Red shirts

by Don Johnson, Polly Clingerman, Marian Levine (Editor)

An atypical parenting book covering topics not elsewhere discussed.

Genres: Science Fiction

95 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1997

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Reviews

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first part of the book was a slog for me, and I kept putting it down, but once a few levels of awareness for some of the characters really set in, it was a great read. Many plot twists. I especially enjoyed the end sections. Meta on meta. Wonderful.

[Astro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny Different type of story, if you like Star Trek type Sci-fi worth a read

[Andrew Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading a several reviews, in particular one by my favorite author Patrick Rothfuss, I decided to step out on my normal reads and give this a go. The reviews indicated that I would laugh aloud as opposed to just "lol'ing." They were not wrong. I laughed in the first pages harder than expected. I enjoyed the book so much that I bought the audio just to hear a talented orator put inflection on some of it. Aside from the laughs, it had a nostalgic element from my times aboard the Enterprise. A very original feel to the book and the story.

[David Dickason · Rating 5 out of 5]

funny as hell - the best Scalzi I have read yet

[Gregory Turco · Rating 3 out of 5]

SPOILER: No plot details here, I am going to give away a major theme that you might want to figure out on your own. Can't help that.

Red Shirts is a novelty more than a novel. It is about "popping" the system, meaning the characters keep reaching up to the next level of reality. That is the characters figure out they are really actors in a movie.

This is kind of interesting, but it gets old, and it really weakens the story. By the end, there is not story, just this meta-story, about stories in stories in stories like a Russian doll.