Take a photo of a barcode or cover
simon_matuzelski 's review for:
Starter Villain
by John Scalzi
Ok. This was my favourite book I read in 2024.
Yes. I purchased Starter Villain because of the front cover. I had my eye on it for a while, waiting for the price to drop, and I snatched it up as soon as I saw it on sale.
What a hilarious, fun, and engaging novel! It was my first read of Scalzi (certainly won’t be my last) and I was very impressed.
It’s satire, science fiction, humour, and fantasy. There’s a LOT of dialogue, which I might have otherwise found too much - not here though. Charlie, the main character, is so likeable. He’s a divorced substitute teacher, living alone with his cat, whose long-lost uncle dies and leaves him with his supervillain business.
There are talking cats, unionised dolphins, supervillains, greedy corporate types, and everything in between.
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Readers' Favorite Science Fiction in 2023, and my favourite fiction book in 2024.
Yes. I purchased Starter Villain because of the front cover. I had my eye on it for a while, waiting for the price to drop, and I snatched it up as soon as I saw it on sale.
What a hilarious, fun, and engaging novel! It was my first read of Scalzi (certainly won’t be my last) and I was very impressed.
It’s satire, science fiction, humour, and fantasy. There’s a LOT of dialogue, which I might have otherwise found too much - not here though. Charlie, the main character, is so likeable. He’s a divorced substitute teacher, living alone with his cat, whose long-lost uncle dies and leaves him with his supervillain business.
There are talking cats, unionised dolphins, supervillains, greedy corporate types, and everything in between.
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Readers' Favorite Science Fiction in 2023, and my favourite fiction book in 2024.