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Fuzzy Nation
Fuzzy Nation | John Scalzi
Jack Holloway works alone. Hundreds of miles from ZaraCorp's headquarters on planet, 178 light-years from the corporation's headquarters on Earth, Jack is content as an independent contractor. As for his past, that's not up for discussion. Then, in the wake of an accidental cliff collapse, Jack discovers a seam of unimaginably valuable jewels, to which he manages to lay legal claim just as ZaraCorp is cancelling their contract with him for his part in causing the collapse. Briefly in the catbird seat, legally speaking, Jack pressures ZaraCorp into recognizing his claim, and cuts them in as partners to help extract the wealth. But there's another wrinkle to ZaraCorp's relationship with the planet Zarathustra. Their entire legal right to exploit the verdant Earth-like planet is based on being able to certify to the authorities on Earth that Zarathustra is home to no sentient species. Then a small furry bipedtrusting, appealing, and ridiculously cuteshows up at Jack's outback home. Followed by its family. As it dawns on Jack that despite their stature, these are people, he begins to suspect that ZaraCorp's claim to a planet's worth of wealth is very flimsy indeed...and that ZaraCorp may stop at nothing to eliminate the "fuzzys" before their existence becomes more widely known.
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wanderinglynn
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#manicmonday #letterF

📚 tagged, which is a reboot of H. Beam Piper‘s 1962 novel Little Fuzzy
🖋 Dominique Fortier
📺 Fantasia
🎤 Foo Fighters
🎶 For All the Cows

Thanks for the tag @CBee & @Allylu

CBee Thanks for playing! 2y
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marie3blue
Fuzzy Nation | John Scalzi
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Currently reading.

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cdreincarnate
Fuzzy Nation | John Scalzi
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This book is so much fun! If you like Scalzi‘s other stuff, I highly recommend adding this one to your list.

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tournevis
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I am a fan of old and historical recipes and I like reverse engineering them. This morning, I made the recipe on this slip of paper left in the pages of a famous 1877 Canadian cookbook, shared by Athena Scalzi (the author's daughter) on their shared blog: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2021/02/04/a-very-special-cookbook-post/

I baked them at 375F for 15 min (YMMV), it's a dry dough.

DivineDiana I love that you tried it! ❤️ 3y
tournevis @DivineDiana They were good. A bit drier than O like but less sweet than most recipes, which ia a plus! They were all gone in less than a day. My son scarfed them down fast. 3y
DivineDiana True sign of a successful recipe! 😃 3y
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ctboeheim
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When is it appropriate to re-imagine a much-loved science fiction novel? Scalzi has updated H. Beam Piper's story for a new generation of readers. I read both to compare.
Scalzi has updated a golden-age story with big ideas and cardboard characters to a more modern drama. He cut the cast from thirty to about six and concentrated on backstory and character development. The peril was amped up and the ending was dramatic. A worthwhile #scifi read.

Ruthiella I‘ve not read the original but I really enjoyed Scalzi‘s version. 😀 3y
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Ruthiella
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#tropesinaugust

The hero is Jack Holloway, a smart-ass, debarred lawyer now works as a contract surveyor on a planet for a large (evil) corporation that exploits planets for their natural resources with little (no) regard for the native flora and fauna. Jack doesn‘t care so much about corporate politics or the banality of evil, just so long as he gets a paycheck. But then he discovers the Fuzzies, a #speciesmadeunique and everything changes...

wanderinglynn Love this book! 👍🏻 4y
Ruthiella @wanderinglynn It was a fun read with some real fist punching moments at the end. 😀 4y
Klou Sounds good!! 4y
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annamae
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Woo!!! So excited to do my first month of #BookSpinBingo. I feel that there are many options for Bingos that look very doable! The orange boxes are the #BookSpin selections of the month.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks great!!! 4y
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hwestfall
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My daughter had her first cross country meet today. This was the first time she has ever gone out for a sport. It was totally worth the 2.5 hour round trip to watch her run her heart out 🏃‍♀️❤️ Yay for audiobooks read by Wil Wheaton.

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Eggbeater
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This book starts off so cuuute and funny and it's like a little moral dilemma with Ewoks. And then it turns into something that could be classified as a legal sci fi thriller if the characters weren't so adorable. But it also brings up uncomfortable ethical and environmental points as Scalzi novels are wont to do. A very quick and enjoyable reading experience.

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bookwrm526
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Love love love this one - I didn‘t enjoy the last Scalzi I read so I‘m really glad this one was so funny and exactly the brain candy that I needed!!

Tamra Love love these eye popping colors! 5y
bookwrm526 @Tamra aren‘t they pretty? They were in a rest area where we stopped on a recent vacation - the bees REALLY seemed enthralled by them 5y
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tessavi
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Jetlag woke me up at 4AM so I decided to make this! I followed a lot of new Littens recently and hope to get to know you a little with these questions 😉

1. the Netherlands, but living in Tokyo.
2. John Scalzi last year.
3. Around a hundred books on shelfs and 50ish ebooks & audio.
4. Train, I quickly get distracted at home.
5. I recommend the tagged one for sci-fi lovers!
#littenintro

PagesByTheWater When I lived in Japan I LOVED reading on the train! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Nice to “meet “ you!!! ☺️ 5y
wanderinglynn Love John Scalzi! 👍🏻👍🏻 5y
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tessavi @PagesByTheWater Oh! Where did you live? 5y
PagesByTheWater @tessavi I lived in Yamato in Kanagawa prefecture. Oh I miss it everyday 5y
tessavi @PagesByTheWater I lived in Yokohama, Tokyo (Adachi-ku) and am currently in Kawasaki. I expect to stay a while 😁 5y
tokyoseg Only 50sh ebooks and audio books?! 🧐 I think you should count again! 5y
rwidiani Hello🙋🏻‍♀️, am an Indonesian, living in your homeland. Which place are you from? 5y
tessavi @rwidiani a small town near Haarlem! 5y
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MichaelKwan
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Doing a reread. Actually a comparative reread. I reread H. Beam Piper's LITTLE FUZZY yesterday and now will read John Scalzi's update/reboot/redo of the story. Piper's version is a little rickety since it was written in 1962, but it holds up better than some science fiction from that time.

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tessavi
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I finished this book in one day. It was captivating from the start and I loved the fuzzy's. John Scalzi writes the kind of sci-fi stories I love. I'd like to read the original H. Beam Piper story one day.

Pogue That was the firs Scalzi book I read! 6y
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Mitch
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Just added this book to my TBR Lynn. Wish I could access the Chinese version, because I would have loved to have gone for this cover!

wanderinglynn That IS a cool cover! 😍 6y
Mitch It‘s cute & wowed at the same time! @wanderinglynn 6y
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wanderinglynn
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#julystats 18 total | 67/78 - I‘m going to have to up my goal! 😀

Pretty awesome month, especially considering I only read 1 book in the first 7 days of the month!

Tagged book was favorite. But I also enjoyed The Island of Books, Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore, and the Kingdom and The Prophet (Books 2 & 3 of The Graveyard Queen series).

1 DNF - The Light of the Fireflies was too creepy for me!

Aimeesue Scalzi is great! 6y
wanderinglynn @Aimeesue Yes! I‘m a big fan. 👍🏻😀 6y
Liatrek I love your book collage what app do you use to create it? 6y
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wanderinglynn @Liatrek Thanks! ☺️ I use PicMonkey. 6y
Trashcanman Woot woot! How do you make that book cover Collage? 6y
wanderinglynn @Trashcanman I take screen shots of the book on the Goodreads app. Then I use a website called PicMonkey to make the collage and add the text. (PicMonkey also has an app version too.) 6y
Trashcanman @wanderinglynn sorry I didn't read your comments above and thank you 😒 6y
CoffeeK8 I ended up declaring Light of the Fireflies a DNF too 6y
BeansPage You're killing it girl! Nicely done 🤘🏻😄🤘🏻 6y
KrystleTheBookSlayer Awesome month! I ended up panning Light of the Fireflies...definitely creepy and icky for me. 6y
wanderinglynn @CoffeeK8 @KrystleTheBookSlayer I hate DNF‘ing, but sometimes I just have to and this was one of those times. Glad I‘m not the only one who couldn‘t do this book! 👍🏻☺️ 6y
wanderinglynn Thanks @TheReadingMermaid @KrystleTheBookSlayer ☺️ It was an awesome month! 6y
CoffeeK8 @wanderinglynn I will say I loved the way the author used language, it seemed like a great book, just way too creepy 6y
tammysue Fab month!! 🤟🏻 6y
wanderinglynn Thanks @whatshesreadingnow ☺️ It really was. I‘m afraid August won‘t be nearly as epic reading-wise. 6y
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wanderinglynn
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The great thing about work travel is all the reading I get done. The downside is I‘m behind on reviewing all the books I‘ve read!

This one is a #recommendsday, even if you‘re not into sci-fi because this isn't a sci-fi novel so much as Scalzi simply uses sci-fi as a vehicle to explore the issues of sentience and nature.

#SFFtbr

My full review on GR:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2456162999

TheSpineView Have not read this one. Love the author! Stacked!📚 6y
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Daughter-of-words
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Jack Holloway returns home to find a strange creature in his house, after an exciting encounter with the fuzzy and Jack‘s dog, Carl, he suddenly has a whole family of fuzzys taking over his home. This book was so enjoyable! Highly recommended for fans of light and fun science fiction⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Daughter-of-words
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Not my usual kind of read and my first John Scalzi book but I‘m absolutely loving it!! So funny😆

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Oryx
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What a fun listen. Really enjoyable story, and I love love love Will Wheaton's narration.

sprainedbrain Yes! I loved this one. 😃 6y
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sprainedbrain
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File this one under ‘don‘t judge a book by the cover (or even the blurb).‘ I picked this up during an Audible sale last summer. It‘s my second Scalzi, and I think I can say with confidence that I like the way this guy writes.

This is light, sweet, sad, and laugh-out-loud funny sci-fi, and that‘s a pretty awesome combination.

I definitely recommend on audio—Wil Wheaton‘ narration is fantastic. I devoured this book in 2 days!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

jwashreads My husband loves his books, but I haven't read him yet. 6y
sprainedbrain @jwashreads my first was The Dispatcher - very different from this, but also really good. That was also audio, read by Zachary Quinto! 6y
VioletBramble I'm currently reading his book Red Shirts. It's a Star Trek inspired satire. I'm enjoying it. 6y
craftyreader I thought Red Shirts was hilarious, so now I'm planning to look these other books up. Thanks. 6y
sprainedbrain @VioletBramble @craftyreader adding Red Shirts to my tbr! 6y
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Babs_book_obsession
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Ok, this was fun, plain and simple. I enjoyed the story, characters, and the narration. Winner all around for me as I can't think of anything more I would want. I suppose it is not 'highbrow literature' but that should be pretty clear from the blurb/cover. There will definitely be more Scalzi in my 'to read' list.

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Alicia
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I thought I'd get a lot more reading done in May but 🤷🏽‍♀️ I did go on two weekend trips and am trying to find a new job in a new city. Audiobooks have really allowed me to keep my reading up! I read some wonderful books this month so it was hard to pick favs. Also only read one #lgbtauthor this month so I am gong to try to ramp it up next month! Also maybe add some comics back in... here's to June!

Beachesnbooks Smoke Gets in Your Eyes is on my tbr for June, really excited to get to it! 7y
Alicia @Beachesnbooks you will LOVE it! 7y
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Laney1733
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To whoever recommended this recently, thank you!! I'd never listened to a Wil Wheaton narrated audiobook. He's really very good! I'd never read anything by this author either but I might look into more. This is a laugh-out-loud good story.

orangerful Listen to 'Ready Player One' he does an awesome job reading that! 7y
Laney1733 @orangerful Thank you!. I've heard great things about that one too. I have a hold for it with the library. If it doesn't become available soon, I may just use an Audible credit. 7y
orangerful @Leo1733 worth the audible credit - listen now then see the movie next year then listen again :) 7y
AlaMich Scalzi has a great blog too...whatever.scalzi.com 6y
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Alicia
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OMG you guys. I listened to this in four days. Four days! And without a long drive. That's how much I sat in my car after I drove somewhere to keep listening. Or just listened while at home. This was amazing. Captivating, adorable, heartwarming, sad and uplifting. Love love love. So glad I bought Lock In. Now to buy all the other Scalzi audiobooks.

sprainedbrain You convinced me... stacked! 7y
Joanne1 I'm glad it's not just me that sits in their car listening long after reaching the destination. I'm sure my neighbours think I'm weird. 7y
Alicia @sprainedbrain yay! You (hopefully) won't be disappointed! 7y
Alicia @Joanne1 I feel the same way! It's also hard with dogs cause they get so excited to hear you in the driveway! 7y
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C.a.r.o
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C.a.r.o Bisher eine unterhaltsame, gelungene Geschichte, die sich leicht weglesen lässt. Das Cover ist allerdings schrecklich und eher unpassend. Der Verlag wollte damit vielleicht den hartgesottenen Science-Fiction-Fan locken? 7y
C.a.r.o Ja, das war schön zu lesen. Schon spannend, aber wer Action in rumgeballere erwartet, ist hier eher falsch. 7y
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Mindelan
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Do you like exciting books that make you laugh out loud, then punch you so hard in the feels that you have a near breakdown at work? (Luckily, I was in grad school at the time and able to hide my bookfeels by isolating myself in the herbarium) Then boy do I have a book for you. I just recommended this to my brother-in-law and now I probably have to read it again. Added bonus: Wil Wheaton narrates the version on Audible, and he's amazing!

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coffeenebula
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Wil Wheaton reading the words: "Shut up, Wheaton!" = too much ??? Went back 3 times to listen and cracked up each time. This book is hilarious! #FunFridayPhoto

bookishchelle I ❤️ Wil's narration of all Scalzi's books that I have listened to. Lol I played back that part as well 😂😂😂🤓🖖 7y
coffeenebula @bookishchelle I'll have to check those out 🖖 7y
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NikkiA
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Sweet, clever and funny - not at all what I'd normally expect from sci-fi but really, really cool. Wil Wheaton's audio performance is fabulous as always and it makes for a fast-paced, fun read 🐶🙊🚀

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Audiobookhead
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Loved this book! I really like it when a sci-fi book isn't total about how freaky looking a alien can be, or how much technology can be inserted in a few lines. What I really enjoy is how people interact with each other in some extraordinary circumstances.

Svartling I absolutely loved this book! This is the kind of science fiction I like 7y
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Audiobookhead
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You know you have an awesome wife when every time you check your shared audible there is a mountain of new books to go through, and she put some of them in there just for you. ❤️📚❤️ @Book_Addict Thank you love.

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j3nm
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I'm really enjoying listening to the Wonderful Wil Wheaton narrate Fuzzy Nation. This is a really fun #sf #audiobook to listen to on my commute.

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Thessalia
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Oh man - I don't often listen or read much in the way of Science Fiction and I LOVED this story & audiobook. The main character is an absolute ass who thinks he knows better than everyone else (and usually does) - and of course I absolutely loved him. This had me laughing and worrying and saddened and then laughing again! Highly recommend this!!!

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