The Human Division

Executive Summary: This might be my favorite book in the Old Man's War universe yet. Though it's not really a book, so much as a collection of short stories. Either way, I can't wait for the next one!Audio book:William Dufris is a great fit for this series. I really like Wil Wheaton for Scalzi books, but I was really missing Mr. Dufris for [b:Zoe's Tale 2102600 Zoe's Tale (Old Man's War, #4) John Scalzi https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1301108028s/2102600.jpg 18280032] (though I totally understand why they didn't use him). He does a great job delivering the snark and really just the dialogue in general that I'll continue to listen to this series despite all the “saids”.Full ReviewNot really a novel, but a collection of short stories. Though not exactly that. Mr. Scalzi liked it to episodes in a season, and that seems a good fit. This book collects 13 “main” stories along with 2 bonus stories.Some of these stories are far better than others. The lengths vary quite a bit. I'm not sure if I would have been happy about buying each story individually. It's not really a price thing either, they seemed to have been reasonably priced. But much like TV and Netflix, I think I prefer binging on a season rather than doing one/week.This story has far less action than many of its predecessors, but it's far form devoid of it. It instead focuses more on the politics and aftermath as a result of events in [b:The Last Colony 88071 The Last Colony (Old Man's War #3) John Scalzi https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406858062s/88071.jpg 18279847].One of the main character is a familiar face from [b:Old Man's War 51964 Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) John Scalzi https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1402867788s/51964.jpg 50700], in Harry Wilson (one of the “Old Farts”) whose on special assignment to the Colonial Union diplomatic core. The stories focused on Harry and company are the better ones, and I found most of the ones covering other locations/characters not nearly as enjoyable.Since this is a Szalzi book there is of course a high amount of snarky humor and far too many occurrences of the word “said”. It's fast paced and fun and really breathes life into a series I felt was losing some of it's steam with [b:The Last Colony 88071 The Last Colony (Old Man's War #3) John Scalzi https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406858062s/88071.jpg 18279847] and especially [b:Zoe's Tale 2102600 Zoe's Tale (Old Man's War, #4) John Scalzi https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1301108028s/2102600.jpg 18280032].I think the first story “The B Team” is the best of them, but “The Observers” is a very close second, and none of the stories are bad by any means.I'm eagerly awaiting [b:The End of All Things 23168809 The End of All Things (Old Man's War, #6) John Scalzi https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1411134775s/23168809.jpg 42713953], and need to decide if I can put up with doing the weekly episodes, or if I'll wait for the final collection.Main Story RatingsThe B Team- 4.5 starsWalk the Plank - 3 starsWe Only Need the Heads - 4 StarsA Voice In The Wilderness - 3.5 starsTales From the Clarke - 4 StarsThe Back Channel - 3.5 StarsThe Dog King - 3 starsThe Sounds of Rebellion - 4 StarsThe Observers - 4.5 StarsThis Must Be the Place - 3.5 stars.The Problem of Proportion - 4 starsThe Gentle Art of Cracking Heads - 4 starsEarth Below, Sky Above - 4 starsExtra Story RatingsAfter the Coup - 3.5 starsHafte Sorvalh Eats a Churro and Speaks to the Youth of Today - 3 stars