Agent to the Stars

I've read a fair few Scalzi books now, and this is definitely middle of the pack. The premise doesn't make too much sense, and the plot finale requires a lot of credulity in people (rather than scifi jiggery pokery). But it's gently funny without being grating, which he doesn't always succeed in other books. And the pop culture references are old without being dated (or at least less annoying than Android's Dream).

If it's your first Scalzi, there are better books.

Recommended if you want something quick, fun, and entertaining.

Listened to this rather than read it, and Will Wheaton did a fine job. Plot, characterization... fun. And funny. Listened on a car ride, and and it turns out to be harder than you might think not laugh really loudly of a sudden. Thank goodness for sane drivers and insane authors.

The ebook was deeply discounted, and I had enjoyed Scalzi's writing before, so I got it. It was cute and funny, a quick distraction, and I enjoyed it.

While allot of fun, this book was a bit cartoonish and some parts were not believable.

Great fun. This is Scalzi's first novel, and wasn't actually published until after other books. That would usually be a very bad sign, but in this case, the book is still very much worth reading. A highly unattractive (by our standards) alien race studies our radio and TV broadcasts, and concludes that showing up at the UN is a bad idea. Instead, they hire a Hollywood agent handle their introduction to humans.