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khower's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jhouses's review against another edition
2.0
He vuelto a caer en la ciencia-ficción auto publicada. Podría echarle la culpa a Reddit que me la coló en una lista de las diez mejores sagas de ciencia ficción militar, pero la verdad es que ya debería haber escarmentado. Protagonista norteamericano blanco, militar, sabelotodo y en primera persona ( ¿ trasunto del propio autor? ) unido con hondondas de trasfondo y worldbuilding que hay que derramar sobre el lector en cualquier momento y una falta importante de ritmo e interés por el resto de personajes que grita «principiante», van renqueando por una primera parte de la historia bastante aburrida para desembocar en un « Deus ex machina» literal que , al parecer, otros lectores encuentran graciosisimo y a mi ha terminado de matarme. Da para audiolibros de siesta y poco más.
nomad001's review
5.0
Highly captivating and entertaining in all regards. Reminiscent of We Are Bob.
lordhoughton's review
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
abagoflobsters's review against another edition
4.0
This book is a 4 on a good day and a 3 on most days.
Earth gets attacked by a whole bunch of hamster people, but then saved by some lizards. Then our main pal gets shipped off to war in space. Turns out, space war is a lot less chill than you might expect when you are in a technologically inept society.
This novel is fun but felt a little clunky. The main character was fun and a fine character to hang around, if not a bit plain. Other characters seemed to have been forgotten about and the plot seemed to unfold at a strange pace. The philosophical elements never felt totally realized, but perhaps that will be improved as the series goes on.
About halfway through, a character is introduced that becomes a proper sidekick and gives a little life to the book. Up until that point, dialogue felt a bit flat and the main character didn't properly "play off" anyone. The second half of the book seems to mostly fly by.
R.C. Bray's narration was excellent as always, although the main character sounded like he was from Boston and not Maine. Would recommend.
Earth gets attacked by a whole bunch of hamster people, but then saved by some lizards. Then our main pal gets shipped off to war in space. Turns out, space war is a lot less chill than you might expect when you are in a technologically inept society.
This novel is fun but felt a little clunky. The main character was fun and a fine character to hang around, if not a bit plain. Other characters seemed to have been forgotten about and the plot seemed to unfold at a strange pace. The philosophical elements never felt totally realized, but perhaps that will be improved as the series goes on.
About halfway through, a character is introduced that becomes a proper sidekick and gives a little life to the book. Up until that point, dialogue felt a bit flat and the main character didn't properly "play off" anyone. The second half of the book seems to mostly fly by.
R.C. Bray's narration was excellent as always, although the main character sounded like he was from Boston and not Maine. Would recommend.
rdawnl's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-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
5.0
zachswain's review against another edition
5.0
An amazingly good listen, I did not want to turn this book off. Looking forward to starting the next book tomorrow.
chel227's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kevin_king's review against another edition
3.0
This is a really fun Sci Fi series about Earth being caught in the middle of a millennia long galactic war and a small group of humans who find themselves in a position to do something about...something. This is a fun story that would be great for a mindless jaunt but not much more than that. I liked it enough to go through a couple more books in the series.