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It reads like Independence Day the movie

Revisado: 11-29-24

It’s better than anything coming out of Hollywood right now, but overall a pretty boring, thin reading with nothing on classic sci-fi. I felt like I was reading Independence Day the movie from so many years ago, in terms of depth at least. The voice actor is very good so big props there. It has some clever twists but again, about the depth of a summer blockbuster.

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Couldn't get into it (spoilers)

Revisado: 09-19-16

Book started out strong but as others mentioned the time skip hurt it for me. I never cared about the new characters and found relationships I was supposed to care about to be hollow (Peter and Alisha for example).

There were some stretches that were interesting and kept my attention but by the end I realized that I am getting off this train. I don't mind long books, I've read and listened to much longer, but this book did nothing to justify its length.

Btw. If you want us to think that the near death of a main character at the end is supposed to be suspenseful then please don't reference earlier at all the great things that character will do later through it's life. Funny I actually wanted the character to die. Thought it might mix things up enough to find an interesting story to tell.

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It's interesting at first.

Revisado: 09-01-16

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Maybe if they were into this genre. But likely not.

Has The Last Tribe turned you off from other books in this genre?

No but I only listened to this one because I was hoping it was a twist to a tired genre. It was a twist but not necessarily a good one. Loved it at first. It felt authentic and the characters didn't somehow become these badass gun toting freaks.

Which character – as performed by Scott Brick – was your favorite?

Can't say. In the end they all just blended together and were less and less interesting as time passed. I loved that the characters felt more real and didn't just turn into super heroes as said. However the characters were fairly one dimensional. The genius girl especially was an odd choice. In the end it added nothing more than a chance for the author to gush about her (and Paul). I hate conflict for conflict sake but it was just one lucky break after another with the characters weeping for joy at their good fortune. She would have been more interesting and real if she was awkward or something, as someone in her position likely would be.

Do you think The Last Tribe needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No. No. No. With the death rates there are so few people left that I don't know where they would go. These characters have all worn out there welcome.

Any additional comments?

I admire what the author tried here but it didn't work in the end.

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Best Audio Book I've listened to yet

Revisado: 08-29-11

Not only is this book incredible, but the narrating is the best I've heard (I've looked for other books done by this guy but didn't find any). His ability to voice different characters is top notch.

The only issue I had is at some parts the writing was so good that I wanted to be reading it to fully appreciate the authors use of language, especially the end.

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Narrator is good, book is better

Revisado: 01-14-11

I at first didn't like him but quickly changed my mind Now I'm almost done and the book is simply excellent and no one should avoid this material because of concerns of narration.

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