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BeccaMcFly (5 KP) rated Mission Earth: Invaders Plan in Books

Jul 23, 2018  
Mission Earth: Invaders Plan
Mission Earth: Invaders Plan
L. Ron Hubbard | 1988 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Cheesy humor (1 more)
Catchy storytelling
Wonderfully Cheesy
I started this book not knowing what to expect, rather expecting not to like it. I was more than pleasantly surprised by how enthralled I became. This book is satire science fiction at its finest. The story is amusing and quick paced. It will keep you going page after page wondering what will happen next. Though some parts are given away early in the book, Hubbard finds a way to make the known events interesting.
  
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Erika (17788 KP) rated The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1) in Books

Jul 21, 2019  
The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1)
The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1)
Alexander McCall Smith | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
7
6.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is the first novel in the Detective Varg series by McCall Smith. It's lighthearted (as much as a mystery novel can be), and the polar-opposite of nordic noir. The novel is written as a series of short stories, and it was a very quick read. Half of me thinks that this was written purely as a satire of nordic noir, without grisly deaths and violence against women.
I received this book from the Penguin First to Read program (RIP).
  
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    Typhoon

    Joseph Conrad

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    'She's done for...' The crew aboard a ramshackle steamer faces a treacherous storm in this gripping...

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Miguel Covarrubias (143 KP) rated Gate Crashers in Books

Apr 30, 2019  
Gate Crashers
Gate Crashers
Patrick S. Tomlinson | 2018
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I enjoyed the book. There were elements of Douglas Adams in the book, but where the book fell short was trying to only stay slightly with one foot in the silliness and one foot in serious satire. I don't feel like the two could be reconciled as one. It was entertaining, but it really just wanted to build tension which I wasn't feeling at all. This of course may just be a personal taste, but It was only a 3 out of 5 star read for me.