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A departure for Scalzi, but I loved it.

Revisado: 04-03-25

It’s less of a novel and more of a collection of short stories about what happens when the impossible happens. It blurs the line between fantasy and sci-fi a bit because there is no way to logically explain how the moon would turn to cheese (even Kaiju, ostensibly also fantasy, has the excuse of alternate universes. I can’t see how a cheese universe makes any sense, but you know, quantum physics…who really knows).

It reminds me most of the coda after Lock In, or the end of Agent to the Stars where the story is told by headlines and newspaper articles.

Anyway, I wouldn’t say make this the first Scalzi you ever read, but I definitely recommend!!

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Awesome awesome awesome.

Revisado: 02-17-25

Completely great. So imaginative, fast paced, impossible to turn off, and I think Georgia’s narration is her best yet.

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Almost perfect. SPOILERS

Revisado: 01-22-25

Amazing narration and story, I just wished it didn’t give in to the familiar trope.


Spoilers ahead.


I mean it.


Don’t get mad at me if you scroll further.


Oh well, I tried.


I really wanted the weird landlord she had more annoyances with than chemistry to remain a friend. I am kind of sick of the “men and women can’t be friends” thing. It’s unreal and outdated.

Other than that, loved it!

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I’ve never felt so conflicted about an audiobook

Revisado: 11-04-24

First the good thing - Georgia Tennant is now my favorite narrator. Period. Her ease switching accents is astounding, she makes it easy to keep a whole host of characters straight as you read. I will buy anything she narrates in the future, hands down.

Also, the author can really write. Very well plotted, described, and executed.

Minor spoilers ahead:

Now, I don’t know if it’s the age of the book, and I was in American elementary school when the events of this book take place so I don’t know how accurate it is, but the sheer amount of sexism, homophobia and pedophilia is overwhelming. The casual banter about adult men chasing teen girls is crazy to me. I’m sure I’m supposed to think it’s romantic that a man old enough to be her father gets the girl, but I think it’s gross. I had to stop listening one day because it was making me feel ill.

The relationships are either shallow, or they are abusive. People fall in and out of “love” at the drop of a dress and back out again just as fast. If this is even a slightly accurate representation of either real life in the 80s, or the fantasy of the time, I now know why all GenX seems to have divorced parents.

This is a tour de force for Georgia, but I won’t be adding any more books from this author to my wish list.

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Fun time travel story.

Revisado: 10-04-24

It starts a little slow, it’s hard to put together, but once it gets going you won’t want to out it down.

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Unexpectedly good. Exemplary editing.

Revisado: 09-25-24

For both volumes, this is less a book by the two authors, but a seamlessly edited display of quotes from every player in the creative process of Trek. I really enjoyed them both.

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An editing showcase

Revisado: 09-25-24

For both volumes, this is less a book by the two authors, but a seamlessly edited display of quotes from every player in the creative process of Trek. I really enjoyed them both.

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Good conclusion

Revisado: 04-28-24

The story got a little convoluted at times for me, but the narration is excellent and characters are so compelling it makes up for it. Great series.

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So so good.

Revisado: 05-25-23

It’s a perspective on autism I have never heard, and it addresses the late diagnosed person’s experiences in a way no one ever has. Highly recommended.

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Worth your time

Revisado: 02-10-23

Really engaging short story. Wil really embodies the main character well. Worth your time listening.

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