2 reviews for:

Mid-Flinx

Alan Dean Foster

3.66 AVERAGE

branch_c's review against another edition

3.0

It's been a long time since I used to say Foster was my favorite author, and there's no doubt my tastes have changed since then. But because Midworld was one of his best and I remember liking the Pip & Flinx series too, I decided to pick up this one that combines the two - somehow I never read it in my younger days. So... it was okay. I'm giving it three stars on the general principle of once having been a big fan. The story was fine, with the Midworld-specific aspects being pretty much a rehashing of what was presented in Midworld, while the Flinx aspects were clearly just making some minor steps forward in his larger story. Maybe my standards are higher these days, but the writing seemed just a bit lazy to me this time around - just little things like the use of occasional contemporary expressions instead of futuristic ones that might have fit better, and some repetition - I definitely got tired of hearing the Midworld natives call the offworlders stupid for not magically having an in-depth knowledge of all the flora and fauna on a planet they've never visited before. Anyway, I wasn't thrilled, but it was enjoyable enough.

bookcrazylady45's review against another edition

3.0

Another enjoyable story with new and interesting dangers on a new world with lots of enemies following and defeated.