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When the Moon Hits Your Eye

By: John Scalzi
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
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New York Times bestseller John Scalzi flies you to the moon with his most fantastic tale to date: When the Moon Hits Your Eye

The moon has turned into cheese.

Now humanity has to deal with it.

For some it’s an opportunity. For others it’s a moment to question their faith: In God, in science, in everything. Still others try to keep the world running in the face of absurdity and uncertainty. And then there are the billions looking to the sky and wondering how a thing that was always just there is now... something absolutely impossible.

Astronauts and billionaires, comedians and bank executives, professors and presidents, teenagers and terminal patients at the end of their lives -- over the length of an entire lunar cycle, each get their moment in the moonlight. To panic, to plan, to wonder and to pray, to laugh and to grieve. All in a kaleidoscopic novel that goes all the places you’d expect, and then to so many places you wouldn’t.

It’s a wild moonage daydream. Ride this rocket.

©2025 John Scalzi (P)2024 Audible, Inc.
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Editorial Review

Listen to the moon and back
Between conference calls and car-pool pickups, my days are more chaotic than ever—and there is absolutely nothing that allows me to escape my daily life as entertainingly as a new John Scalzi audiobook. The thoughtful blend of humour and heart had me laughing out loud and smiling from ear to ear, from start to finish. The unique combination of Scalzi’s brilliant and witty storytelling and Wil Wheaton’s incredible narration is science fiction at its finest. Whether you’ve ever wondered how you’d react if the moon turned into cheese or not, this production will entertain, delight and inspire you. —Esther B., Audible Editor

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Outrageous fun

I loved this book - the concept is ridiculous but the story is certainly not.

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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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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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Great Fun

I really enjoyed the frankly silly concept, and was pleasantly surprised to see just how many hours of story I was getting. I did have to adjust my listening style somewhat to account for the many different characters and almost short story approach to new chapters but once I was in the groove it was all good. The ending was somewhat predictable but it made me laugh, and really, how else could you tie things in a bow?
As a narrator, Will Wheaton is as Will Wheaton does, as always. I enjoyed the performance. The volume was a little annoying as regular speech just sits in between 2 volume settings which are too quiet, or too loud. especially when Will wants to emphasize something and talks really quickly and loudly. He's like an excitable puppy and if you can cope with that, you'll enjoy it just fine.
All in all, another great story. Loads of fun. I'd absolutely recommend it!

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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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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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Interesting exploration of "what if"

What if the moon turned to cheese? Through interwoven stories this book explores that. Entertaining, funny, thought provoking. I don't want to give too much away but since finishing it I've been thinking "oh hang on THAT means....." and seeing lots of sides to it that I didn't pick up when listening.

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Organic based lattice is now a term

Firstly, I'm one of those that now struggles to separate Scalzi and Wheaton. Sorry, it's just how it is now.

The premise is utterly ASB and handled incredibly plausibly, including seeing the inevitable capitalist gauging and stupidity of humans.

Well worth listening to. unless you have the dead tree version, in which case it's worth reading. Sits in the tradition of "Stark" and "Don't Look Up" in the best way.

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Not your normal Scalzi, but none the worse for it.

Come to this knowing it is a collection of short stories, with a strong common thread, rather than a single Scalzi Sci Fi novel, but it's still a blast. It reflects on how society would react under the (ridiculous!) premise of the moon turning to cheese, covering different aspects of humanity and society, in the typicality humourous Scalzi style.

Read by the absolutely fantastic Wil Wheaton, who as always brings the story to life.

It's worth listening to the authors notes at the end too, to get more context to the story's evolution.

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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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