Lock In

This was my first Scalzi book (which might be scandalous considering I'm a sci-fi lover). I liked how he randomly included homosexuality, race and sex without making a big deal about any of them and how the main character is never identified with a sex.

I listened to this book on Audible and chose Wil Wheaton as my narrator because, c'mon it's Wil Wheaton!! It came with the Novella about Hadens which I didn't listen to until after the book. But I got the gist of the The Lock In plague (which is pretty scary–it reminded me of the book/movie “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”) fairly quickly, and while I had some questions about details about the disease it didn't interrupt my enjoyment of the story.

I loved the fact that it was actually a mystery/cop novel/thriller set in a sci-fi world which is always a perfect mix, just enough explaining of all the sci-fi stuff to enhance but not enough to be a distraction from a great story.