The Android's Dream

Executive Summary: I found this book a lot of fun, but utterly ridiculous, even for Mr. Scalzi.

Audiobook: Wil Wheaton does his usual good job at delivering John Scalzi's snark. He reads clearly and with good inflection. He doesn't do voices, but I do feel that audio is definitely a solid option for this book.

Full Review
After my last book, I was looking for something light and fun, and John Scalzi always fits that description for me. This is one of the few books by him I haven't read. I picked up the audio on a deal a few years back and for some reason I just never got around to listening to it.

This book starts out on a ridiculous premise and just seems to keep getting more ridiculous as the book goes on. The protagonist is a bit too competent at times as well, but considering the circumstances he was put in, it didn't really matter that much.

I've always enjoyed Mr. Scalzi's sense of humor, and this one is no different. There were less times that I found myself laughing at a joke than I was simply shaking my head at the events I was listening to however.

I liked the world building a fair bit, even if they were a large part of the silliness as well. I'm a sucker for interplanetary space federations. I'd be interested in reading another book set in this world.

Overall this was a fun and fast read and was exactly what I was looking for when I listened to it. It's not as good as some of his other work, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit.