Great idea but...

The moon turns to cheese, an unexpected event, sounds intriguing. However, what follows is less a novel and more a lot of short stories with the moon as the consistent thread. I like the author's books, but this one misses the target as it's too fragmented.

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I so wanted to like this...

I've enjoyed all of the previous John Scalzi books, but this one just seemed flat. Will Weaton does a good job as usual, but he can't do much with this one. It's a bit cheesy TBH.

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Very funny, great characters but not wholly satisfying

I was kinda startled when this turned up and was a full 10-hour plus novel rather than a novella - the premise seemed unlikely to support a full novel. It did, and is both funny and clever (and even moving). Nonetheless I ended up feeling a little unsatisfied: it's told as a long series of vignettes with different protagonists, so you stay with people just enough to start really caring about them and then they're gone. Scalzi groups this novel conceptually with Starter Villain and the Kaiju Preservation Society; I'd say the latter is the best of the three, in that case. Wil Wheaton does his usual job. I like his performances on the whole, though they get a bit samey and his accents (especially his "British" accent) have to be accepted with humour. Overall I really enjoyed it, I recommend it, but I can't give it the full five stars.

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Well, that was weird, but I kinda liked it

A moon made of cheese, turns out to be fromageageddon. This audio title takes a 'serious' (and somewhat surprising) look at what might happen if the moon turned to cheese. Obviously funny. Don't take it too seriously. Wil presents it marvelously. Quite a bit of swearing in it, in case you have young ears nearby while you're listening, but otherwise it's an easy listen. Popcorn for your ears. Enjoy!

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Cheddar - has to be

Another cracker (yup, with cheese) from John. When the chair hit his face, I woke the house with my laughing!

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Loved it

I love a light-hearted sci-fi, and this one doesn’t disappoint. The structure of the book works beautifully for the story, and Wil Wheaton is, as always, perfect for Scalzi’s work.

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Brie

This book made me laugh and carried me through a rotten day and a subsequent batch cooking day. I am a complete Scalzi fan so bought it without reading reviews/blurb. It’s a collection of stories across an event rather than from a single perspective- with different tones. Works out very balanced and completely entertaining.

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I don't think I've ever heard the word cheese so much...

Scalzi rocks another wierd and wonderful topic. Every time he releases a new blurb I'm like "No, this is ridiculous! No John! I will not read a book about the moon turning to cheese! Behave sir!" But then I remember that it will be about people, it will be well written and funny, it will make me smile and want to read his other books again. Scalzi has fantastic pacing, a wonderful imagination and for what my very humble opinion is worth, massively underrated. This book is about people amd cheese, so, if you like good stories, with a bit of dairy then I'd say pick it up, I definitely didn't regret it 😉

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Another super Scalzi story with Wheaton’s wonderful delivery

Another great story from John Scalzi - it certainly goes in interesting directions. A proper hilarious ride and in usual Scalzi style also deeply thought provoking
Wonderful delivery from Wil Wheaton - a magical combination with the story.
Thankyou - and when is the next book????

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Time I won’t get back

A cross between Bevis n Butthead and verbal skitters . Limited humour . Had to switch this one off .

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