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tehlanna's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the performance of this Audible Original audiobook. The story was simple but enjoyable.
wyrmbergmalcolm's review against another edition
4.0
Penned as the direct sequel to the original Alien film, and featuring Ripley, I read most of this thinking that it must be an alternate timeline to the films due to Ripley never mentioning of hinting at the events here, ever. There is a reason, not sure if people are going to like it, though.
In a lot of ways, this is a rehash of the original story, there's a crashed alien spaceship with Xenomorphs on it, though the aliens were a different species to the one in the film. Miners find it and bring the infection back up to the orbiting spaceship at the start of the story. So there's the survival of the crew, the arrival of Ripley (with a fantastic reason as to why!) and a hairbrained plan for escape. Exciting and thrilling, this book has the closet thing to a jump-scare in the written form I have so far come across (2nd elevator scene).
I enjoyed it.
In a lot of ways, this is a rehash of the original story, there's a crashed alien spaceship with Xenomorphs on it, though the aliens were a different species to the one in the film. Miners find it and bring the infection back up to the orbiting spaceship at the start of the story. So there's the survival of the crew, the arrival of Ripley (with a fantastic reason as to why!) and a hairbrained plan for escape. Exciting and thrilling, this book has the closet thing to a jump-scare in the written form I have so far come across (2nd elevator scene).
I enjoyed it.
krzykot's review against another edition
There are so many mentions, quotes or other reminders about movies it's not just nods or easter eggs but whole slaughter of easter bunnies. This is why you don't let fake-ish fanboys write your novel, guys, they will smother you with their superior knowledge to show you they are the Real Fan™.
I stopped noticing after about 1/4 of the book, so it either stopped (slowed) or I just got used to it. You don't make the "Alien atmosphere" by recycling cool lines.
The insta love and subsequent damsel-in-distressness of Ripley made me want to gouge out my eyes.
Like, I know it's not her story, more like a Mad Max type of situation, but jfc there were so many times she had to be rescued by the manliest of manly men Hoop, who's just a natural leader and so strong and so, oh only one touch fires up Ripley's engines and oh so...
frghrgfrhgfrhghrghfrghrf
It's monkeying the Ripley-Hicks (Hicks/Hoop very subtle) relationship but without understanding anything that made them so sweet. "Wow, Ripley so sexy, gonna jump that" is not the poetry the author thinks he's creating.
Also, Jonesy is randomly hissing at people in this book and it's waved away as "he's just like that". Well, NO, he's not. Jonesy was only hissing when he felt the xenomorph nearby and he was in danger. Otherwise he was a perfectly nice and snuggly cat the whole crew liked (well, in novelization it's made more clear, but still, in the movies, too). How can you miss the point of his behaviour on screen this badly??? Fucking Burke was holding him with his bare hands and he lived through it, if Jonesy was "just like that" there'd be meat in stripes coming out of Burke's face after that offence, ffs.
I stopped noticing after about 1/4 of the book, so it either stopped (slowed) or I just got used to it. You don't make the "Alien atmosphere" by recycling cool lines.
The insta love and subsequent damsel-in-distressness of Ripley made me want to gouge out my eyes.
Like, I know it's not her story, more like a Mad Max type of situation, but jfc there were so many times she had to be rescued by the manliest of manly men Hoop, who's just a natural leader and so strong and so, oh only one touch fires up Ripley's engines and oh so...
frghrgfrhgfrhghrghfrghrf
It's monkeying the Ripley-Hicks (Hicks/Hoop very subtle) relationship but without understanding anything that made them so sweet. "Wow, Ripley so sexy, gonna jump that" is not the poetry the author thinks he's creating.
Also, Jonesy is randomly hissing at people in this book and it's waved away as "he's just like that". Well, NO, he's not. Jonesy was only hissing when he felt the xenomorph nearby and he was in danger. Otherwise he was a perfectly nice and snuggly cat the whole crew liked (well, in novelization it's made more clear, but still, in the movies, too). How can you miss the point of his behaviour on screen this badly??? Fucking Burke was holding him with his bare hands and he lived through it, if Jonesy was "just like that" there'd be meat in stripes coming out of Burke's face after that offence, ffs.
xtazziex's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Listening to this makes me want to re watch all the alien films
It was really good with added sound effects makes it so submersible
It was really good with added sound effects makes it so submersible
runemiller's review against another edition
4.0
The world of Alien is perhaps one of my favourites in science fiction, a nice blend of horror and space fantasy. Out of the Shadows is a great expansive and alternate canon to the next events after the original film. Suspenseful, action-packed, and full of amazing Xenomorph related encounters that are fully deserving of an on-screen adaptation.
dnbrashaw's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
irongold's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely would not have read this book had it not have been an Audible Original. However, I was surprised by how entertaining it was, as the characters were smart and the voice acting was terrific
kuru's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Best Alien I've consumed so far