Daniel

meh

Revisado: 02-17-24

2 books in and it has nothing to do with the larger runner-verse/sovereign-verse. it's almost entirely d/s parody erotic fiction

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More preteen drama than scifi

Revisado: 12-01-20

I don't usually write reviews. I'm writing this one in case like me you read reviews before you get a book. this book was highly rated when I purchased it. It maybe a good YA preteen drama but it's not scifi. It also doesn't have any ongoing humor to make the story more bearable.

spoilers below:

The story is roughly:

Young brilliant woman from the wrong side of the tracks tries to make good by going on a reality tv show. Most of the book is about getting to the reality tv show and the show itself. The mob bosses that own her family mess up the show. She wins the contest anyway and goes to Mars (1 of 2 SciFi items). Once on Mars she discovers a superconcentrated fuel that would cause the mob bosses back home to lose their power (SciFi item #2 and entirely ridiculous). But the mob bosses have a plant on the team who sabotages the mission. Then brilliant little girl discovers the eccentric trillionaire funding the mission is secretly just like her.

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Please write another!!

Revisado: 06-10-18

Please write another!! Great story, engaging, witty, kept me interested and wanting more. Please write another!!

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Would have been better if it were 11h instead of

Revisado: 07-17-16

45h.

I like Hamilton. I've read most of his books and look forward to more, but this one was boring. I think largely because the story was stretched far longer than needed. Not much happens in this book. You could probably sum it up in a paragraph or three. It is clearly meant as a first in a series, but I don't think I'll be listening to the Neutronium Alchemist, the sequel. It looks just as long as this novel and the story hasn't gripped my attention. You can check out for an hour while this book plays and not miss a plot development. yes you may miss some long-winded character development but, to me at least, it wasn't compelling - which is too bad. I loved Pandora's Star, Judas Unchained and the void trilogy.

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meh...

Revisado: 07-13-15

possible spoiler...

the writing is good, but it squarely falls into "the journey is the point" sort of thing. I realize this is sort of giving away the end, but if you're like me you'll listen to this whole thing appreciating the journey but hoping for some novel understanding of why it's happening. you will be disappointed. so much so that if I'd known I would've skipped this book. great narrator though...

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esto le resultó útil a 2 personas

wonderfully written, great performance.

Revisado: 05-11-15

....and like Ian I know Empire is widely regarded as the best, but Jedi is a personal favorite. this is not only a fabulous tribute to it, but a fantastic work on its own.

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esto le resultó útil a 1 persona

Decent story, not decent narration

Revisado: 03-08-15

This is my 300th or so audiobook. it's the 2nd that I have listened to completely and comfortably at 1.5x. The story is ok. If you liked Riordan's first 9 (and I did) this is more of the same. Nick Chamian though was almost painful. The narrator for the first few books was much better. I am no narrator myself. I certainly can't do voices. So I'm hesitant to point out when I don't like the job done by someone else, but then again narration is not my job. I will probably avoid books narrates by Chamian in the future.

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Hilarious and well thought out!

Revisado: 02-27-15

This series is amazing. Intelligent. Great story. Funny and engaging characters. Generally just a great time! I hope the author writes a lot more! and continues to use the same voice artist!

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if you're a geek who also like trashy tabloids...

Revisado: 02-22-15

....and lots of relationship pondering then this is for you. If you're not into tabloids and relationships...pass...I liked the first book. It was far more entertaining in my opinion...

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