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A review by woodsybookworm
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-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? Yes
5.0
This book is pure insanity in the best way. The blurb describes it as similar to The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy and that is 1000% accurate.
Space Opera follows Decibel Jones, Dess, the washed up head of the once one hit wonder band Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeros. When Earth is "invaded" by an alien species that asks every resident simultaneously to choose from a curated list of musical artists and pick one representative for the human race to participate in the most unhinged musical competition in the galaxy - whose name happens to be on the list but Decibel Jones. Win and join the pantheon of the galaxy's finest sentient resident planets. Lose and face immediate and total annihilation of Earth.
This book should really belong in my "wtf did I just read" category because it's absolutely off the wall but while it won't be for everyone it was definitely for me. It has a ton of aliens, musical references up the wazoo, and it was just fun! It's been so long since I read a book that had me just grinning and laughing the whole time
Space Opera follows Decibel Jones, Dess, the washed up head of the once one hit wonder band Decibel Jones and the Absolute Zeros. When Earth is "invaded" by an alien species that asks every resident simultaneously to choose from a curated list of musical artists and pick one representative for the human race to participate in the most unhinged musical competition in the galaxy - whose name happens to be on the list but Decibel Jones. Win and join the pantheon of the galaxy's finest sentient resident planets. Lose and face immediate and total annihilation of Earth.
This book should really belong in my "wtf did I just read" category because it's absolutely off the wall but while it won't be for everyone it was definitely for me. It has a ton of aliens, musical references up the wazoo, and it was just fun! It's been so long since I read a book that had me just grinning and laughing the whole time