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jayell's review against another edition
5.0
Took me a couple of starts, but I enjoyed this book enough to read the whole series. Not as fun as the Duck and Cover series, but Ben Wallace is a good writer and I really enjoy all his books.
jayell's review
5.0
I liked this one best of all the Junkers series. But they're all good -- I've read them all now!
caroline_stewart's review against another edition
5.0
Action-comedy that's a perfect summer time escape. I wish his books were made into movies (but the books would probably still be better).
therealkateclysm's review against another edition
4.0
I've been enjoying Wallace's books, they aren't terribly deep and so are a very enjoyable distraction! I will likely pick up many more!
ccracknell's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
eb2114's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
wagmore's review against another edition
3.0
The prose is choppy in spots. Any time I have to re-read a paragraph to try to understand what happened means that I'm either not paying enough attention or the book needed better editing.
The other thing that's slowing me down a little is the banter which is often a little too cute.
Pretty interesting plot, though, so I'm still reading.
The other thing that's slowing me down a little is the banter which is often a little too cute.
Pretty interesting plot, though, so I'm still reading.
daveagans's review against another edition
5.0
Book 2 of the Junkers series, featuring the rag-tag team of robot wranglers who battle rogue robots. In this installment, the Junkers take on a quarantined theme park full of rogue animatronics. Here Wallace took this “robots true to their function” joke to the next level. It had satire, banter, and even slapstick humor to go with the excellent story.
jaybatson's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
2.0
Well, Season 2 was more of the same - except maybe a bit too-much so,
In Junkers Season Two, the gang that keeps robots from going bat-crazy on humans is plopped into a place where they're overwhelmed. Beyond reason. Let's see you get out of THIS, all you Junkers.
And, there's kind of the problem. They are SO overwhelmed that the process of surviving is - while resourceful - kind of contrived. It's pretty clear the plot is being steered to give the team lifeline after lifeline.
The upside: It's still good humor, and a quick, light read. But, I was ready for it to wrap up when I was about 60% done.
In Junkers Season Two, the gang that keeps robots from going bat-crazy on humans is plopped into a place where they're overwhelmed. Beyond reason. Let's see you get out of THIS, all you Junkers.
And, there's kind of the problem. They are SO overwhelmed that the process of surviving is - while resourceful - kind of contrived. It's pretty clear the plot is being steered to give the team lifeline after lifeline.
The upside: It's still good humor, and a quick, light read. But, I was ready for it to wrap up when I was about 60% done.