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Action, lust and bears

Revisado: 11-09-24

Again, lovers that fear loving as much as the monsters around them. This should not work as well as it does. Strong characters and an excellent reader make it work.

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Hilarious and over the top

Revisado: 10-20-24

This is what make Scalzi the funniest SF writer alive. Space Opera on the ground (and under ground and underwater), with humor that if it does not make you smile, your soul is dead.

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Everything except the kitchen sink

Revisado: 10-20-24

There is a rule in science fiction, that you can only ask the reader to suspend disbelief one time per story. This book violates this repeatedly, in small and big ways. As you are reeling from one thing, it throws another one at you. Only the characters keep you engaged, and make this story engaging. The ending tries to resolve things but is left with so much to do it leans towards deus ex machina.

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No way I should have enjoyed this book…but I did

Revisado: 08-29-24

After picking up another book by Kingfisher without knowing it was a genre I normally avoid, then liking it, I picked this up, again finding it was a subgenre I avoid even more! But again very real characters and bright sparkles of humor kept me reading. Even scenes that made me cringe (my skin crawls when people are falsely accused of something, sadly no one includes trigger warnings for that) I endured for the rewarding wry absurdity and wit. Recommended, particularly if you think you know enough about the book to believe you won’t like it.

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Interesting but not quite the original

Revisado: 08-17-24

I read Inferno almost 50 years ago and it led me to read Dante (Inferno was more accessible) I only recently learned that they had written this sequel. So comparing two books one read in youth and another in retirement is perilous, but here goes. This is more theological or at least philosophical and less adventurous. Much is predictable. Pournelle is suspect had some axes to grind, though proven stopped him from going overboard. Still, it kept my interest, even to the end, which I found less satisfying than expected. I am still glad to have found it.

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A lot of convenient reveals

Revisado: 07-09-24

Good story, if not a little predictable. Antagonists were only too happy to explain the situation once the protagonist’s cornered them.

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Funny, picturesque action.

Revisado: 05-06-24

I greatly enjoyed the humor and variety of characters. It was a bit predictable, but not in a bad way. The performance is excellent.

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Not what I expected

Revisado: 03-29-24

This really is a travel guide, and while there are a few jokes here and there, it is not the normal Pratchett reading g experience.

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What a delight!

Revisado: 02-23-24

The opening chapter was the best I have read in a decade. The remainder kept up. A mixture of humor, action and delicious smells that will leave you craving baked goods for a week.

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Too much material to cover well

Revisado: 01-19-24

Inevitable I suppose. Still, I hoped for certain segments to slow down a bit. His model of energy flows was interesting and helped reframe a lot, but it never fully engaged some of the more interesting periods.

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