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Loved it

Revisado: 02-24-25

I really like the snark and tone of this piece. And the plot was fun! Great sci-fi mixed with an almost Kafka-esque absurdity and creativity.

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Love the themes

Revisado: 01-03-25

I do like the first 2/3 of these stories more than the last, as it’s a bit more dark. Though Wendig does have a beautiful way with words, so his poetic prose masks the pain and makes it palatable after all.

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That was delightful

Revisado: 08-03-24

Love the culturally relevant work of Kevin Hearne, as always. And Luke Daniels delivered again! As always. Great voices, both in character and sound.

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A little gory but great writing and humor

Revisado: 04-23-24

A little gory and Eldridge horror at times but I like the writing, plot, character development and sense of humor. Good stuff overall, if you can handle the at times disturbing gore and cynical view of the worst of humanity.

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Not a fan of the main characters POV

Revisado: 06-12-23

Not a fan of the teenage boy fantasy / harem mentality and casual violence disconnected from emotional maturity. Other than that, I like the storyline well enough and the world building. The mixed humanoids and political storyline are intriguing. So- mixed review here.

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Loved the story & characters

Revisado: 02-18-23

Some say the politics ruined the story. I dunno, the politics seemed realistic enough with right wing extremists & trolls attempting to sublimate everyone under the guise of paternalistic patriarchy and xenophobic hate. Perhaps that’s the problem. People maybe want more fantasy without the dystopic narratives that are sadly too close to our recent history.

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Decent YA story w predictable accents

Revisado: 09-28-22

I like the overall story and characters in this novel and series. One problem I do have is the representation of the BBEG as someone clearly of middle eastern origin, given the accent. While the UK regions represented had fairly predictable accents (which one may also challenge), it somehow felt wrong to give the voice of the ultimate, reviled bad guy a middle eastern accent.

The demonization (no pun intended) of folks from this region is based on historical conflict with Europe, to be sure. But this stereotype doesn’t need to be propagated amongst today’s YA novel readership anymore than a mermaid needs to be white.

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Thank you

Revisado: 07-07-22

John Scalzi has a lot of great sci-Fi work under his belt and this is no exception. Witty, fairly fast paced, and fun to read, KPS is a great piece of pulp fiction at just the right time. A balm for the mind & laughter for the soul during the troubling times in which it was spawned. Good job.

Oh, and Wil Wheaton’s narration is the right voice for this book as well. Spot on.

Final note: I like the modern characters and their identities. As someone who was struggling to finish my dissertation during the pandemic, I could relate both to Scalzi’s stated real-life struggles as a writer (the author’s humanistic post-script hit me in the feels) and to the motley, multi-cultural group of scientists as well.

Well done.

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Not a fan of the genre

Revisado: 12-30-18

I had high hopes for this given the reviews, but it's a little too disturbing for me. Horror in the psychological realm tends to be that way when taken far enough. I'm sure fans of the genre will love it. I'm not there. Sorry.

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Too scary for me

Revisado: 12-30-18

I like the style of this author's writing. Description is great and plot seems to move along nicely. Just that when it gets to the crazy horror stuff - I can't hang. Had to stop listening part way in.

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