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argent_'s review against another edition
5.0
So far this was one of the better stories in [b:The Human Division|15698479|The Human Division (Old Man's War, #5)|John Scalzi|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1341582413s/15698479.jpg|21356077].
nilchance's review
3.0
After the bigger impacts of the first two chapters, this is clearly the transitional chapter. As such, it's well written but lacks umph for me.
catevari's review
4.0
I am really loving the pacing of this, the reveals and connections. Yes, each chapter is relatively short, but it helps keep tension and attention at peak levels. This is my favorite kind of story in so many ways.
naye's review
4.0
A fun romp with excellent main characters! And the kind of plot that's extremely satisfying to see untangled. Really like this near-future world, and as always Scalzi's writing offers laugh-out-loud moments as well as suspense and snark.
moh's review
4.0
This is such a clever, well-paced book. Last Friday, I was fifth in the library queue for it. By last Sunday night, my copy was available. They have seven copies, but still.
crazywig's review
3.0
Audiobook
Good Follow up to Lock In. I find the threep situation extremely interesting.
Good Follow up to Lock In. I find the threep situation extremely interesting.
jerenda's review
3.0
I read Lock In some years ago and remember liking it, so I was happy to check this one out. Head On features the same main character in a new investigation, and the characters remain strong. The investigation is just as twisty and crazy complex as you'd expect, complete with cat.
However, it begins with a very dry sports recap (despite the fact that it's a sport where people's heads get cut off) and suffers from an overabundance of obvious moralizing about ableism against Hadens. It bogged down the story and didn't end up being relevant. Some of it was funny, but by the seventh instance of ableism, it was just overwhelming.
By the middle of the story, though, enough was happening that the problem went away. My last complaint is that the plot seemed too random, so I wasn't convinced that all these events could come off this perfectly, but at the same time the villain always seemed to be one step ahead of the hero.
All of that said, I still liked it. Hehe.
However, it begins with a very dry sports recap (despite the fact that it's a sport where people's heads get cut off) and suffers from an overabundance of obvious moralizing about ableism against Hadens. It bogged down the story and didn't end up being relevant. Some of it was funny, but by the seventh instance of ableism, it was just overwhelming.
By the middle of the story, though, enough was happening that the problem went away. My last complaint is that the plot seemed too random, so I wasn't convinced that all these events could come off this perfectly, but at the same time the villain always seemed to be one step ahead of the hero.
All of that said, I still liked it. Hehe.