David

good grief.....

Revisado: 01-11-22

Only got about 30 minutes in before I gave up because of all of the feelings and emotional rambling. It was more of a romance novel set in space than an actual sci-fi story, which is unfortunate as the concept has potential (and the narrator was good). One other pet peeve....the author seems to go out of his way to make this a lesbian focused romance novel, I could care less if the protagonist is a lesbian or a foot fetishist as long as it fits naturally into the story. But when it is forced into the novel like this, it is a deal breaker.

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Annoying female lead with lots of filler material

Revisado: 04-05-18

This would have been a 5 star book if the story line had been fully wrapped up in one book, as opposed to being a cliffhanger. As it is, I probably won't be buying the 2nd book.

The story did have a really good "hook" in that I really wanted to know what happened to the Mira, and the anticipation kept me listening. But there was just too much filler material that wasn't needed and it felt like drudgery at times working through all of the mundane details of "ship training". In the end, I REALLY wanted it to be over because I didn't care for the characters and the female lead was just plain annoying (the narrator did a good job overall, but his intonation of the female characters really made me dislike them).

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Not like Altered Carbon

Revisado: 04-15-17

I really liked the AC series of books by Morgan and was hoping this was going to be similar. Not even close. I couldn't even finish the book because it became so incredibly boring (although it started off quite well). As some of the other commenters have mentioned...the story goes to great lengths to insult Christian and middle America with regards to how future America might look. I can overlook this slant to a point, because it is science fiction after all. But it was so poorly done (and overdone) that it detracted from the story.

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Probably my last book by Scalzi...

Revisado: 04-15-17

I am a major fan of the Old Man's War series of books, but everything written since has disappointed. I was hoping "The Collapsing Empire" would be a return to his original style, and not another weak attempt at humor as with the last few books.. The premise of this book had incredible potential.....but what could have been a great space opera, turned out to be nothing more than a soap opera. Lots of boring interpersonal interactions with very little actual science fiction. This book could have just as easily been set in the Old West using railroads in place interstellar spaceships, and very little of the storyline would have been lost.

Only redeeming feature was Wil Wheaton as narrator....

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Disappointing Compared to Harry Dresden

Revisado: 11-19-15

I'm a big fan of Jim Butcher's other books, and the concept behind this story was really intriguing. But ultimately it just couldn't keep my interest. I had to go back and re-listen through multiple sections as my attention would wander away quite frequently. In the end, I simply couldn't finish it.

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Lost Credibility in the Introduction

Revisado: 09-16-14

I would give the book 4 stars for the tips. Most were generally good and a few are true gems. But the author lost my respect when she used the Intro (and almost every section) to recommend that readers should tweet/share these tips with their friends. This wasn't a casual suggestion, but an indication that being more "connected" on social media would somehow lower my stress. Really??? Most people I know are overstressed BECAUSE they are too connected. Ultimately it seemed more like a blatant attempt by the author to get some free advertising and sell more books.

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One of the Best Books I've Listened to on Audible

Revisado: 09-01-14

This was a great listen and I would highly recommend to anyone that likes military scifi, JAG or general scifi/mystery type books. It is probably in my top 5 of books from Audible (out of about 75 listened to so far). I liked the way the author approached the topics and kept it VERY interesting from the very beginning. Some of his thoughts and strategies on military action in space were also quite novel, not to mention thought provoking. Only disappointment is that the 2nd book in the series is not available at the time of this review.

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Cound not Finish...

Revisado: 08-02-14

I was initially intrigued by the author's approach of combining a survivalist manual with a fictional story. But it did not work for me in practice. The detail weaved into the book was just too much, and way too often the author would drone on and on about a subject which really detracted from the story. I ultimately had enough and turned it off after just a few hours of listening.

A few other nagging issues.....The characters and their behaviors were just too cheesy for my tastes. The way they interacted was just too contrived and I never could relate. I also really became annoyed with the accent and cadence of the narrator, particularly when trying to portray certain voices. Many times during the book I kept thinking he was going to shout out "Da Bears" in a manner similar to the old SNL skits.

I liked the story concept in general, and was really hoping it would pick up and get interesting. But it didn't happen (at least within the first 3 hrs) and that was all I could stand.

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Avoid this book if you prefer hard sci-fi.....

Revisado: 08-18-12

If you are a fan of traditional hard science fiction and space opera by the likes of Peter Hamilton, Alastair Reynolds and Iain Banks, then you probably won't like this book. It is basically a love story that happens to be set in a futuristic setting. Not a bad story (if you like this genre), but few if any new ideas were presented and this book could have just as easily be set in modern times.

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Reynold's Weakest Novel but Still a Good Read...

Revisado: 07-27-12

I have read all of AR's work and he is, without a doubt, my favorite author. But this book was a bit disappointing relative to his other novels. It is still a good story (and worth a listen), but just not up to the standard that I have come to expect from Reynolds.

My biggest complaint.....the book starts off very slowly and I was almost tempted to pull the plug. Fortunately it got better and ended up being a decent story overall.

Reynolds has also left the story open for a sequel and it still has the potential to be a great series, even if it got off to a shaky start. And yes....despite my negative comments, I am still looking forward to reading the sequel.

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