective of the alien. The faces the human boy makes when he sees the narrator are humorous and cute (although, the boy is so pale, he looks kinda like a particularly expressive zombie). The dark blues that capture space are beautiful. This makes me wonder if Kitamura and the publisher had trouble picking a name for the book. Instead, this is a first person account in an alien's childlike voice. Show More (or showing) of a diary throughout the story. ![]()
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