Great follow-up to the first book! Cleared up a lot of the problems with pacing, and felt like a much fuller experience. Same great characters, humor,Great follow-up to the first book! Cleared up a lot of the problems with pacing, and felt like a much fuller experience. Same great characters, humor, and world/universe-building as the first book, and definitely has me hooked to read the next installment....more
Solid sci-fi/action/drama, with super likeable characters, nicely fleshed-out world building, and an all-around really intriguing premise for aSolid sci-fi/action/drama, with super likeable characters, nicely fleshed-out world building, and an all-around really intriguing premise for a series. My one issue is that with how very well-fleshed out everything was, it kinda felt like the plot was just REALLY starting to get going when suddenly it was over. Aside from that, solid read for sci-fi fans, for sure....more
So much friggin fun. As a long-time devoted fan of sci-fi (old and new, in all of its glorious tropes), in TV, movies, and books, it was an absoluteSo much friggin fun. As a long-time devoted fan of sci-fi (old and new, in all of its glorious tropes), in TV, movies, and books, it was an absolute blast to see it all satirized so well, and with such likeable characters. The humor was spot on, aside from a few moments of falling flat, and the ending was one of the most satisfying endings I've read in a while....more
An incredible book that humanizes doctors and the medical field on level that I haven't seen a book do before. Beautifully written, and gives a newAn incredible book that humanizes doctors and the medical field on level that I haven't seen a book do before. Beautifully written, and gives a new and even life changing perspective on life, illness, death, and the doctors that meet us and treat us all along the way. Absolutely recommend it....more
Fascinating and absolutely entertaining dissection of evolution, fate, and how mankind might be lost and saved all at once. It had a wonderful styleFascinating and absolutely entertaining dissection of evolution, fate, and how mankind might be lost and saved all at once. It had a wonderful style to it, of telling pre- and post-apocalypse sides of the story simultaneously, and the characters were a lot more relateable and easy to get attached to than in Cat's Cradle. Would recommend it, and probably read it again....more
Couldn't put it down (or hit stop, rather, since this was an audiobook read) - John Malkovich as a narrator for Vonnegut material (especially thisCouldn't put it down (or hit stop, rather, since this was an audiobook read) - John Malkovich as a narrator for Vonnegut material (especially this book's contents) was a stroke of brilliance; his deadpan throughout made me laugh out loud more than once! As a book aside from that, it was genuinely entertaining, smart, self-aware gem that was addictive from start to finish....more
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