A review by kt2e56
Head On by John Scalzi

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This took me an absurdly long time to get through because it was just SO dry. An interesting premise (and based on the synopsis was supposed to function as a standalone?) that was bogged down by a ridiculous amount of exposition. None of the many characters we’re introduced to are even remotely interesting or unique (which could maybe be the fault of the monotone voice actor?), the worst example is the completely bland protagonist/narrator, Chris. This was just so hard to focus on that it wasn’t until I was 65% of the way through that I could finally pay attention or even care about what was going on. This whole book I think really needed a sense of personality or identity because as it stands, it just fades away amongst other mediocre sci-fi books. Exposition and “world-building” means nothing when there’s no interesting characters to inhabit said world.