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When the Moon Hits Your Eye | John Scalzi

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Bailing 100 pages in. Scalzi is always hit or miss for me. I love the idea of this book - the moon has, in an instant, turned to cheese and no one knows why or how it what is next. Scalzi uses interviews, news reports and (for me) way too many pov. The book is creative but I have been sitting here for the last 40 or so pgs wishing I was reading Blake Crouch's Project Hail Mary instead so I am going to stop now

TheSpineView I get that with Scalzi. Loved Project Hail Mary! 15h

ChaoticMissAdventures @TheSpineView Scalzi writes women WAY better, but this one is so scattered, and at 100 pages you never hear from the same person twice, I think I just want something more tightly told then this. And impossible space missions just reminded me of how much I loved PHM. 14h

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Robotswithpersonality

When the Moon Hits Your Eye | John Scalzi

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Just wonderful. I love that it was thoughtful and emotional and clever as well as hilarious. I love that it was an ensemble piece, almost more of a connected series of short stories, and yet tied in so well, repeating characters every once in a while and well-framed by the lunar cycle format. Certainly 'cheese moon' is sci fi (or in other hands pure farce) territory, but as Scalzi does so well, this was mostly humans 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? reacting to circumstances the way humans do, in admirable and reprehensible and ridiculous ways, regardless of how new or unreasonable those circumstances might be.
I laughed, I cried, and I ranted alongside (and in one case AT) a few characters.
Not every POV is likeable, not every character thinks in a way I understand, but without exception, I felt like I was in their shoes for the moments alloted. 2d

Robotswithpersonality 3/? Also: kudos for the fan service regarding one character's comeuppance - if he's an avatar for others of his ilk, certainly it's not the first time such a fate was wished upon them, if not quite so creatively.
I love the role that media and social media played in the story, more a sprinkling than a true mixed media book, but used judiciously to great effect. 2d

Robotswithpersonality 4/4 Eagerly awaiting the next from this author, which I'm overjoyed to discover is a new book in the Old Man's War series coming out this fall!!! 😲🎉

⚠️mention of terminal illness, assisted death 2d

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Eggbeater

When the Moon Hits Your Eye | John Scalzi

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What if the moon suddenly turned to cheese? What are all of the plausible scenarios that would occur within the government, NASA, the church, etc.? How would that impact the average person? Complications and hilarity ensue, and it is a wonderful whimsy. 5 stars!

Eggbeater I especially appreciate that the billionaire goes to the moon and dies by having all of his orifices filled with cheese from a cheese volcano. Enough said. 1w

ChaoticMissAdventures I got this from the library and I am so excited to get to it. I loved

Starter Villain

GingerAntics @Eggbeater now that is satisfying! 1w

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WildAlaskaBibliophile

When the Moon Hits Your Eye | John Scalzi

1. Heck no! I work at a public library and a pet peeve of mine is patrons who come in on the last day to file taxes asking for tax forms.
2. Silly 😁
#TwoforTuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView At this point, if I hadn't started on my taxes I would just like an extension. Thanks for playing! 1w

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JoeMo

The Book of the Moon: A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor | Maggie Aderin-Pocock

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This book earns a weak recommendation for me. It provides a variety of content to include scientific facts, geography, its history in culture, moon-gazing tips, and much, much more. Certain parts were odd to me, like the collection of poetry. I‘ll admit, I‘ve already forgotten most of the facts. But, tonight when on trash duty, I looked up into the sky and it was like truly noticing an old friend that I‘ve taken for granted for much too long.

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JoeMo #bookspinbingo 2w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w

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Decalino

When the Moon Hits Your Eye | John Scalzi

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I listened to this audiobook (narrated by an excellent Wil Wheaton) while spring cleaning, and it was somehow perfectly attuned to the strangeness, absurdity & atmosphere of dire calamity that characterize our world today. To be clear, it's about what would happen if the moon suddenly and inexplicably turned into cheese. Events are seen through the eyes of characters from all walks of life, in vignettes ranging from the silly to the truly poignant

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Mattsbookaday

When the Moon Hits Your Eye | John Scalzi

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When the Moon Hits Your Eye, by John Scalzi (2025)

Premise: The world is stunned to discover that the moon has been turned into a cheese-like substance.

Review: Scalzi‘s two previous books dealt with ordinary people dealing with extraordinary situations, and here it‘s the whole world dealing with an extraordinary situation. On the plus side, this allows him to cover a wide range of opinions and experiences about the event. Cont.

Mattsbookaday The bad thing is that, mileage varied a lot from chapter to chapter, so was a more uneven reading experience from the tight novels I‘m used to from Scalzi. It‘s still a worthy read by a wonderful author, but be warned that it‘s a strange one.

Bookish Pair: There is nothing like this, but another book of connected short stories dealing with a mass human crisis, Sequoia Nagamatsu‘s How High We Go in the Dark (2022)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3w

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KathyWheeler

When the Moon Hits Your Eye | John Scalzi

My husband was with me today, so we listened to this. I love that Wil Wheaton narrates Scalzi‘s books; he‘s so good! The ridiculous premise here is that the moon has suddenly turned into cheese; shenanigans and conspiracy theories ensue. #audiowalk

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Pedrocamacho

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How would folks behave if the moon suddenly turned into cheese? This book is told from a number of perspectives and tries to answer that question. As with all Scalzi, it is also funny and irreverent 😊

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