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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
I enjoyed this. It began feeling like a kind of Catch-22 in Outer Space, and then turned into something more unusual as time went on. At first, I thought the protagonists were kind of one dimensional cyphers...and then I realized they were, but made so on purpose. So that was neat. As usual, I found Scalzi's writing brisk, easy to absorb and become absorbed in, and frequently quite funny. If I had a quibble about it at all, it would be that everyone takes the ultimate reveal rather well--astonishingly so in many cases, given how pants-wettingly disturbing it would be to those suddenly brought into the truth. Hardly a sticking point for such an entertaining read.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Well I didn’t see that coming. Lol. Good times.
My husband and I listened to this as we drove back and forth from Waco for family stuff. As fans of Scalzi’s other works, we were looking forward to this one. And it was fun. Having never watched an episode of Star Trek before, I didn’t get the jokes or the references or really any of it and that hindered my enjoyment of it. That’s my own fault. Ricky enjoyed it more because he is a Trek fan and definitely laughed more than I did.
I will say this: despite having no frame of reference, it was still a delightful little book. I may try listening to it again after watching Star Trek. Wil Wheaton is still a great narrator and I love that he was in Star Trek. It adds another layer to an already highly meta-fictional work.
I will say this: despite having no frame of reference, it was still a delightful little book. I may try listening to it again after watching Star Trek. Wil Wheaton is still a great narrator and I love that he was in Star Trek. It adds another layer to an already highly meta-fictional work.