Reviews

Lock In by John Scalzi

nicoleceballos's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

astrodish's review against another edition

2.0

It's starts off confusing and almost to slow for me. It's solid enough for a sci-fi I guess. The next book in the series is coming out soon so I guess we will see if I pick it up

12rhys23's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Got to page 250 when I realized I didn't really care about any of the characters so I started to skim. Mystery was okay. Start of the book was confusing, didn't understand enough of the terminology, but I figured it out before too long.

francosteen's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Crime dramedy, "threeps" (robots) and a whodunit in a book that was just fun and exciting and a fast read.

Once again - such an intriguing future world he's created, with a complex crime plot, great characters and interaction/dialogue between them.

I just love Scalzi! 

asumprer's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

moose_wehrwein's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.25

revisins's review against another edition

4.0

Yet another entertaining yarn by Scalzi. People run hot/cold with him...or they just have oddly placed opinions about the man and his oeuvre. Dialogue heavy and quick as all get out. The book is rife with Scalzi adept handling of pacing. This book is as close to a procedural as I've seen him write. It some what works for him. It is odd that a book who central premise deals with folks who are forced to be interior--there isn't a lot of that interior work being shown. Sure we get some visual descriptions...but little in actual processing. Just a quibble.

Still damned fun though.

emwerbeach's review

challenging medium-paced

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

2.25

mariahknits's review against another edition

5.0

I found the premise of the story a believable and possible future, which made it fun and fascinating. As the spouse to someone who is disabled, it provoked an interesting discussion with me and my husband on the possibilities this technology could have on our lives and other people's lives. A world where the disabled have more opportunities and the ethical/social consequences of this situation were interesting to me. It's a whole different type of discrimination. I recommend this book to anyone who likes science fiction, and definitely if you know someone with a disability (which I think is everybody).

subparcupcake's review against another edition

4.0

Quite enjoyable. I definitely recommend reading the novella ([b:Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome|21805681|Unlocked An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome|John Scalzi|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1397572655s/21805681.jpg|41068587]) before reading this story, as it adds a lot of interesting and useful background information.