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That book is Expeditionary Force

novaleaf 6y ago
books 1 to 3 are awesome. after that the author forgets how to advance the plot while still churning out a new book more than once/year. I gave up on book 7, so yeah, I tried sticking with it.
- munificent 6y ago
  So you're saying the plot seized up and the author wasn't able to engineer a solution?
  - novaleaf 6y ago
    In the forward of one of the books the author mentions he quit his day job after the first book was a hit, so I can understand his financial need to churn out more books. Unfortunately there is little plot advancement, perilous situations more contrived, and needless exposition/filler the norm.
    - treeman79 6y ago
      Expeditionary is my cleaning audiobook. As in, if I’m cleaning and have nothing else interesting to listen too. Some occasional good laughs. Dinosaur holding a plunger badge. :)
  - ndesaulniers 6y ago
    That or he too ran out of mayonnaise.
- gknoy 6y ago
  That feels like the Honnor Harrington series to me. :-( I thoroughly enjoyed the first N books I read (5? 6?), but the next one or two seemed like watching a series TV show that never resolves tension points, because if they did there'd be no reason for Season N+1.
  - ethbro 6y ago
    I read the first 100 pages of the first book and then literally threw it into a fire. I believe the "Nope" sentence was something akin to "{character} thought that {thing} because {thing}." Jesus Christ. Would it kill you a little to show instead of tell? (And lest people believe I'm not a fan of some good * opera, I'm not ashamed to admit I've read my fair share of BattleTech, Barsoom, and even Lost Fleet, among less highbrow works)
    - unclesaamm 6y ago
      You literally threw it into a fire?
      - ethbro 6y ago
        I stand by my decision. The world is a better place.
    - michaelt 6y ago
      Ethbro thought that the book was not good because of the writing.
      - ethbro 6y ago
        You laugh, but that's exactly how jarring it was. It sticks in my memory because I remember being somewhat annoyed at the writing level hitherto, reading through that sentence, realizing what I'd just read a few sentences later, going back to double-check, then chucking the book. And don't get me wrong, I've got space for some crappy writing in my sci-fi (looking at you, Foundation).
garettmd 6y ago
Well thanks for that recommendation. Added to my reading list
wojciii 6y ago
I'm reading the series to the end no matter what.

books 1 to 3 are awesome. after that the author forgets how to advance the plot while still churning out a new book more than once/year. I gave up on book 7, so yeah, I tried sticking with it.

munificent 6y ago
So you're saying the plot seized up and the author wasn't able to engineer a solution?
- novaleaf 6y ago
  In the forward of one of the books the author mentions he quit his day job after the first book was a hit, so I can understand his financial need to churn out more books. Unfortunately there is little plot advancement, perilous situations more contrived, and needless exposition/filler the norm.
  - treeman79 6y ago
    Expeditionary is my cleaning audiobook. As in, if I’m cleaning and have nothing else interesting to listen too. Some occasional good laughs. Dinosaur holding a plunger badge. :)
- ndesaulniers 6y ago
  That or he too ran out of mayonnaise.
gknoy 6y ago
That feels like the Honnor Harrington series to me. :-( I thoroughly enjoyed the first N books I read (5? 6?), but the next one or two seemed like watching a series TV show that never resolves tension points, because if they did there'd be no reason for Season N+1.
- ethbro 6y ago
  I read the first 100 pages of the first book and then literally threw it into a fire. I believe the "Nope" sentence was something akin to "{character} thought that {thing} because {thing}." Jesus Christ. Would it kill you a little to show instead of tell? (And lest people believe I'm not a fan of some good * opera, I'm not ashamed to admit I've read my fair share of BattleTech, Barsoom, and even Lost Fleet, among less highbrow works)
  - unclesaamm 6y ago
    You literally threw it into a fire?
    - ethbro 6y ago
      I stand by my decision. The world is a better place.
  - michaelt 6y ago
    Ethbro thought that the book was not good because of the writing.
    - ethbro 6y ago
      You laugh, but that's exactly how jarring it was. It sticks in my memory because I remember being somewhat annoyed at the writing level hitherto, reading through that sentence, realizing what I'd just read a few sentences later, going back to double-check, then chucking the book. And don't get me wrong, I've got space for some crappy writing in my sci-fi (looking at you, Foundation).

garettmd 6y ago

Well thanks for that recommendation. Added to my reading list

wojciii 6y ago

I'm reading the series to the end no matter what.