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HeyT
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I had a lot of fun reading this. Perfect popcorn/summer read sci fi. I think the reason I love this sort of thing is that you don't have to read too closely to enjoy yourself and you feel like you've accomplished something when it's over.

seibelsays So many of Scalzi's books fit that description for me. Add in that he is a solid human being and he's one of my few insta-buy authors. 2d
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SaunteringVaguelyDownwards
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A holiday means enough reading time to finish this book! I appreciate Scalzi's ability to develop so many characters in such a short space as each chapter provides. I'm surprised by how reflective a book this is - I was left considering what I might do in this situation more than Kaiju Preservation Society or Starter Villain (he considers these books a trilogy on the theme of characters dealing with the unexpected). Very enjoyable!

SaunteringVaguelyDownwards And a blurry cameo of my cat Watney in the background (I laughed at Scalzi's name drop of Andy Weir)!

#CatsOfLitsy
3w
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Robotswithpersonality
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Favourites from the first half of 2025.
Upon reflection, these are the most powerful, memorable, beautiful, enjoyable reads from January to June .
From the top left to bottom right:
Non-fiction memoir and general, graphic novels, art non-fiction, poetry, picture books,
Fiction: fantasy, sci fi, contemporary/historical, crime, horror

BookmarkTavern I loved The Magic Fish! 💖💖 3w
Robotswithpersonality @BookmarkTavern YES!!! Creative and beautiful and resonant. 3w
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booklover3258
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Who knew learning about planets was so much fun?!?! Simply loved this book and all the cool facts about the planets. Adorable illustrations and funny humor thrown throughout the book. Perfect for kids of all ages.

Cheshirecat913 I love this book and read it to my daughter often. It was one of the ones I was sad to let go of when she grew out of picture books. 3w
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SaunteringVaguelyDownwards
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Currently loving the tendency of all characters, upon learning the moon has been transformed into cheese, to ask, “What kind of cheese?“ It's probably what would happen in real life! 😂

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lil1inblue
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More to come. I find this hilarious and therapeutic. 😂😍
#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

TheBookHippie OH YES!!!! This!!! 3w
dabbe AWES😍ME one! I could only do that in late fall/early winter, though, but I love the sentiment and idea of it! 🤩 3w
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie 💓 💓 💓 3w
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lil1inblue @dabbe Oops, did I inadvertently throw my cool weather in your face again? 😅😉 Just kidding, of course. Perhaps your version would be reading by a fan or air conditioner! 😂 3w
TheBookHippie @dabbe we get cold overnight generally in Michigan -but lately all bets are off it‘s so nutty here this season… climate change. 3w
dabbe @TheBookHippie Climate change??? Are you kidding me? 😂 to 😓. 3w
JenlovesJT47 God yes! I‘d rather stay up til 4 am reading than tossing and turning. ♥️♥️♥️ 3w
AnnCrystal 👸👏🏼🥳👌🏼💝...must be beautiful, serene atmosphere to read ✨📚💖. 3w
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie We have highs in the 80s this week, and then it's supposed to dip to 60 by Monday. 🙃 Nighttime has been pretty steady in the 50s, but who knows if/when we'll get a hot spell that will ruin it. 3w
TheBookHippie @lil1inblue we are 80s for a bit with 60 at night- although they are saying could be 90 Saturday & Sunday. 3w
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Graywacke
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This is a terrific book - a narrative nonfiction history of the Apollo program told mainly through the astronauts. The book will win over jaded resistant readers and often keep us glued. The astronauts are super smart, but also foolish and emotionally distant.

One thing that struck me was the scale of the moonscape. Pike‘s Peak sized mountains outside the landers.

Bookwomble Another book I loved reading! Have you been sneaking into my library while I've not been looking? 😄 3w
Graywacke @Bookwomble that‘s funny! I used an audiobook. So I would have had to steal your book and then find a reader. It is terrific. 3w
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Zuhkeeyah
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Pickpick

I am a big Scalzi fan and have read many of his books. This one didn't land as well for me. The first half really pulled me in, and then it started to drag a little. I did enjoy the vignettes of someone's life each day of the moon crisis. My favorites were the billionaire and the cheese feud.

My first time reading two #authoramonth books in a month! @Soubhiville

Soubhiville Good for you! 📚🙂 3w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w
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vlwelser
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This was really interesting from a format perspective. The moon turning to cheese for no discernible reason? That's the foolishness I have learned to expect from this author.

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4w
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willaful
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This satire on our weird times makes excellent use of terrible cheese puns and is also very schadenfreudelicious... I half wondered if Scalzi wrote it as therapy. It suffers from not having a main character to follow and root for and inevitably comes off feeling insubstantial, like the lightest cheez whiz instead of a solid slab of cheddar. Just fine, if that's what you were wanting on your cracker. Pairing: Martians, Go Home.

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