Reviews

Frontal by John Scalzi

gpmuli100's review against another edition

4.0

Not as good as the first, but solid

mojo_jojo722's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense

3.25

leda00's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

3.5

rmesquirrel's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Interesting story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

alex952's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

devrose's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

I liked this book a little bit less than the first one because of the sports angle - I am not a sports fan. Then I liked it more because of the cat. The cat was hilarious. This was also the book where I started thinking about Chris's gender, and how listening to a female narrator made me read Chris as female and how that makes me more likely to like a book because I mostly read books with female main characters. If Chris is female, her family is incredibly understanding of her putting herself in danger. Which makes me think about how men and women are treated differently, and so on...

There were four years between the publication of the first books. We're due for a third. Can we have a third, please?

zsazso's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

rcaudf's review against another edition

4.25

A bit confusing in the beginning, but enjoyable to read. I was engaged until the very end. 

x0pherl's review against another edition

3.0

I am not a huge mystery fan and I didn't love the sports angle of this book. However, the story carried me along and made me think about some things.

askmashka's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.25