Zoe's Tale: Old Man's War

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This is probably the most pivotal book in the series and I‘d forgotten enough of it to warrant a reread. So, now, finally, I can read Shattering Peace 🙂

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Robotswithpersonality

Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi

so-so

Having enjoyed the charming Acknowledgements, I now know that the questions raised by the last book for me, (and apparently many other readers!) were not addressed in tandem because the author wasn't sure they required answering and was worried about length. Having read The Last Colony and now Zoe's Tale, I can say I would have preferred if they were a singular, bulkier book. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? While there are some surprises involved in seeing the story from Zoe's POV, new plot points are not offered until after the 300 page mark, outside of a few moments that are important to Zoe's character development, not necessarily the overall plot. 2y

Robotswithpersonality 3/? If Zoe is a character that reappears in the series, it would be worth knowing all that's happened, but if you want to skip The Last Colony rehash, I feel like you could just read the last 100 pages of Zoe's Tale for fresh material. I sincerely hope that Zoe is a character we get to follow in a unique story in this series because I feel like where it ended, I'm just starting to get to know her. 2y

Robotswithpersonality 4/? For a teenager, she is breathtakingly self-assured and competent, and while John Perry and Jane Sagan are also impressive individuals met in earlier books, I felt close to them because of the vulnerabilities and flaws the reader becomes acquainted with. 2y

Robotswithpersonality 5/5 If you love Scalzi's writing as I do, it's still a fun time. Maybe I'm just biased by the fact that I read the last book recently, but I worry that other readers might feel this entry in the series is more plot than characters, and familiar plot at that. 🤷🏼‍♂️ 2y

GondorGirl My partner had the same complaint about this book (he recently finished the series). 2y

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Robotswithpersonality

Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi

Say it with haiku. 😆 Love is worth the risk of being cubed.

julesG 😂😂😂 2y

julesG And, you're posts still aren't helping erode #MountTBR 2y

Robotswithpersonality @julesG All part of my evil plan! 2y

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LeticiaToraci

Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi

I like Zoe's POV here.

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sebrittainclark

Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi

#LetterZ the two books beginning with Z I've read:

Zombiecorns by John Green
Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi

#AlphabetGame @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks for playing!! 3y

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Pedrocamacho

Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi

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This book expands upon a character and a few events from the “The Last Colony”. I‘m glad that Scalzi expanded on the Zoe character. She was worth it.

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Lauredhel

Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi

TFW... You only have J, K, Q, X, and Z to go in your 2020 #litsyatoz challenge, and you realise you are up to Zoe's Tale in the Old Man's War series.

Books I am considering for the others :
- The January Stars, Jane Unlimited, Jewel in the North
- Karen Memory, Know My Name, The Killing Moon, Not One Girl Two
- A Question of Blood, Quite a Year for Plums
- Exhalation, The Poet X

runswithscissors007 How can you not read a book titled Quite a year for plums?! 5y

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira @runswithscissors007 I agree 😅 5y

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howjessicareads

Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi

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At first I thought this would be boring, bc it‘s the same plot as the last book - The Last Colony - just told from the teenage daughter‘s perspective instead of the parents‘.

I should‘ve trusted Scalzi - after a bit of a slow start, it was fascinating. Gotta love a book that makes you laugh AND cry! #jesshowreads2018

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Audiobookhead

Zoe's Tale | John Scalzi

so-so

This one took along time to get really going, 16 chapters in fact. Once I got through that I really enjoyed it. The felt the ending was very touching.

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Audiobookhead

Zoe's Tale: Old Man's War | John Scalzi