Review: The perils of interspecies dating.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2012
As low writer on the totem pole at his magazine, Charlie gets the pleasure of coming home to his girlfriend to explain he will be going on a series of dates with various aliens for a human (well, alien) interest piece.  It would be a disservice to spoil the story by going into any more detail.So far all I've read by Scalzi are a few short stories, all of comedic bent.  His writing style suits the material well.  Personally I have found most good but a bit insubstantial for my tastes.  The detail he gives his characters and settings are astounding, and usually I'm left wishing the stories themselves were stronger and up to the high standards of those elements.Not so here.  Charlie's tale is engrossing and the humor and plot are wonderfully balanced.  Everything works beautifully here.  Even though it's a short story it's more than worth the current price ($0.99).Highly recommended.