jakes89's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
5.0
I've really enjoyed watching this story evolve over the last several years. An alien who appears human crash lands in a small town, and ends up as a doctor. Previous collections have had him solving mysteries, but in this book he finds some information that suggests he's not the only alien on Earth, and he heads to New York to track down the possible other alien.
The pacing in this volume is perfect. Almost nothing is extraneous, and yet the story doesn't feel rushed, nor are there any unnecessary narration boxes. A character says he wants to go to New York but shouldn't go alone, and we immediately see the conversation where someone agrees to go with him, and then we're in New York. At no point did the transitions feel jagged to me.
There's some well-played political commentary in this book. It's not Against anything, it's a positive message that goes against certain modern politics. It certainly fits within the plot this book set out in the first volume, and its absence would have been noted.
I recommend this book to anyone who like a quick, easy comic read that's also very satisfying.
The pacing in this volume is perfect. Almost nothing is extraneous, and yet the story doesn't feel rushed, nor are there any unnecessary narration boxes. A character says he wants to go to New York but shouldn't go alone, and we immediately see the conversation where someone agrees to go with him, and then we're in New York. At no point did the transitions feel jagged to me.
There's some well-played political commentary in this book. It's not Against anything, it's a positive message that goes against certain modern politics. It certainly fits within the plot this book set out in the first volume, and its absence would have been noted.
I recommend this book to anyone who like a quick, easy comic read that's also very satisfying.
lookingstrongjohn's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
wandering_not_lost's review against another edition
mysterious
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
A story for more interesting for how Harry responds to it than the story itself. Harry sees a mysterious phone number written in alien numbers, and against his better judgment decides to call, in the hopes that he might meet another extraterrestrial stranded on Earth. I liked again how this story showed his relationship with Dan and Asta: they're very worried about him doing this and how much danger it could put him in, so Dan goes with Harry and even arranges for some protection to shadow them as they investigate. The actual story behind the phone number is a little less interesting, but overall the volume moves things along, and the background tension ratchets up another notch as the federal agents searching for Harry step up their manhunt.
gothamgal's review against another edition
5.0
When Harry sees something, it leads him to New York. This might be it. He might be saved. Or he might be going into a trap. He gets someone locally to help him out, to make it less conspicuous, or does it make him stand out? LOVED this book!
user226's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A return to form in this moving side story outside of Patience.
shim's review against another edition
3.0
A bit more interesting but ultimately nothing really happens.
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