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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
John Scalzi's writing is at it's best when it has humor and heart, this chapter has both in spades. In short I loved it.
I think the best stories in [b:The Human Division|15698479|The Human Division (Old Man's War, #5)|John Scalzi|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1341582413s/15698479.jpg|21356077] are the ones where the CU and the Conclave work together on something more than just a diplomatic mission - something like uncovering the mastermind(s) that look like they have been trying to set the two space empires on a collision course. This story is no exception.
I don't write reviews. I'm terrible writing reviews. I had to comment on this chapter of The Human Division.
A solid 5 stars and my favorite of the whole series so far. Looking forward to the next two chapters.
A solid 5 stars and my favorite of the whole series so far. Looking forward to the next two chapters.
Interesting depiction of how one's own questionable practices are thrown back at them.
Now we're getting somewhere. This is more than just a cute snippet; we've got intrigue brewing. (But how does Scalzi finish in just 2 more episodes?)
I feel like Troy from Community. "My emotions!" Read this on Audible, bawled through part of my morning drive. Thanks, Scalzi.
To use a fandom expression: ALL THE FEELS.
This was a great chapter. Besides the usual great elements: Abumwe and her Diplomatic Missions of Doom, the Wilson and Schmidt Sideshow, the ongoing mysteries--and finally, some small insight into those!--we haveBRAIN IN A BOX! It's one of my all time favorite sci-fi tropes and the horrific brutality of it here, of what was done to Rayth Ablant, is just incredibly, affectingly well done. So that was great.
But the topper on all of it was this exchange:
With all the conversations about consent, about respect, about agency and autonomy going on right now, this exchange seems especially timely, especially important; that Rayth Ablant, with no power or agency to enforce his desires, could ask for his wishes to be respected and to have Wilson, and by extension, all the other characters, respect it--ESPECIALLY when that request is, basically, to die in peace--is a HUGE and monumental thing that, even so, is not called out in the text as remarkable or anything beyond what should naturally happen in that moment.
I love that Scalzi did that. That he knew enough to write that and write it in that way.
Such an excellent chapter.
This was a great chapter. Besides the usual great elements: Abumwe and her Diplomatic Missions of Doom, the Wilson and Schmidt Sideshow, the ongoing mysteries--and finally, some small insight into those!--we have
But the topper on all of it was this exchange:
You did. You tried. And even right now, if you wanted to keep trying, it's clear I couldn't stop you. But when I asked you to help, you helped. Now I am asking you to stop.
"All right," Wilson said, after a moment.
With all the conversations about consent, about respect, about agency and autonomy going on right now, this exchange seems especially timely, especially important; that Rayth Ablant, with no power or agency to enforce his desires, could ask for his wishes to be respected and to have Wilson, and by extension, all the other characters, respect it--ESPECIALLY when that request is, basically, to die in peace--is a HUGE and monumental thing that, even so, is not called out in the text as remarkable or anything beyond what should naturally happen in that moment.
I love that Scalzi did that. That he knew enough to write that and write it in that way.
Such an excellent chapter.