Reviews

Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi

buggybran's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mandyw58's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

brianpipa's review

3.0

3.5. Started out good, then sit halfway through sent it track.

titleistmuffin's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

A tale of first-contact that is truly American, told through the paradigms of Hollywood: the cult of celebrity and the capitalist entertainment machine.  It’s captivating and will keep you glued to your seat, rich with a lot of hilarious moments and witty dialogue as is common in Scalzi novels. I knocked 0.25 off my rating because as in other Scalzi books the protagonists suffer a bit from being too perfect / not having any real character flaws, but that said there is some interesting characters work in here around the concept of

melding of personalities

that happens with the aliens. Overall just a really fun romp that you’ll enjoy if you’ve liked any of his other work. The absurdity of where this story ends up is somehow also completely plausible for a first-contact scenario given how whacky are we humans.

yoisik's review

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

sonotnic's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

vniemi317's review

4.0

It was a really fun read.

ecole's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

magretfume's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

jaredwill_'s review

3.0

A definite must-read if you're a fan of Scalzi even if i don't think it's near his best work. His depiction of the alien race is very unique and ridiculous, which feels very much his style.