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gradyds's review
5.0
Another great adventure in the series. Loving the light-hearted story of the merry band of pirates! Not much more to say.
mccorma8's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
minihaidont's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-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? N/A
4.0
damianetienne's review against another edition
3.0
Entretenido y fácil de acabar, sin embargo, el autor sigue abusando de los mismos clichés presentados desde la segunda parte del primer libro, lo que hace repetitivas ciertas secciones del libro.
sharp_d's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
lrn22's review against another edition
2.5
This series is starting to feel repetitive and it’s only the third out of 15 books.
fableheaven's review
4.0
Different but Good
Unlike the first two, we have two parallel stories here. Joe and The Flying Dutchman's journey through the stars and UNEF in Paradise. It's awesome.
Let's start with UNEF and Paradise. When we said goodbye to Paradise on book 1 there were a lot of stories that were left hanging. What happened to UNEF? What do the hamsters think happened with Joe, Adams, Desai and the rest of the original merry band of pirates? How is UNEF faring now that no one has access to Earth and the hamsters, who they consider their enemies, are in charge? This book answers those questions quite satisfactorily, but that's not the awesome part. The awesome part is that it answers them via Joe's friends, so you know you are going to have a good time.
Then, we have our favourite starship. The addition of Count Chokula was great as well. Joe has grown up a lot and has proven himself a good commander, but it would be unrealistic to think that burocrats on Earth would be happy with that. Chokula also offers a new perspective and a challenge that neither Joe nor Skippy had before and it's nice to see them try to work with him.
All in all, it's a good book. The change from first person to third person when telling us about Paradise was a bit weird at first, but it's really well done. It's hits all the good points of ExForce books, we have an unsolvable problem, an ingeniously clever idea, and all the complications that arise from being dumb monkeys in a galaxy of superinteligent, genetically enhanced aliens.
Unlike the first two, we have two parallel stories here. Joe and The Flying Dutchman's journey through the stars and UNEF in Paradise. It's awesome.
Let's start with UNEF and Paradise. When we said goodbye to Paradise on book 1 there were a lot of stories that were left hanging. What happened to UNEF? What do the hamsters think happened with Joe, Adams, Desai and the rest of the original merry band of pirates? How is UNEF faring now that no one has access to Earth and the hamsters, who they consider their enemies, are in charge? This book answers those questions quite satisfactorily, but that's not the awesome part. The awesome part is that it answers them via Joe's friends, so you know you are going to have a good time.
Then, we have our favourite starship. The addition of Count Chokula was great as well. Joe has grown up a lot and has proven himself a good commander, but it would be unrealistic to think that burocrats on Earth would be happy with that. Chokula also offers a new perspective and a challenge that neither Joe nor Skippy had before and it's nice to see them try to work with him.
All in all, it's a good book. The change from first person to third person when telling us about Paradise was a bit weird at first, but it's really well done. It's hits all the good points of ExForce books, we have an unsolvable problem, an ingeniously clever idea, and all the complications that arise from being dumb monkeys in a galaxy of superinteligent, genetically enhanced aliens.
thinde's review
3.0
I'm still enjoying the series but there's a sameness to them that is starting to drag.
1. Oh no, we have a threat to humanity that not even skippy can fix
2. Explanation of why the miracles used before can't possibly work now.
3. "Hold my beer," says Joe, proposing another brilliant idea, that Skippy really should have thought of
4. But oh no, there's another impossible obstacle...
I like the characters and the situation. With luck, it won't become a stale parody of itself.
1. Oh no, we have a threat to humanity that not even skippy can fix
2. Explanation of why the miracles used before can't possibly work now.
3. "Hold my beer," says Joe, proposing another brilliant idea, that Skippy really should have thought of
4. But oh no, there's another impossible obstacle...
I like the characters and the situation. With luck, it won't become a stale parody of itself.
imzadirose's review
4.0
Something about these keep drawing me in, though the writing is actually kind of a mess at times. It's repetitive as if the author doesn't write in order (I don't so I can spot it) but he doesn't go back and fix what he said earlier to not repeat the same thing. But the characters are good and the narration is fantastic. I didn't even like this one til half way through. I started it, stopped and read something else for a bit, then went back to it. I dunno. I keep going back though. :/
ameliapancake's review
4.0
The story is starting to get a little formulaic, but I still find the universe and plot fascinating. Solid 4 stars.