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Moronic

Revisado: 10-12-23

Have listened to many of Scalzi 's books. Redshirts and Old Man's War are favorites. Not a fan of Will Wheaton's narration. This book was the most idiotic and nonsensical book Scalzi has written since his Locked In series, save your credits and don't believe the five star bots.

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what is it?

Revisado: 09-09-23

I can't figure whether this is a spy novel, cook book, or soft porn romance novel. The first novel in the series was interesting, this one is a rehash of the second with more sex and cooking recipes, which is the dumbest hook I've ever come across in a series.

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Good start, slow ending

Revisado: 04-15-23

Started very interesting, although the hook has been used many times, but got bogged down in the last quarter of the story. I also found several of the narrator's voicings to be irritating. Some narrators use a whispery, gravelly voice for characters that you'd never hear from a human, and it grates.

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Same ole same ole

Revisado: 12-15-22

I agree with many of the other reviewers that the plot is repetitive and stale. This is my second time through the series, even though I couldn't finish the final book. I have noticed that it seems that portions of this book were read by someone other than Dufris. This was especially noticeable in chapter 12 where familiar characters were not recognizable. Or perhaps he was getting bored with the story as well.

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My first and last Craig Johnson story

Revisado: 08-18-17

Picked this up as a Daily Deal. Thought a Western story would be safe from the leftist propaganda that has infected all levels of literature. Here, at last, is a male author writing a story with a male protagonist, as opposed to most current male writers that seem to have to have females leading their stories .

First hint of progressivism is that the next characters are a couple of loony drunks, male of course. Then we're introduced to Longmire's attractive, witty, and stabalizing female receptionist; his highly competent, witty, and intelligent female deputy who brings her big city chops to the aid of the Sheriff in the sticks; and the light of Longmire's life - his intelligent, beautiful, and witty daughter. I can't remember the last time I read a story where the protagonist had a handsome, intelligent, witty son. Son's aren't PC any longer, unless they're portraid as pajama boys.

At this point I saw the usual liberal slanted story developing, but thought I'd listen to a couple of chapters to see if there was any kind of plot. My suspicions were confirmed when not half way through the first chapter, Longmire had a flashback to a gang rape of a special needs Asian girl by a bunch of male thugs. That was it. Craig Johnson is obviously some kind of SJW who is checking all the leftist boxes and making his contribution to the slide of America into a collectivist sludge.

The only positive thing I can say about what little I heard, was the narration by George Guidall. Disappointing that he would perform this kind of garbage.

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Complete garbage

Revisado: 02-01-17

Couldn't finish it. Exactly what one would expect from a book adapted from a Hollywood movie, and less so. Lots of insipid dialog, ridiculous action sequences, complete disregard of the laws of physics, moronic heroes constantly being chased only to just barely escape - you get the picture.

And of course, loaded with Hollywood's favorite progressive virtue signals. The President has to be female, there has to be a gay love story (Brent Spiner's character from the the original movie has come out), heroes of color that save the day, stupid bean counters that worry about how tax dollars are being spent - it's all there.

I selected this book instead of another in a two for one sale, to my regret. At least I haven't waisted any money on the movie.

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predictable

Revisado: 01-31-17

Kind of a mashup of all the wormhole, alternative universe stories previously written. John Ringo meets Harry Turtledove.

Also, as all sci-fi has become, very progressive. All these male authors seem to feel obliged to make most of their characters female any more. Three of the four main characters in this story are female and are the ones with the brains, the male is a dolt with killing skills. Very PC.

The narrator wasn't too bad, although his voicing of the main female protagonist was like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.

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