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A review by xkrow
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
2.0
Too, too much set-up. Sure, there's many "inciting incidents" but it doesn't feel like the book gets going until the 60% mark and then it rushes into a speedy end. Someone else mentioned this too, but yeah, Charlie's character definitely goes from a "fish out of water" protagonist needed for the set-up to the "active protagonist" needed for the ending with absolutely no justified transition in the middle.
Some funny bits, some not funny bits. More funny than not but not laugh out loud except for the "zoom" bit.
I actually found the whole concept sort of underwhelming. Most of the stuff the book spends time explaining are kinda just okay on the "cool" scale. Sure, it's trying to be realistic, but with hyper-intelegent cats and dolphins, you can do a lot more.
Not terrible though. Don't regret reading it on the overall. Thanks again for the copy Isaac
Some funny bits, some not funny bits. More funny than not but not laugh out loud except for the "zoom" bit.
I actually found the whole concept sort of underwhelming. Most of the stuff the book spends time explaining are kinda just okay on the "cool" scale. Sure, it's trying to be realistic, but with hyper-intelegent cats and dolphins, you can do a lot more.
Not terrible though. Don't regret reading it on the overall. Thanks again for the copy Isaac