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Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
3.0

3.5 stars. Scalzi's first book that made me cry. Thrice. Well, the first two were more like sniffles, but I did bawl the third time.

This is much, much better than the tepid [b:The Last Colony|88071|The Last Colony (Old Man's War #3)|John Scalzi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437660786s/88071.jpg|18279847]. Zoe's POV is not a retelling; there were so many events unfolding that you could only see through her eyes, especially the ones with the Obin and other aliens. I think her relationship with Hickory and Dickory is my favorite part of the book, as heartbreaking as it is.

I was rather worried that it would be too YA for me. It indeed was, at some parts, but luckily they're easy to ignore. Now I wish I have Zoe's POV for the rest of the series. She has her adopted dad's sense of humor, after all. Onward to [b:The Human Division|15698479|The Human Division (Old Man's War, #5)|John Scalzi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1341582413s/15698479.jpg|21356077].