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A review by johnbreeden
Space Team by Barry J. Hutchison
3.0
A lot of people are big fans of this book and this series. If it were the right fit, I'm sure I might be one of them. Unfortunately, it's just not for me. When I came across this book, I was buzzing off a high from the ExForce "Skippy" books and reminiscing over the Bobiverse. I had wanted something close to those. For the snark factor, this is reasonably close. The protagonist just isn't there for me. I haven't ready any of the Hitchhiker series of novels, and I believe I would have better understood the tone of this book if I had.
That's not 100% of my reason for the rating. Cal is. I just don't care for his character. I can't connect or sympathize with him. Honestly, I side with the rest of the crew throughout most of the book. He's just annoying. I can kind of accept the 1 in infinity odds of the scenarios he finds himself in (a crime boss across the galaxy knows who the Butcher is? And at 46 (no 48) murders, he's the worst of all cannibals? In the galaxy?). Much of the time, I just want him to shut the fonk up. (we won't talk about my opinions on the curse word censorship). I think if this were told from one of the other character's perspectives, I would have really liked this book.
That's not 100% of my reason for the rating. Cal is. I just don't care for his character. I can't connect or sympathize with him. Honestly, I side with the rest of the crew throughout most of the book. He's just annoying. I can kind of accept the 1 in infinity odds of the scenarios he finds himself in (a crime boss across the galaxy knows who the Butcher is? And at 46 (no 48) murders, he's the worst of all cannibals? In the galaxy?). Much of the time, I just want him to shut the fonk up. (we won't talk about my opinions on the curse word censorship). I think if this were told from one of the other character's perspectives, I would have really liked this book.