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Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.

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    Aqua Letifer
    wrote on 16 Mar 2022, 00:53 last edited by
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    Audible's got it.

    Please love yourself.

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      16 Mar 2022, 00:53

      Audible's got it.

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      LuFins Dad
      wrote on 16 Mar 2022, 01:06 last edited by
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      @Aqua-Letifer said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

      Audible's got it.

      Which book? I have some credits burning a hole…

      The Brad

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        George K
        wrote on 16 Mar 2022, 01:07 last edited by
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        Yah, which one?

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          Aqua Letifer
          wrote on 16 Mar 2022, 01:17 last edited by
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          https://www.amazon.com/Kaiju-Preservation-Society-John-Scalzi-ebook/dp/B0927B1P8L

          Please love yourself.

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            LuFins Dad
            wrote on 16 Mar 2022, 01:59 last edited by
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            Okay, the Scalzi books I have read so far have been Red Shirts, and the first Old Man’s War. I have finished the The Expanse, and am up to date on Sanderson. I think it’s time to go on a Scalzi binge.

            Old Man’s War actually was a little underwhelming at parts. Is it worth continuing?

            The Brad

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              16 Mar 2022, 01:59

              Okay, the Scalzi books I have read so far have been Red Shirts, and the first Old Man’s War. I have finished the The Expanse, and am up to date on Sanderson. I think it’s time to go on a Scalzi binge.

              Old Man’s War actually was a little underwhelming at parts. Is it worth continuing?

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              Aqua Letifer
              wrote on 16 Mar 2022, 02:32 last edited by
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              @LuFins-Dad said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

              Okay, the Scalzi books I have read so far have been Red Shirts, and the first Old Man’s War. I have finished the The Expanse, and am up to date on Sanderson. I think it’s time to go on a Scalzi binge.

              Old Man’s War actually was a little underwhelming at parts. Is it worth continuing?

              George is the guy to answer that one. I've read a lot of Scalzi, but no Old Man's War.

              Please love yourself.

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                16 Mar 2022, 01:59

                Okay, the Scalzi books I have read so far have been Red Shirts, and the first Old Man’s War. I have finished the The Expanse, and am up to date on Sanderson. I think it’s time to go on a Scalzi binge.

                Old Man’s War actually was a little underwhelming at parts. Is it worth continuing?

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                George K
                wrote on 16 Mar 2022, 12:00 last edited by
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                @LuFins-Dad said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                Old Man’s War actually was a little underwhelming at parts. Is it worth continuing?

                The first book, which is mostly exposition and setup, is probably the weakest (though, in fairness, I read it about 5 years ago, so memory fades). The rest of them are popcorn books, but they have the usual Scalzi snark and snappy dialog. I think OMW was one of Scalzi's earliest books so that may play a role.

                The one I really enjoyed in that series was "Zoe's Tale," which tells the same story as a book earlier in the series, but from the perspective of a different character. Very entertaining, but you gotta read both. The series ends with "The End of All Things" which is a satisfying conclusion.

                For more "Scalzi-like" stuff, check out "Lock-In," "Fuzzy Nation," and a novella "The President's Brain is Missing."

                If you're looking for a binge of three, "The Collapsing Empire" series is pretty good.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  16 Mar 2022, 01:06

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                  Audible's got it.

                  Which book? I have some credits burning a hole…

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                  Aqua Letifer
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                  @LuFins-Dad said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                  Audible's got it.

                  Which book? I have some credits burning a hole…

                  Have you or @George-K started? I'm doing the audio version. It's just freaking fun. The book sci-fi equivalent of, say, Mozart in the Jungle.

                  Please love yourself.

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                    George K
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                    Haven't started it yet. I'm burning my way through the "Duniverse" at the moment. One book left in the prequels.

                    Scalzi's always fun (cf "The President's Brain is Missing"). I'll queue this one up next!

                    Thanks.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      3 Apr 2022, 00:35

                      @LuFins-Dad said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                      Audible's got it.

                      Which book? I have some credits burning a hole…

                      Have you or @George-K started? I'm doing the audio version. It's just freaking fun. The book sci-fi equivalent of, say, Mozart in the Jungle.

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                      LuFins Dad
                      wrote on 3 Apr 2022, 01:00 last edited by
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                      @Aqua-Letifer not yet, I am finishing a re-read, but am almost done. This is next…

                      The Brad

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                        LuFins Dad
                        wrote on 7 Apr 2022, 12:47 last edited by
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                        @Aqua-Letifer How family friendly is it? I don’t mean it has to be Harry Potter, but when The Expanse first came out, within the first fifteen minutes of the audiobook was a discussion between 2 characters about the joys of masturbating with a regrown hand at which point my wife said “Yeah, I’m not listening to 20 hours of this…” so is this something I can listen to during our May road-trip?

                        The Brad

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                          7 Apr 2022, 12:47

                          @Aqua-Letifer How family friendly is it? I don’t mean it has to be Harry Potter, but when The Expanse first came out, within the first fifteen minutes of the audiobook was a discussion between 2 characters about the joys of masturbating with a regrown hand at which point my wife said “Yeah, I’m not listening to 20 hours of this…” so is this something I can listen to during our May road-trip?

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                          Aqua Letifer
                          wrote on 7 Apr 2022, 13:14 last edited by
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                          @LuFins-Dad said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                          @Aqua-Letifer How family friendly is it? I don’t mean it has to be Harry Potter, but when The Expanse first came out, within the first fifteen minutes of the audiobook was a discussion between 2 characters about the joys of masturbating with a regrown hand at which point my wife said “Yeah, I’m not listening to 20 hours of this…” so is this something I can listen to during our May road-trip?

                          It's not that bad, but not exactly Encanto either.

                          Please love yourself.

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                            LuFins Dad
                            wrote on 9 Apr 2022, 13:54 last edited by LuFins Dad 4 Sept 2022, 13:54
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                            Their is definitely a Scalzi formula for the beginning of his story… Guy gets thrown into a very large organization with technology and resources that he knows very little about, guy bonds with other newbies that also are very much in the dark…

                            I also see why @Aqua likes this book. He’s the protagonist!

                            The Brad

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                              9 Apr 2022, 13:54

                              Their is definitely a Scalzi formula for the beginning of his story… Guy gets thrown into a very large organization with technology and resources that he knows very little about, guy bonds with other newbies that also are very much in the dark…

                              I also see why @Aqua likes this book. He’s the protagonist!

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                              Aqua Letifer
                              wrote on 9 Apr 2022, 14:12 last edited by
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                              @LuFins-Dad said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                              Their is definitely a Scalzi formula for the beginning of his story… Guy gets thrown into a very large organization with technology and resources that he knows very little about, guy bonds with other newbies that also are very much in the dark…

                              I also see why @Aqua likes this book. He’s the protagonist!

                              Nah. I quit in 2020. Didn't get canned, although my boss at the time did try it.

                              Please love yourself.

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                                George K
                                wrote on 26 Apr 2022, 22:33 last edited by
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                                OK, I'm about ⅔ of the way through it.

                                It's VERY Scalzi. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but pretty much the story he's told many times before.

                                1. Everyman (Hero of "Old Man's War," pilot in "Interdependency", Dispatcher is conflicted)
                                2. Everyman encounters trial (Death of wife, being fired, unusual job)
                                3. Things go off the rails because the solution to #2 is so weird
                                4. Lot's of funny stuff and snarky comments and tons of exclamation marks.

                                Definitely fun, but pretty predictable. As someone said, talking about John Grisham, "Every author has, basically one story."

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  26 Apr 2022, 22:33

                                  OK, I'm about ⅔ of the way through it.

                                  It's VERY Scalzi. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but pretty much the story he's told many times before.

                                  1. Everyman (Hero of "Old Man's War," pilot in "Interdependency", Dispatcher is conflicted)
                                  2. Everyman encounters trial (Death of wife, being fired, unusual job)
                                  3. Things go off the rails because the solution to #2 is so weird
                                  4. Lot's of funny stuff and snarky comments and tons of exclamation marks.

                                  Definitely fun, but pretty predictable. As someone said, talking about John Grisham, "Every author has, basically one story."

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                                  Aqua Letifer
                                  wrote on 26 Apr 2022, 23:49 last edited by
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                                  @George-K said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                                  OK, I'm about ⅔ of the way through it.

                                  It's VERY Scalzi. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but pretty much the story he's told many times before.

                                  1. Everyman (Hero of "Old Man's War," pilot in "Interdependency", Dispatcher is conflicted)
                                  2. Everyman encounters trial (Death of wife, being fired, unusual job)
                                  3. Things go off the rails because the solution to #2 is so weird
                                  4. Lot's of funny stuff and snarky comments and tons of exclamation marks.

                                  Definitely fun, but pretty predictable. As someone said, talking about John Grisham, "Every popular author has, basically one story."

                                  Yeah. Fun, though.

                                  Please love yourself.

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 26 Apr 2022, 23:58 last edited by George K
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                                    I think my favorite Scalzi books, and I think I've read them all, are "Fuzzy Nation," "Lock In," and "Redshirts."

                                    THey're all stand-alone and don't make you commit to a trilogy or more (though there is a sequel to "Lock In.").

                                    Among those three, perhaps "Redshirts" is the most creative, but "Fuzzy" is the one I enjoyed the most.

                                    Also, listening to "Kaiju..", it strike me that Wil Wheaton, who has done SO much of Scalzi's stuff, is perhaps, just a bit, TOO Wil Wheaton, if you know what I mean.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      26 Apr 2022, 23:58

                                      I think my favorite Scalzi books, and I think I've read them all, are "Fuzzy Nation," "Lock In," and "Redshirts."

                                      THey're all stand-alone and don't make you commit to a trilogy or more (though there is a sequel to "Lock In.").

                                      Among those three, perhaps "Redshirts" is the most creative, but "Fuzzy" is the one I enjoyed the most.

                                      Also, listening to "Kaiju..", it strike me that Wil Wheaton, who has done SO much of Scalzi's stuff, is perhaps, just a bit, TOO Wil Wheaton, if you know what I mean.

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                                      Aqua Letifer
                                      wrote on 27 Apr 2022, 00:00 last edited by
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                                      @George-K said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                                      Also, listening to "Kaiju..", it strike me that Wil Wheaton, who has done SO much of Scalzi's stuff, is perhaps, just a bit, TOO Wil Wheaton, if you know what I mean.

                                      Fully agree.

                                      My favorite is probably Redshirts. But Lock-In and Dispatcher are up there along with Fuzzy Nation.

                                      Please love yourself.

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                                        26 Apr 2022, 22:33

                                        OK, I'm about ⅔ of the way through it.

                                        It's VERY Scalzi. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but pretty much the story he's told many times before.

                                        1. Everyman (Hero of "Old Man's War," pilot in "Interdependency", Dispatcher is conflicted)
                                        2. Everyman encounters trial (Death of wife, being fired, unusual job)
                                        3. Things go off the rails because the solution to #2 is so weird
                                        4. Lot's of funny stuff and snarky comments and tons of exclamation marks.

                                        Definitely fun, but pretty predictable. As someone said, talking about John Grisham, "Every author has, basically one story."

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                                        LuFins Dad
                                        wrote on 27 Apr 2022, 01:14 last edited by
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                                        @George-K said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                                        OK, I'm about ⅔ of the way through it.

                                        It's VERY Scalzi. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but pretty much the story he's told many times before.

                                        1. Everyman (Hero of "Old Man's War," pilot in "Interdependency", Dispatcher is conflicted)
                                        2. Everyman encounters trial (Death of wife, being fired, unusual job)
                                        3. Things go off the rails because the solution to #2 is so weird
                                        4. Lot's of funny stuff and snarky comments and tons of exclamation marks.

                                        Definitely fun, but pretty predictable. As someone said, talking about John Grisham, "Every author has, basically one story."

                                        You forgot about the part where our antagonist finds and befriends a whole crew of newbie misfits that ultimately prove to be experts in just the right fields…

                                        The Brad

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                                          27 Apr 2022, 01:14

                                          @George-K said in Hey, George. The Scalzi Book's Out.:

                                          OK, I'm about ⅔ of the way through it.

                                          It's VERY Scalzi. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but pretty much the story he's told many times before.

                                          1. Everyman (Hero of "Old Man's War," pilot in "Interdependency", Dispatcher is conflicted)
                                          2. Everyman encounters trial (Death of wife, being fired, unusual job)
                                          3. Things go off the rails because the solution to #2 is so weird
                                          4. Lot's of funny stuff and snarky comments and tons of exclamation marks.

                                          Definitely fun, but pretty predictable. As someone said, talking about John Grisham, "Every author has, basically one story."

                                          You forgot about the part where our antagonist finds and befriends a whole crew of newbie misfits that ultimately prove to be experts in just the right fields…

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 27 Apr 2022, 01:34 last edited by George K
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                                          @LuFins-Dad yeh, there's that.

                                          (I assume you meant "protagonist")

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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