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Common People: An Anthology of Working-Class Writers (2019) — Avustaja — 53 kappaletta

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Alas, I am immune to even the best humorous fiction. The concept is good, the writing is good. I just don't have a funnybone.

I received a review copy of "Sashay to the Centre of the Earth" by Chris McCrudden from Farrago through NetGalley.com.
 
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Dokfintong | Feb 9, 2022 |
I got this as an ARC from netgalley, thank you!

This book was really fun to read! An adventure across space and the internet, and the story of a war between the ruling robots and the human rebels. The writing had a little bit of a Douglas Adams-esque feel, and was filled with pop culture references. I'm sure I didn't pick up on all of them, but I did spot quite a few! My favourite was the Alien reference. I love a good Alien reference.

The story is very surreal, and it did take me a few chapters to get into it, but then the flow of the story picked up, I got to know the characters better, and I was hooked. There are some really clever ideas. I particularly liked visiting the internet as a tourist destination, and memes getting physical bodies. And somehow the author actually managed to get me to care about breadmakers, motorbikes and printers. The characters are great, although it was quite hard to actually picture the robots at times. I couldn't work out where the legs and arms were. I think Pam was my favourite character overall, she's very multifaceted!

The plot was fun, the characters engaging, and the ending satisfying. I haven't read the first book (although now I want to!) and I didn't feel like I was missing anything from the story, so don't worry if you haven't read the first book.
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crimsonraider | Apr 1, 2021 |
Interesting novel. Although the basic plotline is not very innovative, the way it's written makes up for it.
Fast paced action, sprinkled with some morality questions, and a clever, witty take on anthropomorphising machines.

I received a copy through Netgalley:
 
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HeyMimi | 1 muu arvostelu | Dec 28, 2020 |
This book is a robo-apocalypse loving, young teen techie's new favorite read. There were loads of technology centric ideas that were both unique and entertaining. I have 2 main gripes though:

#1- Even though the characters were robotic, their development felt needlessly stunted. It was hard to relate or empathize with any of them which sadly left me with a total disconnect on my end.

BUT...

Even with their 2 dimensionalality there were a few pretty cool female archetypes. The robo-women, Pam & the cyborgs too, could have had a series devoted all to themselves and Kelly- one of the humans- (but don't hold that against her) was pretty cool too. I agree with many of the other reviewers, I would have liked more of the ancient cyborg ladies but kudos given for imagining up the whole taboo internet accessing "medium" aspect...AND... the Fondle Parlors where humans "service" the machines in seedy back alley parlors, intimating robo/human prostitution without all of the smutty details described... both scenarios were inventive and fun.

Gripe #2- The humor in this book was likened to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy BUT while this was in the same vein (light and airy commentary on the good, the bad and the ugly aspects of society), the actual jokes just didn't do it for me. In fact, though Chris McCrudden may have parodied Douglas Adams, the actual jokes felt forced like they were trying hard at playing it cool.

Ultimately, while the social critiquing was insightful and portrayed in a (slightly) humorous, manner...the levity on a whole missed its mark with me and I didn't laugh out loud or even chuckle inwardly... not once....sounds snobby?? Maybe, BUT I really just want to get across to you how much the synopsis lured me in with promises of a Douglas Adams equal only to turn around and uncerimoniously dump me into "Meh" Town. This will definitely resonate with a niche demographic and I am unfortunately not wholly in that group (though also not completely apart). The synopsis sounded too enticing to pass up but be warned that it isn't for every Douglas Adams fan.

**** I was given a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review ****
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BethYacoub | 1 muu arvostelu | Sep 22, 2019 |

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