This is a strange book. John Scalzi is a strange author, too, so it all works out. Scalzi is tremendously popular, but he's sort of like the Dan Brown of science fiction: he doesn't try to impress anybody with his writing style, but goes straight for accessibility. Fuzzy Nation is an extremely enjoyable ride. However, as soon as you realize that Scalzi uses "said" after nearly every spoken sentence, it will become annoying. It is really an obstacle to fully enjoying any of Scalzi's books. Even so, all of his stuff is quite fun. The outcome of the story was never in doubt and it is primarily a courtroom sci-fi drama (yes, it's strange!), but I would easily recommend it to somebody who wants some light reading.

I listened to the audiobook, which was narrated by Wil Wheaton, by the way.