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What would you get if you added space aliens to the HBO series "Entourage"? You'd get John Scalzi's "Agent to the Stars". This book had me rolling with laughter. I was up way too late last night finishing it. There's nothing deep here. It's a standard first-contact story in which gelatinous aliens hire a Hollywood agent to figure out a way to introduce them to humanity. They've been watching TV broadcasts from Earth and they realize that they'll have a serious image problem. You see, they bear f
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this was a great book that I really enjoyed, excellent plot and very well written, while still being absolutely hilarious. Very inventive.
Not really sci fi (well it *is*, but...) more a romantic comedy. Alternates between wacky comedy and serious discussion of super serious things like suicide and the Holocaust. Seriously. Great reading (Wil Wheaton) of a mediocre book. Wouldn't bother in print but the audible edition is entertaining enough- the reading makes it. I don't regret spending one credit on it.
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Jun 17, 2010
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Scalzi's first book puts a different sort of twist on the first contact scenario. Agent to the Stars is a fairly easy read filled with typical Scalzi humor, without any major surprises or twists likely to keep the reader off guard. The ending is a bit too neat and tidy, but overall a light, enjoyable book.
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