WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE
JOHN SCALZI
****
One day, suddenly and without explanation, the moon turns into a ball of cheese.
For some, it’s an opportunity. For others, it’s time to question their life choices. How can the world stay the same in the face of such absurdity and uncertainty?
Astronauts and billionaires, comedians and bank executives, professors and presidents, teenagers and patients at the end of their lives – over the length of a lunar cycle, each gets their moment in the moonlight. To panic, to plan, to wonder and to hope, to laugh and to grieve. All in a story that goes all the places you’d expect, and to many others you could never anticipate. For the people of the earth, this could be the end – or the beginning of a whole new world.
MY REVIEW
****
I absolutely loved Starter Villain by John Scalzi (review here) which came out last year, so I was excited to read When the Moon Hits Your Eye.
When the moon suddenly and inexplicably turns into cheese, people are scared, scientists are baffled and billionaires smell an opportunity…
I hadn’t realised when I picked up When the Moon Hits Your Eye that it was in the style of vignettes – each chapter is from a different, and usually new perspective so there’s a lot of people to keep track of. Some characters turn up in other people’s points of view, so there is some crossover and they are all about the same overarching theme – how humanity deals with the cheese based catastrophe. I don’t usually like this style as I find it quite hard to get immersed in. I don’t think I’ve rated any vignette style books higher than 3 stars though, so this will definitely be an exception. I enjoyed some of the stories – the billionaire wanting to land on the moon, the fantasy writer and the hotel room scandal stories really stood out for me. Some of the other viewpoints weren’t as engaging though and as such it took me longer than usual to finish the book.
The premise of this book is delightfully silly, the author himself even mentions that the science is a little loosey-goosey, so take it with a grain of salt. At the end of the day it’s more interesting to focus on the human response – the characters we meet, the situations they are put in and it also has a lot to say on billionaires meddling in science and conspiracy theories which is very relevant at the moment! I would say if you have seen the film ‘Don’t Look Up’ – this is a very similar vibe.
Overall, When the Moon Hits Your Eye is a silly premise but engaging and fun and there is a message in there as well. Thank you to NetGalley & Pan Macmillan – Tor for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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