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Zoe's Tale
by John Scalzi
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Ok... For those of you who don't read the book cover, this is a retelling of Scalzi's last book (The Last Colony). It is just from the perspective of a teenage girl.
That being said, the first third-ish of the book was just that. In fact, I commented to a friend that all of the major characters seemed to have the same voice. Then, suddenly, the parts of the book came where John and Jane were not integral and were not in the first book. Zoe began to have a fuller voice, and the reader even gets to hear more about the Obin (very cool extra-terrestrials). Scalzi proved again that he is a great writer and this book is a fulfilling continuation of the Old Mans War series.
That being said, the first third-ish of the book was just that. In fact, I commented to a friend that all of the major characters seemed to have the same voice. Then, suddenly, the parts of the book came where John and Jane were not integral and were not in the first book. Zoe began to have a fuller voice, and the reader even gets to hear more about the Obin (very cool extra-terrestrials). Scalzi proved again that he is a great writer and this book is a fulfilling continuation of the Old Mans War series.