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Roger Ebert always tried to review movies on what they were trying to do and not on an absolutist scale of good/bad. IMO the Bobiverse books are trying to have
by michaelbuckbee 3y ago
Roger Ebert always tried to review movies on what they were trying to do and not on an absolutist scale of good/bad.
IMO the Bobiverse books are trying to have a fun go at a few different big sci-fi concepts and on that basis I think they're fairly successful.
- dcminter 3y agoI'm travelling a lot this week; time to give them a go I think!
- dcminter 3y agoWell, I duly did get and read the four extant novels. They're not the pinnacle of fine writing, but they're a pleasant time passer. The first one in particularly did feel a bit too mary-sue ish. That plus the slightly excessive nerd-referencing might put someone off. I wondered several times whether a litigious rightsholder might go to battlestations on some of the use of trademarked franchise names!