lover of politics, non-fiction and zombies.
"Scalzi and Wheaton can do no wrong"
The story is disappointingly short (the second half of the book is the original), but delightful all the same. Wheaton is delicious as the narrator.
"YOU WILL ENJOY THIS FANTASY LAND IT TAKES YOU AWAY"
YES IT WAS A NICE STORY FROM START TO FINISH AND ENJOYED BEING TAKEN AWAY TO THIS FAR AWAY LAND.. A LITTLE SLOW TO START BUT STICK WITH IT YOU WILL BE DRAWN IN LIKE A MOTH TO LIGHT LIKE A BEE TO HONEY..
THE CHARACTERS THAT WERE MADE UP AND BOUGHT TO LIFE, THEY LEAVE AN IMPRESSION ON YOU FOR WEEKS TO COME I AM STILL THINKING ABOUT THE FUZZIES..
MAMMA FUZZY
I LISTENED TO IT IN ONE DAY.. A SEQUEL WOULD BE GOOD
GREAT LISTEN A LITTLE SLOW TO START BUT STICK WITH IT. PROBABLY TO MANY HE SAID SHE SAID,, WHICH IS NOT NEEDED DISTRACTS THE READER
"Delightful and original"
The narration was excellent and the story cleverly gives clues that are important later.
There's an astounding moment near the end that changes the whole story.
The hero (if you can call him that) Jack
Yes, I had trouble tearing myself away
A 50-something who loves sci-fi, cozy mysteries, thrillers, an occasional romance, and any genre if it is a good story. And especially if it makes me laugh! No vampires or zombies though - these are NOT sci-fi!
"Wonderful!"
I have loved the Little Fuzzies for years. This retelling is great. It isn't the same story by any means, but is well done. Best of all, it is funny! John Scalzi is great, and I love his books. This is much more believable than the original in my opinion.
Wil Wheaton does a wonderful job narrating this book. I've listened to a couple of others he's done, and I'm impressed. Knowing that he is the narrator always makes me more inclined to purchase a book.
The original book Little Fuzzy is included, so you can listen to both. Now, will John Scalzi rewrite some of the Little Fuzzy sequels? Puuuuuleeeeease?
"Nice little story"
I enjoyed both the narration and the story in the first part of the book containing the renewed original novel. So for that this was a worthy listen with the one drawback that it was to short. The original novel I didn't bother listening to since I felt I already got the story.
The main characters with and personality, and and of course the little fuzzy's. I would love to meet those characters again in another book.
"Fuzzy Nation Vs Little Fuzzy"
Fuzzy Nation was enjoyable and a pleasure to listen too. Little Fuzzy, the book on which it was based, was included as bonus material. Although it introduced the important question of "What is sentient?" (I suspect this is why John Scalzi liked it so much). It was kind of dry for me; I thought Fuzzy Nation was much better.
Graphic designer and University professor. I love comics and to be always learning something new!
"Amazing story and even better performance!"
Loved the way the author re-wrote the story, has an amazing performance... You won't regret it!
I am getting more book from this author right now!
"2 Books for the Price of 1"
It was a very pleasant surprise to finish the first file, and start the next file only to have Little Fuzzy by H Beam Piper included. Wil Wheaton's performance of Fuzzy Nation was spectacular as always.
"Brilliant Retelling of an Old Favorite"
Scalzi takes characters that we all remember and puts a new spin on them. Great Science Fiction and I think H Beam Piper would have enjoyed this story
Of course, the original Little Fuzzy but with more grit and body.
I've heard Wheaton narrate before. He does a great job on Fuzzy Nation.
People are people no matter how small.
Enjoyable read, bear in mind that Scalzi's retooling of Little Fuzzy is only the first part of this book. Part II is the original story by Piper.
Lover of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mystery, and westerns in all media, including old-time radio dramatizations.
"Great rewrite, but with style issues"
With a honorable no-nonsense protagonist and cute furry (well, fuzzy) creatures, what's not to love?
I really enjoyed John Scalzi's re-imagining of H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy as well as Wil Wheaton's reading. However, I have to echo another reviewer's comments about the overuse of "said." There are so many creative ways to help a reader (or listener) follow dialog flow that I can't get it. John Scalzi get's five stars for story creativity, but three for style and language mechanics.
Including the original was a great idea. I can see why Scalzi thought it could use a facelift, but I really enjoyed both the story and the reading, anyway.