As a rule, I'm not a fan of co-authored books. I mean, I enjoyed Good Omens because I knew I love Neil Gaiman and had heard good things about Terry Pratchett. So, following in that vein, I enjoyed Good Omens and Pratchett's writing, so I was willing to give The Long Earth a shot.

While this wasn't the best book I've read, I will say it was pretty amusing and interesting. Gee, that's glowing praise isn't it? I don't want to give the impression that I didn't like the book, because I did. I found myself wanting to pick it up and read more and I loved the world building (LOVED the world building). I felt like I was back in my childhood days, exploring those new worlds via Star Trek. In fact, that's what this book really reminds me of - if you liked Star Trek, Stargate or any sci-fi show that involves world exploring then I think this book will really appeal to you.

The humor was okay most of the time, sometimes I laughed out loud, sometimes I barely cracked a smile. The robot-man and ship (you will have to learn about them when you read it - including names because my book is in the other room and their names escape me) were okay and frankly, reminded me more of Douglas Adams than anything else.

When all is said and done, I don't feel as if I wasted my time reading this one, but I don't want to jump all around and push it on all my friends either. It was an amusing past time and when I put it down I was ready to move on to the next book on my pile.