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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Really fun collection of short stories which weave together the story full of politics, comedy, and sci-fi hijinks.
Another experiment by [a:John Scalzi|4763|John Scalzi|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1407277112p2/4763.jpg], but not nearly as successful as [b:Zoe's Tale|2102600|Zoe's Tale (Old Man's War, #4)|John Scalzi|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1301108028s/2102600.jpg|18280032]. Written and web-published as a set of semi-standalones, it utterly failed for me as a novel. The result is a lead up to 'what next?' All the other books felt like they had a solid conclusion, where as this one left me needing more. And at the same time, sufficiently unsatisfied with the whole that I'm not really very motivated to find the next one. It was almost as if he found that he was forced, by the direction of the universe he created, to come up with something, and yet had no idea where to go next. There were occasional nice moments, but, depending on the next one, might be skippable. However, considering that I've thoroughly enjoyed every other Scalzi I've read, I'm still really impressed with him. That's a very good return rate.
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this entry into the Old Man's War Universe. I can san see how some many have been upset by the lack of resolution, but I enjoyed the characters built and the progression of the world. Looking forward to the next entry in the series.
This was so good. Very different again in style to the previous books in the series, this one is a collection of connected short stories that converge into a brilliantly realised whole. The story of the human race’s ongoing fate in the universe just gets more and more interesting. I can’t wait to see what comes next.
This is fun, exactly what I felt was missing from the last book! I like the forced shift of the Colonial Union's strategy and all of the diplomacy and sneakiness that ensues. I particularly like how bunch of little snippets seem pretty cut and dry at first actually build into something big. It's not all mishaps and mayhem, this book cuts deep by the end. Very cool part of the series
What a useless, puerile, asinine sequel. Ditching the series because it became completely unengaging, formulaic and not funny. I am tired. I don't think I will read any Scalzi in the next few years. I will just think of every character in OMW and Lock In series to live snarkily ever after. The end.
Fun, interesting; though not Scalzi's best. My real criticism is that there's no resolution, and because of that, the book feels like it's only 2/3rds complete. He got to the "Holy crap, what do we do now?!" part and it ended. Very little satisfactions there. Charaters were not as fleshed out as he normally does, either. I know it was originally a series of internet released shorts; but that's no excuse for two dimensional characters (with the exception of the Hart Schmidt 'Home For the Holidays' episode; that was pretty good). He still does his witty Scalzi dialogue thing, and paces his stories superbly; but all in all, only a little more entertaining than disappointing. Still, it's worth reading if you like stories from the Old Man's War world he's built.
Wow! Just wow! Normally after five books, a story begins to wind down and get played out but this installment of Old Man's War was great! Im glad that i got to know Harry Wilson a lot better and the introduction of his team made me realize how much depth John Scalzi can bring to a series well into the story.
This by its nature, was an odd sort of book. That being said, I liked it a lot! It’s greater than the sum of its parts.