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Quite good

Revisado: 09-20-19

It really is Canterbury Tales in space. All of the stories are pretty good, some obviously better than others. Each of the characters had a good deal of depth and their individual performers did a great job. The universe at large was richly imaginative and frequently introduces new and interesting concepts. The only flaw is that the book really front-loaded the best stories and the last two were pretty mediocre by comparison. Also, the story just kinda ends, clearly to be finished in the sequel. Still, very enjoyable overall.

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Promising start

Revisado: 06-16-19

Really enjoyed this one, got some definite Harry Potter vibes but it brought over a good number of unique spins. The only downside was the way some of the characters were voiced. The antagonists especially got very irritating after a while, the worst offender was over-the-top valley-girl voice of one of the main character's rivals. Overall, liked the story and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

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Decent story stretched far too long

Revisado: 06-09-19

Man there is a TON of padding in the last third of the book. Content about the dog and the Outsider was interesting but it felt like the conflict between the two was a minor part of the story. Also, the main characters (who are on the run from the law in the latter half of the book) meet up with all-too-convenient supporting characters who are willing to do anything and everything to assist them during their time of need. Also, as others have mentioned, there is a side-plot involving a serial killer/hitman that was completely redundant. It was simply another threat chasing down the main characters and offered no unique contributions to the story. With all of this unnecessary content, I was glad to finally finish the book.

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Well worth it

Revisado: 04-28-19

Great suspense story, mysteries and revelations are given at a good pace. The conclusion was certainly unexpected without being totally outlandish. Definitely piqued my interest for the other books in the series. My only criticism is that one of the larger side stories didn't really tie in that much with the main plot and felt unnecessary.

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Lovecraft in name only

Revisado: 03-13-19

Generic post-apocalyptic sci-fi story, but with some Lovecraft references sprinkled in. Characters spend a great deal of time discussing previous events that seem much more interesting than what's going on in the present story.

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Nothing of value

Revisado: 01-18-19

Only listened to the first few lectures. The goal of these lectures is to promote positive changes to behaviors and thinking patterns in common, everyday situations. The main issue with these lectures is that it greatly implies that most behaviors are influenced by one main factor; this is NEVER the case. He also fails to present potential downsides to his recommendations. An early example is when he recommended ways of increasing motivation. He recommends to immediately tackle the most difficult task first before moving on to easier ones. His reasoning is that if you accomplish smaller tasks first you won't have enough energy left when it comes time to complete the more difficult task. There is some truth to this, but it is also true that immediately trying to do something very difficult without gradual steps towards it can GREATLY increase that chance that you will give up altogether.

The other issue is that the supportive research studies he described were dubious at best. No mention of how many participants were in the study, when it was conducted, or how many trials were involved. Instead, he spends most of his time repeating the same poorly-supported conclusions over and over again.

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A ton of nothing

Revisado: 11-29-18

I've read quite a few Stephen King books in the past. For the most part, I believe he tells some good stories....eventually. With Outsider, it feels like King has become a parody of himself. The dialogue was the worst offender. Everyone is absurdly long-winded at all times. The police interviews were especially bad; every interviewee would go off on 5 different tangents that have absolutely nothing to do with the investigation. This completely broke my immersion, I have a very difficult time believing that anyone would talk like that given the circumstances. Maybe the story eventually picks up, but I have no interest in finding out one way or the other.

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Okay at first

Revisado: 09-25-17

Started off great, then about half way through there was very little story to speak of. Sure, events occurred, but it wasn't really a cohesive plot.

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