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The first short story collection I've listened to.

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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: 09-28-23

I enjoyed the stories in this collection, hopefully it doesn't set an unreasonable standard for any short story collections I read in the future.

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Not great.

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

Revisado: 12-15-22

The protagonist comes across as an unlikable entitled douchebag with money, cool powers, etc, that he never had to work for.

The worldbuilding feels like it's only skin deep, with some weird pseudo racism from supers against people without powers (called Voids by people with powers), and some eugenics stuff within the superhero community.

There is a strange dissonance where those themes are not presented in a good light, but almost every character tells us it's actually fine through their actions and dialogue. Like we're being told one thing and shown another. It's just not handled with the level of depth or nuance I'd have liked to see.

I'm possibly being a bit too hard on this book, as I just finished reading Worm a second time right before reading this one (wanted to read something a bit less dark as a palette cleanser before moving on to reading Ward a second time.), and that's a high bar to meet when comparing other entries in the superhero genre. It gets a little bit better in the last few chapters, but not enough for me to rate this as anything higher than 2 out of 5.

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Looking forward to more.

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

Revisado: 10-02-22

bit of a slow start, but after the first few chapters I really enjoyed this one.

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Mediocre libertarian comedy.

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-11-22

There were some funny moments, but too much of the humor was reliant on pop culture references that are already starting to seem a bit tacky and dated.

The political humor was low effort and repetitive. As a pinko commie socialist, I don't mind a bit of political comedy at my expense, but I'd want something that hits a bit harder than "gender studies dumb, sjw bad". The jabs at conservatives were of about the same quality.

I've enjoyed other books by this author, but this one missed the target for me.

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Really enjoyed this.

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

Revisado: 04-08-22

Adresses complex political themes while still delivering a good story with solid worldbuilding. The message was potent and honest without overshadowing the other elements.

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Slow pacing.

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

Revisado: 11-27-21

The book has a really slow start, gets a little better in the last few hours and then ends on a cliffhanger.

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Has Christian overtones, your milage may vary.

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

Revisado: 06-20-21

I agreed with the general message of the book, but as an agnostic (former atheist), a lot of the religious themes just didn't resonate with me. It's not a bad book, but I think that a person with a christian background would find the book more personally meaningful than I did.

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