tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post3690229225508181008..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Monster Hunter: NemesisRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-39619053924188397802014-07-07T13:45:20.930-04:002014-07-07T13:45:20.930-04:00I've been reading e-ARCs from Baen almost excl...I've been reading e-ARCs from Baen almost exclusively since I discovered them, and I find my brain self editing a lot lately because of it. Both Corriea and Ringo's 'ARCs' tend to be rougher then average. I haven't ready a 'fully edited' copy in long enough I can't compare the two...<br /><br />But even rough as they are I'd rather read them early. Which is saying something.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041372518026028618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-86322006154358543562014-07-03T17:07:34.091-04:002014-07-03T17:07:34.091-04:00It could have used a bit more time to police. I h...It could have used a bit more time to police. I heard the ARC copy was particularly "beta".<br /><br />Story wise I thought it worked quite well in portraying Franks and his motivations,history, and ethics*. It humanized him without well... making him just a human with funny organs.<br /><br />I did note that the bloody rampage that the summary and Larry hinted at wasn't quite what Franks did.<br /><br />But that may have been playing to expectations.The Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173903164209256926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67265196177717344842014-07-03T07:20:13.967-04:002014-07-03T07:20:13.967-04:00I did catch the bit about the desk.
So far, ...I did catch the bit about the desk.<br /><br /> So far, this one has good moments, and moments of insufficient editing: there are places in the early going that read more like a synopsis, and twice we're told "X was here before the swamp was drained," which is a fine description, but doesn't need to be repeated. Has he become too big to edit? It's possible. Contrarily, there's a lot of <i>story,</i> with plenty of depth, which is unusual for shoot 'em up-type horror. Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-15529538046080383392014-07-02T17:40:16.618-04:002014-07-02T17:40:16.618-04:00Larry did name the desk, which technically dates ...Larry did name the desk, which technically dates it...<br /><br />But quite good point on how both authors have the politicians themselves being less the threat than the unethical bureaucrats.<br /><br />Even Larry's "historicals" had that.<br /><br />The Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173903164209256926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-62013255301499198642014-07-02T12:50:28.801-04:002014-07-02T12:50:28.801-04:00I can't wait to finish what Mrs. Drang describ...I can't wait to finish what Mrs. Drang describes as "yet another of those tomes you get from the library" (hey, I'm not going to spend money on those!) so I can get started on <i>Nemesis</i>, and Kratman's , and by then Ringo's <i>Islands of Rage and Hope</i> should be out on ebook...Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.com