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I want my 12 hours back

Revisado: 05-05-19

Paul Gianatti did an excellent job, and that’s the last nice thing I can say. Whole I’ve read some good Dick novels, this isn’t one of them. It was pointless drug addled ramblings.

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Not the best in the series

Revisado: 10-14-18

This was a transitional story that takes the undying mercenaries in a different direction. I suspect the next one will make better use of the plot lines set up here. But this story was a little flat. Having no real suspense and little purpose.

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Enthusiastic but Juvenile Performance

Revisado: 09-19-18

I think I didn’t like this book. It’s a favorite genre, and never really jumped the shark at any specific moment, but the performance was distractingly bad. In the first moments of listening I decided that the narrator had to be the producer’s cousin because no professional actor could be that bad. He gets credit for energy but sounds like a high school kid. His gunshot sounds were particularly annoying. The story ends abruptly and no doubt continues in the next book but I’ll live in suspense rather than endure the narration again.

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Deus Machina was on sale

Revisado: 07-15-18

This is just bad writing. The story was good. The descriptions of sword fights were descriptive and entertaining. But the writing completely laced foreshadowing. “New problem or villain, well I have this maguffin in my coat that will fix just that!” Poor writing.

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Fairly good but not very memorable

Revisado: 04-30-18

I just found this book to be unengaging. It was dystopian, depressing, and derivative. Kind of left me feeling the way snow piercer did. Just sad. I wouldn’t really recommend it.

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Very “Engaging”

Revisado: 04-11-18

I was never bored by this book. As always, R. C. Bray was superb. It had some predictable elements but was mostly very entertaining. A credit to type genre I can heartily recommend it.

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Amateurish

Revisado: 02-13-18

I’ve got an 8year old. Love her dearly. She can ramble on and on about the most mundane things. But I love her and could listen to her for hours. I don’t love Mr. Zunker. I suspect my eight year old could have written a better story.

There are many reasons why this was a plodding, predictable trudge through mundanity, but I’ll sum it all with one example of the writing ineptitude on display. Within the first five minutes we are introduced to a skill possessed by the protagonist that seems almost supernatural. We are assured in the first person narrative that he can see escape routes in his head and can elude the most daunting trap with his incredible mind. HE NEVER USES THIS ABILITY ONCE! (Sorry for shouting, it was just frustrating) I really had the impression the writer had no clear direction from the start and meandered through the story hoping to find an ending. There are constant references to the hero’s incredible mind and intelligence that are just not exhibited. Everyone he meets takes the time to tell him he is exceptional, ad nauseam, but we NEVER see evidence of it.

It was just a really dull story that would not end. Hated it.

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Drivel!

Revisado: 01-11-18

Oh how I hated this book. It was very hard to finish this America hating, anti Christian, self indulgent sermon on the evil intent of people who cherish life and want to foster a society not overrun with sin. It wasn’t even well written. The characters were one dimensional, predictable and unlikable. So sad I wasted a credit.

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Way fun!

Revisado: 12-26-17

I loved this book. It’s ridiculous as to realism but it was a lot of fun. Ok having sex with a girl in a shark tank might have pushed the envelope a bit, but it just added to the allure.

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Well written but depressing

Revisado: 12-16-17

I was expecting the story of a WWII bomber engaging with mid evil times. Instead it was a dystopian future with vast technology. There was one brief reference to knowledge being lost in a catastrophe but otherwise no clear explanation why a B17 would be coveted and fought over by warring factions. Both future combatants had vastly better weapons. So it had some credibility issues. But it was a good love story.

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