Ateli-weird

~3.5/5

This book was recommended to me by a couple of friends when I was talking about reading discworld. Unfortunately, it didn’t really grip me.

Red Dwarf mostly follows Lister, whose drinking problems have led him to being stranded on one of Saturn’s moons. In a bid to get back to earth, he joins a mining ship, whereafter hijinks ensue.

I think comedy just generally isn’t for me. The book wasn’t badly written (though some parts have not aged well), but most of the jokes were very slapstick, which isn’t something I enjoy when there’s a lack of more interesting stuff to back it up. Additionally, the book doesn’t end, so much as stop. Despite this, I don’t think I’ll be getting around to the sequels any time soon.