tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post3468228868121470240..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: Redshirts by John ScalziAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-3854743968877335832013-02-26T06:46:09.889+00:002013-02-26T06:46:09.889+00:00I enjoyed it, but I agree that it's a "lo...I enjoyed it, but I agree that it's a "low impact" novel: easy to read (a real page-turner in fact), easy to forget. Part of the problem is that Scalzi tries to do the cheesy <i>Star Trek</i>, but he's doing it with an idea that would naturally lend itself to some very dark humor (or serious subject matter).<br /><br /> The set-up in the first half of the book would be <i>terrifying</i>, not funny, and yet the bizarre weirdness and terror of the arrangement only comes through on occasion.<br /><br />The song is pretty catchy, though. Hats off to Jonathan Coulton.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741738070067590221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-63810779292127136672013-02-25T13:07:36.829+00:002013-02-25T13:07:36.829+00:00Laughable but forgettable . . . probably the most ...Laughable but forgettable . . . probably the most forgiving review I've read yet. As an old-school Trek fan, I do have to find time to read this as some point, but at least I'm going into it with honest expectations.Bob/Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830145891314387373noreply@blogger.com