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Trish
Mar 24, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: science-fiction, time-travel
So far I'm two for two on John Scalzi books!

This one is set out in two sections: the main story, and three 'codas'. The main story starts almost as a parody of the Star Trek style of space opera - a friend of mine compared it to Galaxy Quest, and that's pretty close. But then begins to expand as the main characters (who aren't the MAIN characters - they're the 'Redshirts' of the title) begin to realise that something is incredibly wrong, and start thinking outside the box (or perhaps The Box), ...more
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Meera
Dec 23, 2020 rated it liked it
Shelves: humor, science-fiction, audiobook
I feel like I cannot get a reliable feel for this author. This is probably my 7th book by this author but I've only really liked 4 of them. The best I can figure out is that I like his mix of mystery and sci-fi books the most. When it's just sci-fi, it's mostly a miss with me. This one I actually liked and thought it was pretty funny till the last quarter (view spoiler) Overall though, I did like this one. ...more
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Dixie
Aug 19, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: scifi-fantasy, books-i-own
This is a wonderful book. It made me laugh out loud. It thrilled my science-fiction-lover's heart. It was so very clever, and bonus joy if you're familiar at all with the original Star Trek series (but not necessary). This is a keeper. I'm already looking forward to reading it again, and planning who to recommend it to and who to just give a copy to. ...more
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Tara
Sep 27, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: from-library, fiction, 2012
Patrick Whalen
Oct 10, 2012 rated it really liked it
Natalie
May 15, 2013 rated it really liked it
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May 30, 2014 rated it liked it
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Jun 05, 2014 rated it really liked it
Meghan
Jul 03, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Ruth
Aug 13, 2014 rated it really liked it
Shelves: library, read-in-2014
Erynn
Nov 25, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: read-2014
Deyara
Dec 05, 2015 marked it as to-read
redatt
Jul 25, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: scifi, humour, 2018
Betty
Jul 29, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: sci-fi, humor
Erica
Oct 07, 2016 marked it as to-read
Kristin
Dec 18, 2023 rated it really liked it
Holli
Dec 27, 2018 marked it as to-read
Lesa Divine
Mar 07, 2019 marked it as try-again-later
Shelves: botm-selection
Kristin
Jul 27, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Holli
Oct 12, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kristin
Oct 12, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Courtney Byrum
Feb 04, 2023 marked it as to-read
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