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A review by francosteen
Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi
adventurous
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Ok. I can't stop reading Scalzi books. This is my fourth since the end of December (Starter Villain, of course)
When I read the latest from an author I haven't read before, and they have a plethora of older books that I didn't previously know about, I'm wary of the quality or how much I might enjoy them. Plenty of authors can and have changed how they write or what they write about, and maybe I like their newer stuff over their older stuff, or vice versa. With John Scalzi though? I am LOOOOOOOVING everything I have read so far (in order so far: Starter Villain, The Kaiju Preservation Society, Fuzzy Nation, this book, and now about to start Redshirts).
His books are just so damn enjoyable. Really fun, really original, interesting plots, lovable/fun characters, and really great dialogue (I've said that in all the other reviews I've done for his books).
So this book - an agent to an alien race? What? Just sounds weird but oh geez is it a good read. I loved all the characters, human and alien. And canine! Scalzi does an incredible job writing the details of his hard-to-believe stories. He adds themes of political, philosophical, moral, or ethical issues in a very digestible and entertaining way. It's kind of hard to describe him, but the book blurbs you see on so many of his books just ring true.
When I read the latest from an author I haven't read before, and they have a plethora of older books that I didn't previously know about, I'm wary of the quality or how much I might enjoy them. Plenty of authors can and have changed how they write or what they write about, and maybe I like their newer stuff over their older stuff, or vice versa. With John Scalzi though? I am LOOOOOOOVING everything I have read so far (in order so far: Starter Villain, The Kaiju Preservation Society, Fuzzy Nation, this book, and now about to start Redshirts).
His books are just so damn enjoyable. Really fun, really original, interesting plots, lovable/fun characters, and really great dialogue (I've said that in all the other reviews I've done for his books).
So this book - an agent to an alien race? What? Just sounds weird but oh geez is it a good read. I loved all the characters, human and alien. And canine! Scalzi does an incredible job writing the details of his hard-to-believe stories. He adds themes of political, philosophical, moral, or ethical issues in a very digestible and entertaining way. It's kind of hard to describe him, but the book blurbs you see on so many of his books just ring true.