A review by me_alley
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

An absurd scenario = suddenly and without explanation, the moon turns to cheese.   Pecorino romano, to be exact.  The book follows 28 days of the moon cycle and contains short stories from all walks of life and how they react to the moon turning to cheese.

In real life if the moon turned to cheese, I would be surprised, but not surprised-surprised.

NASA Astronauts.  Moon museum workers.  A Reporter. The US President.  A particularly humorous slack thread of a bun of 20 something dudes. A Congressman embroiled in a sex scandal.  A multi-billionaire who owns a rocket space company, reminiscent of supervillain Elon Musk.  An Iowa Pastor facing a fearful and angry congregation. 

This book is endearing, funny, and probably symbolic.   How do we face the world today and our inability to control the world that continues to change.   This book asks a simple question and takes you along on the answers.  

File under Speculative Fiction, not Sci Fi, no science explained here.  This is about human behavior, not science. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Tor publishing for the ARC. (How "Tor publishing" is this title, right?)

Book to be published March 25, 2025