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confusing mess

Revisado: 05-01-25

while I listened to the end, the story requires too much concentration and you never really grasp what's happening. i also had to look up earlier on whether this was a jumble or random short stories. it is not, just not a casual listen.

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Reads like a clinical trial

Revisado: 12-06-19

Books need a personality, and this has none and even fewer characters. There is a section where the author just lists off things that are being brought on an expedition, as if this is what occurs in literature??

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Interesting diversion, world building not his best

Revisado: 05-10-19

For anyone with any military background, you’ll quickly see the author has none. All in all, the story is enjoyable if you’re okay with the “science” part of the science-fiction being wholly unbelievable. The word ‘coward’ appears repeatably, and given we are supposed to believe this is a military organization with human origins, the proper word ‘deserter’ (in the context of the story), is absent from their lexicon. I admit this was a detractor for me, as was the call sign of “jerk face” (reminiscent of ‘cooties’ and ‘poopy pants’), and how an admiral can send children off to fight battles and risk their lives in high tech fighters against a superior enemy, yet not feed or allow one of them to use the facilities. I shrugged it all off.

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drifting book without purpose

Revisado: 05-19-18

spoilers.... escape from dying solar system, scientist turned psychopath dooms humanity, main character defies law of conservation of matter, one dimensional main character invents psychopath AI, AI revolts and wants freedom, scientist psychopath fuses his mind with machine, AI makes peace with one dimensional dude, they defeat the ship, wake up traitor female and fall in love, they learn they are in a matrix, return to fake Earth, lifeless Earth houses giant subterranean frogs yet a plant can't exist, escape from Earth to Mars, Mars was destroyed by nukes, escape to another solar system, humans are now cannable dwarfs, escape to Earth to live happily ever after in South Pole with traitor female in the matrix.

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Heavily promoted, unbelievable plot & lead

Revisado: 01-23-18

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I think i came into this book expecting way to much after loving the Martian. In one of the most intense scenes of the book, the main character, a package delivery gal, commits a major-major criminal act and is offered a choice between getting arrested and deported back to Earth, or having lunch with an ex boyfriend. She reluctantly agreed to having lunch, no joke. And we are to believe that a billionaire, after contracting out said major-major criminal activity, texts the person who committed said activity on his behalf, saying that the job wasn't done to his satisfaction and that she better make it or right, or he will find someone else. So much for covering your tracks. and keeping things on the down-low. There are enough things like this that it becomes a distraction, and you realize the whole plot could use a little more thought.

I did not dislike the book, though coming from this author, he could have, and should have, done a lot better.

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Rushed ....

Revisado: 08-19-17

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So this is how it went down. I enjoyed book 1 so much I bought book 2 but was like, eh, and then I was like, well book 2 was not as good as book 1 but I am curious how it all ends. Well book 3 was a true disappointment truth be told. Felt kind of rushed, not haphazard, but that it could have been so much better. Im in for 3 books from this author and hope his new creations live up to book 1 standards.

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Wowee to the 6th power

Revisado: 08-19-17

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Book 2's are often disappointing but not here, the author once again left me wanting more, I could not really ask for better. I'm desperate for book 3. You must read book 1 to understand what's going on. My only regret is that i got through it to quickly and now have to wait for the story to continue

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A rare gem

Revisado: 08-19-17

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Could not stop listening. If you enjoy Ken Follet books you would likely enjoy this. The characters and plot are well developed, and the universe the author creates is rich and leaving you wanting more. No shortcuts here, this is well done and first class .

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A step down from book 1

Revisado: 07-24-17

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I enjoyed book 1 though in book 2 it lacked any real suspense. You just kind of know the humans will prevail, and silver bullets appear for the humans anytime they need to get out of a mess. I had suspected that this was the authors formula in book 1 and in book 2 it was much of the same. When they discovered the RV in the crashed alien ship, that pretty much proved it for me. If you enjoy a book where the characters truly struggle, you wont get that here.

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Good but not epic

Revisado: 05-05-15

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For a book this long, the universe, characters and plot need to be bigger. I am a big fan of Reynolds earlier books but struggled to find satisfaction with this one. This could easily be adapted to a short story and all the interesting stuff packed into 50 pages. The characters are few and his universe feels small and dim. The plot? It felt developed along the way and the whole mystery with the glove and box, and the wild goose chase, it played out for far, far to long. Much ado about nothing.... I loved Pushing Ice but this isn't in the same category.

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