Top of my feed a book I know and loved! It was definitely a fun book and didn't forget its premise at the end. I agree If it was all dark it wouldn't be such a fun read, but even some of the darker moments are given some humour, I loved the take on trope. That book lead me to read some other series such as "Old man's war" which was, imo, another intresting take. That one has the premise of "Alien intergalactic war fought by senior citizens given the bodies of super soldiers". So you get wisdom and dont give af of a seasoned widow with the power of a 20's genetic super soldier.
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Definitely Old Man's War if you like Scalzi's humor!
The book series was great and really funny while exploring interesting, deep and sometimes dark topics.
I read it like 11 years ago and remember nothing more than that I absolutely loved it. 😁💜
I loved this book, so I will definitely check out John Dies at the End. Thanks for the recommendation!
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It's so crazy to me how many people love that book. I'm one of the few who absolutely hate it. To me it was so boring and flat. Maybe I had too high expectations?
Ooc what do you usually consider interesting? Genuine question; trying to look at this through your eyes.
Sci-fi in general is my favorite genre. From light hearted (The Martian), over more complex (Wool Triology) to really complex ones (Three body problem). I also like Star Wars novels, so I thought Red Shirts would be something for me.
With that background I'm surprised it wasn't.
Me too! I guess I was more expecting to see Red Shirts get blown up in bits and pieces and not them realizing their situation. To be honest I can't remember much of the real story / ending