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davecorun's review
4.0
Based on the dark horse comic series of the same name. Not sure what the other reviewers expected. This isn't exactly high art but I enjoyed it.
ripley1992's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
verkisto's review
1.0
Oh my god, this book is so. Dumb.
"She could fight or make love with equal abandon. She just wasn't sure which she liked better."
One of the characters is named Henrikson.
Captain Hastings? He's retiring in a year. How much do you want to bet he makes it through the story?
Why on earth would a space marine take a saxophone on an intergalactic ship where he would spend most of his time in hibernation? And why would he take it planetside when it was time to go and face the aliens?
The attraction between the two main characters makes no sense.
In The Female War, the Perrys established that the Hiveworld had 1.5 Earth gravity. In Genocide, it now has 0.9 Earth gravity. Huh?
On top of that, there's no subtlety in how Bischoff creates the opening scene. It's so obviously the exposition, you have no chance to get lost in the story. Plus, the dialogue was just terrible.
Yes, I have regrets.
"She could fight or make love with equal abandon. She just wasn't sure which she liked better."
One of the characters is named Henrikson.
Captain Hastings? He's retiring in a year. How much do you want to bet he makes it through the story?
Why on earth would a space marine take a saxophone on an intergalactic ship where he would spend most of his time in hibernation? And why would he take it planetside when it was time to go and face the aliens?
The attraction between the two main characters makes no sense.
In The Female War, the Perrys established that the Hiveworld had 1.5 Earth gravity. In Genocide, it now has 0.9 Earth gravity. Huh?
On top of that, there's no subtlety in how Bischoff creates the opening scene. It's so obviously the exposition, you have no chance to get lost in the story. Plus, the dialogue was just terrible.
Yes, I have regrets.
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