The Original Sam

I am really really enjoying this - it's lighthearted and fun in a way that, no offence meant, the other things you write don't tend to be - but I second the requests for more character and more plot. I feel like the characters themselves aren't fully fleshed out, and that may be partly because we rarely spend much time with any of them. I just don't feel as if I know any of them, apart from Ian and that's only because I'm basically assuming he's you. Plot-wise, this story is brilliant and I love all the little sub-plotty bits that weave together, but I would probably not buy this book based on the fact that it hasn't got an over-arching plot that really drives the story on. Nonprophet's plot-liine is the obvious one here, but I don't get a sense of urgency or of conflict related to that.

I hope this all sounds more constructive than critical. I am genuinely enjoying this an awful lot and I will (of course!) be buying the hardcopy version because I can't wait to see what happens after editing!