Redshirts

This book is broken into various sections, or codas, the first of which was very fun; I really liked the characters and found myself laughing-out-loud numerous times. As a huge fan of the Star Trek Universe I very much appreciated this story and the setting. I especially enjoyed the poking fun at the ‘science' involved (e.g. ‘the box'). It left me wanting more of the characters introduced and I feel that each one could support their own tale. I did have a hard time getting used to the use of the word ‘said', though this may be due partly to the fact that I was listening to the audiobook (narrated by Wil Wheaton, very funny) and it was hard to ignore its frequency.
The second story came from the writer of the fictional show itself, and was my least favorite part. It added to the story as a whole, but I don't think it was necessary.
Story number three brought us back into our world and was a nice close for the character and provided a transition from the science fiction to the world we sort of live in.
The last story was my favorite, possibly overly sentimental but I very much enjoyed being connected to a character that I had just met in such a meaningful way. I personally liked the closure it brought to one of the earlier minor characters that we don't often get to see.
All-in-all, it was a very fun little read and I am interested in investigating other works by this author.