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Columbus Day by Craig Alanson

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charmingchuck's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

bookanalia's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

testaroscia's review

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4.0

SciFi popcorn that starts a bit 2 dimensional but picks up as you get further into the story. Simple and fun entertainment in the Scalzi genre lacking in a bit of the polish (or Editor?).

akazen's review

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3.0

:shrug:

Joe Bishop wakes up to an alien force 'invading' the Earth. Another alien species, the Kristang, come in to "assist" earth in getting rid of these attackers. Earth thinks it gained an ally but it's wrong. The Kristang have other plans but first they need Joe and a large number of special forces (army, navy, marines, etc) from around the world to work on a far away planet under the premise of striking back at those attackers. Joe realises something is very, very wrong with the mission and decides to fight back with a little help from an alien friend. I both read and listened to the audiobook and it was a win win. Joe has to make everything up as he goes along and Skippy just makes this book 10x better, 'he' is snarky, funny, and witty. Between Joe leaving Earth and being imprisoned by the Kristang, it was a lot of filler and I put the book down quite a few times because of it but after that it was full speed ahead. I really enjoyed this book and although at this point series are becoming annoying, I'm definitely looking out for book 2.