A departure from the norm. A book recommendation. · 7:35am Nov 10th, 2012
Today I took a look through my Audible library and downloaded the book: Redshirts by author John Scalzi. I started listening to it because I remembered my brother listening to it earlier this year, and I found out that Will Wheaton, was the narrator of the audio book version. Basically the story begins as a parody of the classic Star Trek trope of redshirts, those cast extras who are placed in a scene just to die and increase the stakes of the drama of the show. But it builds into a lot more than that.
I want to say just how much I have loved listening to this book. I've laughed out loud several times, I paused the book to think over things it said, and I've sat down to listen to more. This book has been absolutely incredible, and I can't recommend it enough. I really don't want to reveal too much of anything of the subject matter, because not only do I think I would do so poorly, and I really don't want to spoil anything. All I can really say is, "GO READ THIS BOOK!"
