ferrisscottr's review
4.0
Second novella in the serialized book by John Scalzi.
This one was good but suffered from two things ~
1.) Every novella is from a different POV. The person telling this story was not very interesting, one dimensional and a tad boring.
2.) This novella suffers a little bit from the "middle book syndrome". It progresses the story and sets up things for future events but the main plotline did not interest me all that much.
That being said it does have the usual fantastic writing from Mr. Scalzi and I am looking forward to the next part in this tale.
This one was good but suffered from two things ~
1.) Every novella is from a different POV. The person telling this story was not very interesting, one dimensional and a tad boring.
2.) This novella suffers a little bit from the "middle book syndrome". It progresses the story and sets up things for future events but the main plotline did not interest me all that much.
That being said it does have the usual fantastic writing from Mr. Scalzi and I am looking forward to the next part in this tale.
colossal's review
4.0
It always surprises me how much these guys hate Humans, even including the "good guys".
kevinwkelsey's review
3.0
Exposition conversations, some explosions, aliens playing the politics game, and a pivotal story element near the end. It wasn't bad, it was just kind of boring for what it was. Maybe it's doing some heavy lifting for a later story in the Novella collection/novel?
conalo's review
5.0
I gulped down the second episode of this story this week and already wish it was next week already so I could continue with the story. John Scalzi keeps us enthralled in his OMW universe and and I find it really entertaining. He could keep writing these stories and I will keep coming back for more!!!
5 stars for keeping the entertainment going. Can't wait for next Tuesday for the next episode.
5 stars for keeping the entertainment going. Can't wait for next Tuesday for the next episode.
catevari's review
4.0
This installment of the serial hit hard and all of Scalzi's patented character banter couldn't make it not hurt. Politically and intellectually, I can see why all of it had to happen...it just doesn't mean it didn't hurt.
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