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Legal name: Meyer, Scott Oscar
Birthdate: 1971-05-11
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Sunnyside, Washington, USA

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Run Program by Scott Meyer

An enjoyable-enough story about an AI (or more precisely, humans' response to the emergence of an AI), told with a light, but not comic, touch.

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Treebeard_404 | 6 other reviews | Jan 23, 2024 |

Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer

Many novice authors seem to think that writing a humorous first novel will be easier than writing a more straightforward narrative. Many novice authors are wrong. Fortunately, [a:Scott Meyer|7044164|Scott Meyer|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1366826945p2/7044164.jpg] is not one of those. [b:Off to Be the Wizard|17713508|Off to Be the Wizard|Scott Meyer|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1364823191s/17713508.jpg|24775619] has an interesting premise, which I will not divulge lest I set loose too many spoilers. But suffice it to say that the story is fun, the humor is gentle and natural (not forced or too ha-ha funny), and the characters likable.… (more)

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Treebeard_404 | 43 other reviews | Jan 23, 2024 |

Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0) by Scott Meyer

What an excellent book!
I enjoyed it very much and even found myself laughing out loud while reading it, which has never happened to me before.
I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading the next ones.

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Tom.Morrison | 43 other reviews | Nov 1, 2023 |

Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0) by Scott Meyer

This is a funny book, written by a funny guy. I recommend it if you are a person.

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Tom_Wright | 43 other reviews | Oct 11, 2023 |

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