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A review by unwisely
Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
3.0
This is a retold tale of the last Old Man's War book [b:The Last Colony|88071|The Last Colony (Old Man's War, #3)|John Scalzi|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171125412s/88071.jpg|3108039]. Which I didn't know going in. That's hardly [a:John Scalzi|4763|John Scalzi|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1236228326p2/4763.jpg]'s fault, but, I was not as thrilled as I might have been.
Not that it's a bad concept, but when I read the retold [b:Ender's Game|375802|Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)|Orson Scott Card|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214413570s/375802.jpg|2422333], it had been years since I read the original, not months. So, I might have liked this better had I had more distance from the last one.
Having said that, it was a pretty enjoyable read. I quibble with the self-possession and maturity of the eponymous heroine. I know I was nowhere near that together at that age, and I can't think of anyone who was that witty, magnanimous, and level-headed.
On the other hand, I can't think of another SF novel with a female teenage protagonist besides [b:Podkayne of Mars|50839|Podkayne of Mars|Robert A. Heinlein|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170371992s/50839.jpg|2534895], and as a female formerly-teenaged SF fan, I applaud the effort.
Not that it's a bad concept, but when I read the retold [b:Ender's Game|375802|Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)|Orson Scott Card|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214413570s/375802.jpg|2422333], it had been years since I read the original, not months. So, I might have liked this better had I had more distance from the last one.
Having said that, it was a pretty enjoyable read. I quibble with the self-possession and maturity of the eponymous heroine. I know I was nowhere near that together at that age, and I can't think of anyone who was that witty, magnanimous, and level-headed.
On the other hand, I can't think of another SF novel with a female teenage protagonist besides [b:Podkayne of Mars|50839|Podkayne of Mars|Robert A. Heinlein|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170371992s/50839.jpg|2534895], and as a female formerly-teenaged SF fan, I applaud the effort.