Buddy Read - Redshirts by John Scalzi

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

This is the thread for the buddy read of Redshirts by John Scalzi, please use spoiler tags during the discussion.

Enjoy

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

I'm hoping to join in if I can grab a copy!

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Two great buddy reads this month I'll try decide where to start.

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Rinn wrote: "I'm hoping to join in if I can grab a copy!"

Swung into my library on Friday and they had one sitting on the shelf, now it's sitting on my shelf :)

[Ryan]

I started yesterday. Loved the prologue.

[Jessica]

I started this today!

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

I had staetes this book until about halfway but had to return it because of moving. Will try to find a copy to join in

[Jilly]

Exciting! I just checked it out and can't wait to start!

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I'll start the LOTR buddy read first but then I'll jump in to this.

[Sarah]

May take me a couple days to get started (want to get a jump on the Fellowship buddy read since that's a slow going one for me), but I'm in!

[Whitney]

I really loved the way the story as told and the characters. I appreciate when something is not done in the traditional method of story telling or what has become the norm in telling a story. I want to check out his Old Mans War books next.

[Veronica]

I hope to jump in on this too though it will take me a few days to get to it.

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

This looks too fun to pass up. I am breaking my resolution to read only owned books for now instead of raiding the library.

[Vera]

I have it on hold at the library. Will jump in when I can get it.

[Margo]

Ryan wrote: "I started yesterday. Loved the prologue."

Ryan totally agree. Prologue LOL funny.

[Nico]

I will start this in the next few days.

[Ryan]

So I finished it. It's quite an interesting book. The repetitive humour started to wear thin shortly after the prologue but it still had its moments. I've hidden the spoilers in my review.

Anyone else forging ahead with this? And is it possible to edit the thread so that it directly references the book and our ratings come up next to our name?

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I've linked it to the book Ryan,
I will be starting the book in the next two days. My copy went awol so had to pick up another

[Ryan]

I look forward to your views Paul.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I'll gladly give them ;-)

[Margo]

Ryan wrote: "So I finished it. It's quite an interesting book. The repetitive humour started to wear thin shortly after the prologue but it still had its moments. I've hidden the spoilers in my review.

Anyone ..."

I finished it yesterday, my rating was 4*. Sci-fi is not my genre of choice but I was very taken with some of the ideas in this book.

(view spoiler)[ I am one of those people who sits yelling at the screen "don't go!!", but they never listen, those crewmembers in red! I think back in the day it was always crewMEN that died - I'm talking original series here, later ones were far more equal oppurtunity. However, I'm not a true trekie so I stand ready to be corrected on that.

The concept for this book was brilliant. It started to loose me a little with the timetravel. The philosophy angle was mind-bending to say the least! I thought the codas were great, apart from the final one which I thought a bit cheesy. (hide spoiler)]

[Kirsten]

I know I'm a little late, but I'm interested in joining this discussion. :) I need to finish the book I am currently reading, but I have actually already checked out Redshirts with plans to read it soon, so it may as well be my next read! :)

[Fernando]

I loved it. It was my first Scalzi book, can't wait to read Lock In next.

[Margo]

Fernando wrote: "I loved it. It was my first Scalzi book, can't wait to read Lock In next."

My first Scalzi too :-D

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I first tried Scalzi because of a monthly read here. We really have a dangerous impact on reading piles

[Jessica]

I finished this last night, and I'm giving it 4 stars. I really enjoyed the whole thing. At first the Codas were a bit odd, but I really liked the way they tied everything together. This was my first Scalzi book, and I think I will move on to Old Mans War next.

[Sarah]

Ryan wrote: "I started yesterday. Loved the prologue."

Margo wrote: "Ryan wrote: "I started yesterday. Loved the prologue."

Ryan totally agree. Prologue LOL funny."

Seriously, I had to bite my lip not to laugh out loud at the prologue. The downside of listening to an audiobook at work. I can't actually react to what I'm hearing.

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Chakara wrote: "I really loved the way the story as told and the characters. I appreciate when something is not done in the traditional method of story telling or what has become the norm in telling a story. I wan..."

I enjoyed that book as well, only other book I've read from him is Lock In and I enjoyed that as well. I'm going to have to pick up some more of his books.

Ryan wrote: "I started yesterday. Loved the prologue."

Haha yeah, that was good, made me chuckle



I agree that it got a little weird with the time travel and the weird science but that definitely was a nice poke at the bad science in the original.

:)

[ash |]

I just finished. I really enjoyed it. Many parts required me to sit and think- very meta. Oh and what's with everyone tripping? haha

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Half way in. Lots of fun and a few thinkers in there. I don't think its a patch on the Old Mans War series though.

[Nico]

just started. Very enjoyable so far.

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

I just started it this weekend and got to about page 75. It's been cracking me up.

At the beginning, page 25 where he meets Finn, who was feeding semi-legal fungus to his XO, was that a reference to "Serenity?"

[Nico]

Just finished, enjoyed it very much. Surprised at the below 4 score though!

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Finished today as well. Very interesting book, great thought into the cause and effect and some of the meta stuff at the end was genius.
The low mark might be down to the fact the Scalzi is a divisive figure in the SciFi world with groups like the sad puppies seeing him as all that is wrong in scifi preferring the old school stuff and none of the newer liberal stuff that looks at things like gender and equality and all that.

[Sarah]

Kerensky on shore leave is hilarious.
I really need to stop listening to this one at work. I'm going to give myself a bloody lip biting it so hard to stop from laughing out loud.

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

I finally finished it last night. I loved the dialogue and Kerensky in love with himself.

Andy Dahl has the same initials as Arthur Dent. Coincidence?

[Sarah]

Audrey wrote: "I finally finished it last night. I loved the dialogue and Kerensky in love with himself.

Andy Dahl has the same initials as Arthur Dent. Coincidence?"

Now that you mention it, that could well have been intentional!


Just finished this. I enjoyed it for the most part but was kind of "meh" about the codas. I would have liked more of the main story.

[Margo]

Sarah wrote: "Audrey wrote: "I finally finished it last night. I loved the dialogue and Kerensky in love with himself.

Andy Dahl has the same initials as Arthur Dent. Coincidence?"

Now that you mention it, tha..."

I didn't think much of the final one, but loved the first two.