Robert M. Seater

Novel ideas, slightly slow pace, stupid characters

Revisado: 04-14-25

I really like the novel premise of the story, and how the escalating threats to the characters feel different but consistent. I did not like how stupid the characters seemed, especially early in the story, making it hard to sympathize. I with the pace were a bit faster, but it's ok.

The movie version tightened up some scenes but completely eliminated other important scenes. So, the book definitely tells a more coherent story. I think I'd really like something halfway between the two.

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neat premise; flat chacters

Revisado: 10-24-22

I really liked the premise and beginning of the story. However, the characters are all extremely simplistic stereotypes. I just don't care about them, and the story is very much character driven. I couldn't get through the story, despite liking some of the author's other books.

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Neat world building; plot slow and simplistic

Revisado: 10-24-22

I love the premise of the book, and how the world building creates all sorts of different moral dilemmas, not a simple preachy conclusion. However, the plot is a very simplistic detective novel plot that is utterly predictable and slow in pacing.

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Fun story but a bit repetitive at times

Revisado: 04-30-22

I liked the world building and pace, but some of the scenes felt too similar to earlier scenes. A tighter script or additional dynamic would have make it on par wirh the author's other work.

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Great even if you've only read some of the series

Revisado: 09-13-19

I read the first book and liked it. I accidentally thought this one was next and it was a happy accident. This book is great, and I've no trouble following it having only read the first in the series. It's very clever and the literary references are fairly accessible and missing some won't ruin your ability to follow the story.

I highly recommend this one if you liked #1 but found others in the series too slow or too obscure.

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Shallow characters plus lots of plot holes

Revisado: 09-06-19

The characters are about as simplistic as you can get. The plot is ok on a larger scale, but on a small scale it is full of plot holes. Every major problem they face once the sci-fi elements start could trivially be solved by the tools that have been presented. And there are some pretty painful passages trying (and failing) to explain relativity and trying (and failing) to present it as a justification for the time travel mechanism they use. It would be better if they just presented it as a premise to accept, and moved on with the story.

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simplistic characters and weak portrayal of women

Revisado: 08-13-19

I expected a low brow action adventure but was still disappointed. The whole thing is pretty predictable without being creative enough to make up for that. Every women is defined entirely by her appearance and submission to the main character.

And I must object to the main character spending the story advancing 3 stats -- structure, pets, and women. Really?

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A fairly offensive revenge subplot ruins the story

Revisado: 08-13-19

I found the first book charming in its campiness, but with endearing characters and clever ties between the real and virtual worlds.

But I must object to the protagonist selling a woman naked into slavery to pirates knowing that she will be brutalized as revenge for a betrayal, and portraying it as justice. The books are quite clear that players in the game feel the effects in the real world, but this is brushed off as a cute karmic resolution to the subplot. There is no sense that the author sees that outcome as anything other than harmless fun by the main character.

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ridiculous surreal bizarre and surprisingly deep

Revisado: 10-21-18

The style is completely ridiculous and over-the-top irreverent. But there are dozens of moments and quotes that are quite profound and subtle. Even though the style is absurdist and surreal, the plot is quite complex and intertwined, the characters are dynamic and subtle, and the themes are clever and purposeful.

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Ahead of its time, but still badly acted

Revisado: 09-23-18

An early story about nano-robots is neat, but the story itself is quite simplistic, poorly voices, and containing simplisticly flat characters.

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