When the Moon Hits Your Eye
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ISBN: 9781529082913
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One day, suddenly and without explanation, the moon turns into a ball of cheese. For some, it’s an opportunity. For others, it’s time to question their life choices. How can the world stay the same in the face of such absurdity and uncertainty?
Reviewed on 5th April 2025
The third in what I call John Scalzi’s “What if…?” series finds us in the world created by the question “What if the moon turned into cheese?”.
It’s a sort of anthology of short stories about different characters in the world when this happens, and we get to see the impact on a wide range of Americans from different backgrounds and in different personal and professional circumstances.
It feels very much a satire as well, blending good storytelling with reflections on the US of today. There are oblique references, and then characters who are clearly inspired by identifiable individuals and therefore whose actions, while absurd, are also entirely believable, because that’s the world we’ve found ourselves in.
Really nice end to this pseudo-trilogy. I’m really glad that Scalzi has the freedom to write such a range of output, and look forward to seeing what comes next.