{"id":3307,"date":"2013-10-27T23:57:47","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T03:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/?p=3307"},"modified":"2013-10-28T00:04:44","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T04:04:44","slug":"on-sequence-by-adam-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/?p=3307","title":{"rendered":"On SEQUENCE, by Adam Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Science fiction and humor can be a tricky combination. When done well, the result can be as memorable as <em>The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy<\/em>; when handled clumsily&#8230;well, it&#8217;s best to pass over those books in silence. In his book <em>Sequence<\/em>, Adam Moon shows a gift for incorporating everyday humor into a familiar science-fiction plot.<\/p>\n<p>Moon&#8217;s protagonist, Chris, is an average bro abducted by advanced aliens onto an ark-style spaceship for experimental breeding purposes. Where Moon absolutely shines is in catching the comedy inherent in a completely ordinary guy&#8217;s reaction to an extraordinary, and often imagined, situation. Chris knows enough about the conventions of UFO stories to understand that he&#8217;s an unlikely hero, but he&#8217;s also comfortable enough in his own skin to talk back to the aliens he encounters, and to trust in his own instincts even in these bizarre circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Comedy is hard, and Moon&#8217;s skill with it is impressive. Where the book falls a bit short is in its mechanics; the prose is still rough enough to distract from the story in places. All in all, though, <em>Sequence<\/em> is an enjoyable read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science fiction and humor can be a tricky combination. When done well, the result can be as memorable as The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy; when handled clumsily&#8230;well, it&#8217;s best to pass over those books in silence. In his book Sequence, Adam Moon shows a gift for incorporating everyday humor into a familiar science-fiction plot. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[25,13,11,283],"class_list":["post-3307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-humor","tag-novels","tag-science-fiction","tag-self-publisher-sundays"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3307"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3309,"href":"https:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307\/revisions\/3309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booktweeting.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}