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sandrinepal's review against another edition
3.0
Some of these stories are extremely entertaining, though they feel distinctly like online fiction, replete as they are with minor typos and errors. The one that really stuck with me was "Brother's Keeper" by Danny Gardner. Maybe because I had just started reading Ready, Player One, it felt like a version of Cline's stacks with actual teeth. Some of the stories go off the deep end, at least for my taste, especially the L. Scott Jose piece near the end.
jrobles76's review against another edition
4.0
A fun, funny collection of stories that take on the right-wing conspiracy theories of the Obama era. Two feature lizard people. I liked Obama as a Vulcan (or Vuhlk'n). The strongest story I feel is Brother's Keeper that also served as a critique of some of Obama's discourse on race. After reading We Were Eight Years In Power, I understood the message much better. As with any collection, some are better than others. Good read for anyone needing help getting through the current administration.
suzannekm's review against another edition
3.0
The premise of this anthology is quite brilliant. Unfortunately only a few stories really lived up to my anticipation. Overall it’s fun, bet very uneven.
wallabees's review against another edition
Cool concept, poor execution. The stories felt rushed and left a lot to be desired. DNF, did not feel worth it to continue reading after reading a few of the stories
tiedyedude's review against another edition
3.0
A fun collection of right-wing conspiracy theories played out to the extreme. Michelle Obama leads a team of kick-ass female secret agents. Obama and Biden are time traveling aliens. Obama is a lizard person. The entire GOP is lizard people. The founding fathers are lizard people. (Okay, they might have gone a little heavy on the lizard people). I couldn't get into Bo's story, but otherwise an enjoyable read, if not particularly memorable.
tkmiraglia's review against another edition
2.0
There were a couple stories that were interesting and fun to follow, but a lot of it was just not my speed. I was bored and had to really work to get through it. Super disappointed.
houlcroft's review against another edition
2.0
Sadly, despite an incredible concept, noir fiction based on and inspired by Obama conspiracy theories, the actual execution of this collection falls a little flat.
I found the stories cloying and uninspired, often falling into the same trap of ‘twist’ endings that were flagged from the start, or attempting to be controversial in a tame and overdone way.
The most interesting thing was how relevant and accurate a lot of the conspiracies are given the currently unfolding political events.
I had high hopes, I really did, but with two or three exceptions, was left sorely disappointed.
I found the stories cloying and uninspired, often falling into the same trap of ‘twist’ endings that were flagged from the start, or attempting to be controversial in a tame and overdone way.
The most interesting thing was how relevant and accurate a lot of the conspiracies are given the currently unfolding political events.
I had high hopes, I really did, but with two or three exceptions, was left sorely disappointed.
tiedyedude's review
3.0
A fun collection of right-wing conspiracy theories played out to the extreme. Michelle Obama leads a team of kick-ass female secret agents. Obama and Biden are time traveling aliens. Obama is a lizard person. The entire GOP is lizard people. The founding fathers are lizard people. (Okay, they might have gone a little heavy on the lizard people). I couldn't get into Bo's story, but otherwise an enjoyable read, if not particularly memorable.
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