John Scalzi 2005
- What it is
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Meeting beings from another world · odd and endearing
- Genre
- Science fiction Humor
- Feels
- Whimsical Funny Cerebral Wry Adventurous
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An adventure with plenty of laughs and wry
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Odd and endearing · told in two timelines
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Funny, and it bites · you'll finish it in two nights
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Odd and endearing · a myth or a classic told anew
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Sharp and very funny · one more chapter, then another
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Odd and endearing · prose with a spark
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Funny, and it bites · prose with a spark
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Alien contact and wry
The Sirens of Titan
Kurt Vonnegut 2004
Adventure with a touch of madness · travelling in time
Humans
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Grouped with yours in Alien comes to earth and pretends to be human?
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Grouped with yours in Alien comes to earth and pretends to be human?
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Like yours: alien contact · full of big ideas
3 books · Alike in just one
Only an adventure with plenty of laughs
Martian
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Adventure, and laughs all the way · you'll want to talk it over with someone
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Odd and endearing · a cozy mystery, no gore
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An adventure with plenty of laughs · properly strange
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Only alien contact
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Christopher Paolini 1905
Like yours: alien contact · unsettling from the first page
Way Station
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Like yours: alien contact · full of big ideas
The Dark Forest
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In common with yours: alien contact · full of big ideas
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Only wry
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Sharp and very funny · you'll keep turning it over for days
Three Men in a Boat
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Odd and endearing · comforting, like coming home
Ministry of Time
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Funny, and it bites · love hurts sometimes
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Odd and endearing · a cozy mystery, no gore
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
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Funny, and it bites · comforting, like coming home
Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan 2013
Funny, and it bites · love in the middle of danger
Bridget Jones's Diary
Helen Fielding 1996
Comedy with teeth · a love story that hurts
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards
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Odd and endearing · a crime, and the clues to solve it yourself
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