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Benjamin
Oct 13, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: sci-fi
A hilarious, must-read for any sci-fi fan. While mainly borrowing off of Star Trek to write this spoof, there's enough other-franchise references to not alienate anyone. There is humor on every page.

Four stars and not five because this isn't groundbreaking fantastic novel stuff, but worth the read for sure for sci-fi fans, especially if someone has recommended the book to you.

It was a little short, seeing as how the last fifth of the book are three "codas" of short stories dealing with the event
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Johnathon
Sep 19, 2015 rated it really liked it
honestly I was so taken aback where and how this story progressed that I found myself laughing, exclaiming and smiling like a giant germ for how week written this story is. all the points to John Scalzi
Dana
Mar 03, 2014 rated it really liked it
Silly, meta, and hilarious. It was a quick read and I greatly enjoyed it.

HOWEVER, (view spoiler)
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Gina
May 01, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: sci-fi, read-in-2013
Quick, neat and tidy. I enjoyed it, but it could have been more.
Chris
Nov 02, 2012 rated it liked it
Not sure yet what I think about this one. Lots of interesting ideas, both funny and deep, but something was off about the execution to me.
Nancy in A2
Jan 21, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy, humor
I liked this book very much. It's original and entertaining. ...more
Walter
Oct 11, 2012 marked it as to-read
Harpal Singh
Jan 17, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Steph Schleicher
Dec 20, 2012 marked it as to-read
Michelle
Dec 25, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Thomas
Dec 28, 2012 rated it it was amazing
David Fraser
Jan 05, 2013 rated it liked it
Shelves: sci-fi, 2013
Raphael
Feb 07, 2013 marked it as to-read
Axiom Lind
May 26, 2013 marked it as to-read
Ivan Nieves
May 28, 2013 rated it really liked it
Ricardo John
Sep 02, 2013 rated it really liked it
Cathy
Jan 08, 2014 marked it as to-read
V.
Feb 01, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Lostamongst
May 27, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shelves: scifi
Daniel
Jun 05, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Andrew Jaffe
Sep 10, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: summer-2014
Séna
Feb 01, 2015 marked it as to-read
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Shelves: 2016
Jose Solis
Jan 09, 2016 rated it it was ok
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Mautadine
May 30, 2019 rated it liked it
Shelves: science-fiction