Comic science fiction is tough for me to get into. Once you read Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy there aren’t a lot of books out there, and so I thought I’d read this one. It is a pretty new book, so it has all the diversity/pronouns/etc. which still feel shoehorned into stories these days.
Just like stand-up comedy, so acts will make you laugh, and some get on your nerves. I guess the rule follows in writing comedy as well. I wasn’t really vibing with the punchlines in this book, and rather than intellectually clever it felt like they were trying to be clever with pop culture references.
I’m sure some people will enjoy this one – it just wasn’t me.
Next I am re-reading The Watchman by Robert Crais. There is a couple week gap in the flow of library books right now – so I’m picking up old ones that I really enjoyed in the past.
