M. Lafferty

Even better than the first

Revisado: 07-02-18

The followup to Wells' Nebula-winning All Systems Red is even better than book one. I loved Murderbot even more this time around. Murderbot makes a friend, ART, and that relationship is interesting to watch play out. Even as Murderbot changes as a character, it still has very nonhuman thoughts just at the point where we think it has become more human (eg, the moment at the end where we think Murderbot has made a new friend).

I can't wait for book 3.

As for the length, I don't know what people are complaining about. Audible doesn't hide how long the book is; it's right there. This is a novella series published by a company that is dominating the novella market with amazing titles (check out Nnedi Okorafor's Binti and Matt Wallace's Envy of Angels next). Don't complain about something because you didn't pay attention.

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useful, if you can get past the casual bigotry

Revisado: 05-07-12

What did you like best about How to Write Selling Humor? What did you like least?

I enjoyed the academic look at humor. There's some really interesting stuff in there.

What was most disappointing about Peter Mehlman and Mel Helitzer ’s story?

The casual sexism, racism, and homophobia when it comes to humor. The talks are from the 80s, and delight in telling people that "fruit" is now a synonym for homosexual and "women and prudes don't like too many sex jokes."

Which scene was your favorite?

The Seinfeld stories.

Did How to Write Selling Humor inspire you to do anything?

Made me realize that approaching humor academically won't work in my writing.

Any additional comments?

Overall I was disappointed in this.

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Fantastic trilogy ending

Revisado: 11-03-11

I loved Leviathan, but thought Behemoth lagged at bit. Goliath has restored my faith in this story. While this book had a couple of odd, unbelievable bits (the Tesla storyline was odd), the main plots of: Deryn's secret, her future as a soldier, Alec's future as a prince, and their relationship are quite satisfactory. We see more of the lady boffin and Deryn gets to be quite adventurous and daring. Alan Cumming is, as always, a fantastic narrator. Highly recommended (but read/listen to the first two books first!)

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Painfully flat

Revisado: 11-03-11

I'm a sucker for Christmas stories, but I hate flat, saccharine tales. The characters are one-sided, the story is predictable, and when things get "tense" the author tells us the events in a distant sort of way, not engaging us, not making us feel the worry, the cold. Without spoiling too much, two characters fall asleep in the snow with no hypothermia or frostbite, which destroyed the story for me. The characters were flat, the story convenient and unbelievable, and the writing was lazy.

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