.. title: Year Zero .. slug: year-zero .. date: 2012/07/21 13:37:16 .. tags: .. category: .. link: .. description: .. type: text .. author: .. en: .. priority: .. updated: 2012/07/21 13:37:16 .. url_type: It starts with these two aliens: .. youtube:: DrUB0g8Vjgg .. youtube:: wv-34w8kGPM And a lawyer called Nick Carter, who is not *this* Nick Carter: .. youtube:: 4fndeDfaWCg If I were to describe the plot, it would make me sound insane, which is a good thing. So, I will just let the book trailer do the work: .. youtube:: 7NfVtpYrddM Have you ever read Douglas Adams and wished the plot started making some sense? Have you ever read Terry Pratchett and wished there was more than one excruciatingly stretched joke per book? [#]_ Well, if you have, I recommend you give `Year Zero `_ a try. It's hilarious, it has a plot of sorts, and has at least three different jokes in it. A working knowledge of lame 80s (and 70s) music helps but is not horribly necessary. So, I give this five stars [#]_ and recommend it to every one. .. [#] And yes, I know that's practically the point of Terry Pratchett's style. .. [#] It's the second 5-star book for me this year, after `A Naked Singularity `_. I didn't even give those to `The Mongoliad `_ even though I am a hopeless Neal Stephenson fanboy.