Starter Villain by John Scalzi

 

This is pretty typical current Scalzi. Funny, maybe a little blithe, sarcastic as hell, quippy-funny coming from odd angles. Had me laughing out loud at point, clearly the kind of funny I needed this afternoon. I wouldn't say the novel is shallow, exactly, but what thematic concerns there are--family, corporate evil, cats--are neither subtle nor strongly played; there's no reason to take this novel seriously, but it's great fun to read.