Derek J.

Freedom of opinion - as long as I agree with it

Revisado: 03-14-25

Other reviewers absolutely outraged about stereotypes, then call the author of a fictional story a closet rapist, racist, epstein pal, pedo, maga this and that, blah blah. One reviewer wrote ' die and rot in hell' Its always right to the personal insults. A female john wick that kills men, But The Racist Stereotypes! OMG! You cant have muslim terrorists! You're not allowed to write about criminal immigrants! The hatred spewed towards the author isnt just unsettling, it borders mental illness. Just Hate Louder seems to be the strategy I guess. None of this changes anyone's mind. PC only changes what people say, not what they think. People have different opinions, but yours are the right ones, always, of course lol.

The author couldve done a better job of addressing things without making the character and story ridiculous - since carrying a concealed weapon is illegal where she is apparently, she never seems to have one, so gets gang raped for christs sake. We get it, but it makes the character look so stupid you just want to give up.

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Every Trope's in the book

Revisado: 03-13-25

Good enough for free, would be disappointed if purchased. No new ground here, just the opposite- you've read it all before, but you wont have to suffer through a whiny ' i dont understand!!! ' tad williams brat, or a useless robin hobbs ' hero'. Our kid is a bit pathetic but gets on two feet quickly. The usual fantasy Boy Becomes Wizard blah blah ensues. Using 'wizard' seems so dated and corny now its a little embarrassing. Not quite YA level but too close to not be a bit boring. If I listened to this before I did Expeditionary Force I wouldn't have bothered, and that would've been a shame - its a much better series. I suggest passing unless you're tired of scrolling through the catalog - this is one of those stories you'll remember nothing about 5 minutes after finishing. Tim sounds bored and I felt a little sorry for him lol.

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G.I. Joe Cornball

Revisado: 02-13-25

Stopped listening when it turned into another best of the best of the best of the best ultra tip top secret mission blah blah blah with YES SIR! and NO SIR! drill sergeant drivel. I hope everyone is put out of their misery and dies.

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Children's story/Endless rhyming/singing

Revisado: 08-23-24

I've made a number of attempts to get why this series remains so popular. I've failed again, and will end my struggle forever here.
I'm convinced people read this as a youth and return one more time as adults, but how anyone can enjoy it, and more than once, I'll never understand. Its a simple affair, and not very interesting. At its time of publication it may have been began a genre or whatever, but its written at a YA at best, and all the insufferable rhyming makes it so bloody annoying. There is one chapter with a character that does nothing but rhyme, and mostly has to sing everything. Be prepared to skip 2,3,5, even 15 minutes often, because tolkien is obsessed with it. These sections may have some useful info but I'll never know, and couldn't care less. I respect the work for its time, but all this nonsense make it unlistenable.

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Bloated and in love with itself

Revisado: 05-07-24

Spends most of the book telling you what a great book it'll be and then ends. No substance. Alot of bios of all the vip insiders and explanation of what a program was created for, but never gives you any important discoveries. Waste of time.

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Meh Plot, decent humor

Revisado: 05-01-24

Uninteresting story, still dont know (and dont really care) what the plot is. Nothing particularly original here, two opposite type guys traveling around battling undead and some amusing hijinks ensue... mostly yawn, aside from decent humor. This is something you wont rewind if you miss a few minutes, but one of the better 'free' books in the plus catalog. Wouldn't use a credit or buy it. If you like this general type of book you'd probably enjoy the Ryreria Chronicles much more by Michael Sullivan.

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Don't be mislead by the title

Revisado: 12-10-23

This isn't a silly comic book with big breasted females for amorous teens. Take more amusing Abercrombie characters and put them in a Peter f. Hamilton world without all the annoying perverted sex and you'll have an idea what this is. Make no mistake, though - this is also a serious, dark story with betrayal and the murder of innocents - its an emotional and exciting stew that checks all the boxes and then some. I hadn't heard of this author or narrator before stumbling onto this from the audible plus catalog (the trilogy is free for the time being). Its the best listen Ive had this year. The narrator is fantastic - there is subtle, sarcastic humor throughout that is executed perfectly. Even the conventional eccentric characters are brilliant - Stevie Blue is hilarious - this is bloody fantasy in a smart sci fi world and Im damn happy to have found it.

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Author + John Lee = AUDIOBOOK POISON

Revisado: 10-22-23

Why Lee has performed in such a large share of this genre is maybe the one thing more confusing than this tedious, bloated mess from Hamilton. Listening to Lee must be accomplished in a vacuum wearing expensive headphones, and then one must choose either a headache or missing half of what he says. The government should hire him for mind control projects - I can listen to the same paragraph a dozen times over and still be unable to tell anyone WTH it was about because his voice literally forces my mind to think of ANYTHING other than what he's saying. Its honestly quite extraordinary. Hamilton's approach to writing is different than others, instead of readers becoming invested in a couple of characters, Hamilton makes one actively dislike and wish for the death of all 150 of them.

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written by a teenager for a 10 year old

Revisado: 10-15-23

AT LAST! WHAT THE WORLD HAS BEEN WAITING FOR!- one more generic YA level book with yet another MC that behaves like he's 13, who finds crap, crap pile, crappy, buried in crap, his strongest efforts at the language, and a plot that wouldn't make a mediocre comic book in an ocean drowning in them. You've read it 100 times before and those were awful too. Paired with a dollar store narrator and its an entirely forgettable waste of your time. Someone tell this guy when his parents said he was a good writer they just didn't want to hurt his feelings. Audible appears to absolutely bury poor reviews, so I often end up listening to utter garbage like this for awhile and feel dumber for it. Others have actually given this five stars- are there really 10 year olds with Audible accounts?

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An eye-rolling marathon

Revisado: 10-06-23

Why sci-fi writers think they're able to write romance is the one mystery greater than the orgin of the universe. I thought larry niven and that other guy wrote the corniest juvenile slop, but this gives them a run for the money. A scientist steps off his spaceship and instantly falls in love with the first she alien human he sees - the dialogue rivals the worst in literature. Other issues with the plot are extensive, one being that the most basic questions never get asked, and the scientists behave like toddlers that missed nappy time. Other reviewers have covered this ground, so I wont beat a dead horse here. Its awful, and even for free I feel ripped off. I kept listening only because I couldn't believe someone actually was paid for THIS. I steadfastly vow never to read another thing from bova, and genuinely urge you to (not) do the same. I'm now going to a psychiatric hospital to find better writing on a wall smeared in crap. The narrator did the best he could, but with material like this, he must have been starving to take this dumpster fire. That saying about lipstick on a pig comes to mind.

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