Apr 30

Apr 30 When the Moon Hits Your Eye

About the book

Author: John Scalzi
Publisher: Tor Books

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My Review

You can always count on John Scalzi to mix humor with heart in just the right way. Very few of today’s writers manage to both make us laugh and also speak to the state of the world like he does. When The Moon Hits Your Eye is no exception.

The premise is simple: the moon has turned to cheese. The book spends one lunar cycle, 28 days, with 28 different people living through the aftermath — from shocking discovery to confused scientists to the (loosey goosey) ramifications re: physics. Scalzi manages to bring so much life to these characters while never taking things seriously but also asking big, non-preachy questions really making you think and reflect.

I can see why, according to the author’s note, this book forms an informal trilogy in Scalzi’s mind with The Kaiju Preservation Society and Starter Villain. They are all standalones, but if you had fun with those, I think you’ll like this one too.

I’m just such a big fan of his, and I think everyone deserves the emotional bubble bath you get from reading his books!