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Glorious merging of the Hunger Games and Hitchhikers Galaxy.

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-08-24

The pacing is great, the characters are entertaining, dialogue is funny without being too cheesey. One of the better litrpg I've read.

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Dungeon Crawler Carl Audiolibro Por Matt Dinniman arte de portada

Glorious merging of the Hunger Games and Hitchhikers Galaxy.

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-08-24

The pacing is great, the characters are entertaining, dialogue is funny without being too cheesey. One of the better litrpg I've read.

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The weakest entry in the series so far.

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-09-23

Ray Porter gives a great performance as always. Unfortunately this entry into the series just falls flat for me. James Reese feels like a side character in his own series. He doesn't have any demons to overcome or any personal story arc to speak of this time, Everyone is the exact same at the end of the story as they are at the beginning. it doesn't do anything at all with the revelations about his father at the end of the last book.

The action lacks the emotional weight of the former books tension. I found myself only half listening and zoning out during the climax, not a great sign. Carr tries to weave a narrative that at some times uses almost exact descriptions of real life figures (Eric Prince, founder of Blackwater) as villains, but simultaneously writes about a political environment that is completely fabricated. COVID still happened, but instead of Biden we have a strong war hero democrat president from California who wants to avenge 9/11. It creates a feeling of unreality that only serves to break my suspension of disbelief.

Ultimately you could probably skip this one, I love the series but it might not be worth the run time. No major plot changes that affect his future happen that couldn't be summed up in a few paragraphs in the next title.

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It's an early 2000s Cheerleader movie but sci-fi.

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-28-23

I'm a huge John Ringo fan, even his weirder books are interesting. It has been a while since he has really written himself though, instead I assume he is writing a general outline and handing it off to someone else. His dialogue is always compelling, but instead the dialogue in this story just feels flat. This story is a beat by beat highschool girls sports movie. Frumpy self conscious girl who actually isn't frumpy after all, has a hidden talent, rallys a group of geeks, a training montage, then go to the championship, etc...

That being said, the sci-fi element is very intriguing and I wish they cut about half of the book out in order to focus on that element instead of the social insecurities of a sixteen year old girl. I don't know if the twist at the end was supposed to be a twist, it was pretty clear even in the first chapter. Hell even the books description says it is similar to Enders Game, anyone familiar with that story will already understand the nature of the game everyone is playing.

I ended up finishing the story because I was really looking forward to finally getting a clear reveal that wasn't just obviously placed hints that no character really ever acknowledges. I'm interested enough that I'll probably read the next one, but be aware this is probably not what you would expect just from the description. Think "Slice of Life" Sports anime, rather than a 'save the world' science fiction. Then majority of this book is an extremely insecure girl with body issues navigating highschool bullies, building healthier relationships, and gaining confidence in herself through her hard work and talent.

Hopefully the next book takes a hard turn in that direction. This is packed with John Ringo Militarisms, and even has the obligatory awful music references. Nightwish I think in this one. As always I find them endearing.

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A Hymn Before Battle Part 2 Audiolibro Por John Ringo arte de portada

Scratches a Starship Troopers Itch

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-07-23

Ringo is obviously a huge fan of Heinlein and nails everything in this that made me so enamored Starship Troopers. Novel, not the films. Unlike some other books I've read this is very much its own unique thing and doesn't copy homework so to speak. Not many SF writers are able to nail down the geopolitics and socioeconomics that would be affecting events in a real event and then add in liberal helpings of Kipling and *chefs kiss* love it.

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Terrifying

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-28-21

At certain points I felt like I had whiplash from how severely the subject matter would change when switching from the subject of FBI biometrics to foot patrols in Afghanistan. The aspect of this book that gave me chills was just how invasive and totalitarian this technology is, while simultaneously being unreliable for it's stated purpose. I would have been more interested in a hyper focused work about that specifically. The narrative regarding the 1st platoon and the LT seems tangential to that critical topic. It was this look and how biometrics are being utilized as a weapon that convinced me to read this in the first place. The entirety of the 1st platoon narrative makes the point that these systems are flawed and it is possible to corrupt them. It makes sense however that 1st platoon is the focus as it seems to be the author's inciting factor for this entire topic. As always I am astounded by Annie Jacobson's ability to conduct what I would call forensic journalism. Worth a read if you are concerned about the increase of omnipresent surveillance in an increasingly technological society, or as Jacobson describes it, "the digital and genetic penopticon."

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Doesn't have the same magic.

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-17-21

This entry to the series was not nearly as captivating as the others. The pacing is inconsistent and the stakes never rise high enough to create any real tension. I found myself distractedly zoning out during what I'm sure we're supposed to be critical story beats. My main criticism is that the story is mostly "and then" instead of "but, therefore." The romp around the south pacific just wasn't as interesting as the operations in the Balkans and in the Caucasus.

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Good for an anthology. Doesn't compare to the main

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-27-21

I didn't enjoy the style of some of the writers, and I found myself zoning out during some. This gives some interesting views of other characters. We learn the circumstances of the fire and brimstone preacher on the radio, as well as a different viewpoint of the fall of New York. What makes this series so excellent is it breaks the mold of post apocalypse and especially zombie stories. For the most part the guest stories feel like generic post apocalypse horror, and they did not capture the element that makes Black Tide so good. At it's core, it is not a survival story, it is a story about building a future to live in. That is what keeps me eagerly turning the page so to speak.

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Somewhat of a rebuke of Atlas Shrugged

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-21-21

For those who have read Atlas Shrugged, there is a very similar global economic disaster here. instead of the "heroes" celebrating a moral victory as they leave the world to die without them, this book is a celebration of the the uniquely high trust American culture. it's a story of disaster but also of the types of good people that rises in response, to help their fellow neighbors.

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Needs to be equalized.

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-24-20

The volume varies wildly. There are parts I could barely hear on full volume with headphones.

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