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It feels like watching an episode of Doctor Who (Russel T. Davies era, not bloody Moffat). Entertaining timey wimey wibbly wobbly, downright silly and amusing right to the core. John Scalzi might be my latest SF writer uber favorite now. Despite getting spoiler early on the first major twist(ed revelation) on this novel, it did not stop being an enjoyable read. It feels like reading effortlessly about an effortless writing. And that's proven by the coda part. Shit, I did not know which one is fi
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This book probably means a lot more to TRUE Star Trek fans than it does to me, a casual fan. Sure, I've seen all of the original series and a smattering of episodes from the spin offs. I may have even seen a few complete seasons of Deep Space Nine and the Next Generation. So while I got all the jokes and pokes at the danger of being a redshirt on the "away" team, I didn't the book "laugh-out-loud" funny, as others have reported.
I found it amusing... not "laugh-out-loud" funny. Blame on that not ...more
I found it amusing... not "laugh-out-loud" funny. Blame on that not ...more
Fun!
Pretty funny, and an interesting "case-study" of fourth-wall, meta humor. Much better if you don't take it very seriously.
It feels a bit like a potent writer running through some free-write exercises, or maybe strutting his stuff resume-style. Which makes it a good read for any would-be writers.
The three short stories at the end are great. ...more
It feels a bit like a potent writer running through some free-write exercises, or maybe strutting his stuff resume-style. Which makes it a good read for any would-be writers.
The three short stories at the end are great. ...more
Amusing story combining Trek red shirt phenomena and "what's really going on here" reality. Not laugh out loud funny like the book cover quotes say, but entertaining.
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