Tag: John Scalzi

  • Review: Zoe’s Tale

    Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi My rating: 5 of 5 stars First of all, I strongly recommend reading this right after The Last Colony. It’s been as long time since I read it and so it took some effort for me to remember the original story beats this was supposed to be referencing. Second, Scalzi…

  • Review: Old Man’s War Boxed Set 1

    Review: Old Man’s War Boxed Set 1

    Old Man’s War Boxed Set 1 by John Scalzi My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have rapidly become a Scalzi fanboy. I’m proof of the sentiment behind Scalzi’s new $3 million deal – when someone reads one Scalzi book, they read them all. I don’t believe it discounts what I’m going to say, but…

  • Review: The God Engines

    The God Engines by John Scalzi My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a very short book. Well, technically it’s a novella – it even says so on the jacket flap. The MSRP is $25 and I think it’s not worth all that for how short it is. However, it’s $9 for hardcover or…

  • Revew: Redshirts by John Scalzi

    Redshirts by John Scalzi My rating: 4 of 5 stars (warning: This whole review is full of spoilers!) When I first heard about this book I thought about it in the same way that I thought of the Battleship movie. The Red Shirt joke is a fun joke that’s been parodied endlessly. But is it…