Breath of fresh air

Excellent story that kept me on my toes.
brilliant performance.
fingers crossed for more like this

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Light hearted soft sci-fi fun

Entertaining as ever, Meyer brings his trademark humour and reluctant everyman protagonists to a post-apocalyptic earth. The refusal to get bogged down in what 'the bad week' actually consisted of sets the tone for a fun adventure that is not concerned overly with building a logical, ordered universe or with any questions that don't further the plot or humour. As long as you're prepared to go along with this, it's a great time and a very enjoyable listen. The narration is excellent, adding to the humour and doing a great job of bringing the characters to life.

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A breath of fresh air

I really needed this book. I've been forced to endure too much bad literature as of late and this fantastic book came along at just the right time.

Scott Meyer is a brilliant humorist. Luke Daniels does a fantastic job of bringing it to life. Now I won't say I love all of Scott's books, but I do enjoy most of them.

This book is a phenomenal satire on both post-apocalyptic literature as well as sci-fi. The character cast of post-apocalyptic psychopaths are utterly charming and the story is a journey of cozy and hilarious ultraviolence.

It is very well written, it is genuinely funny and just pure enjoyment. You won't regret buying this book and I also recommend checking out his other works (you'll want to after reading this, trust me).

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Great fun

I really enjoyed this story. It was filled with space attacks, aliens, stabbings and great characters.

First time listening to the author but I'll happily go onto his other series.

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what a great story

this feels like it could go on for a long time.

really funny story and great choice of narrator. i will admit i was not sure at first but stuck with it and really enjoyed it.

i will be listening to it again very soon im sure.

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:( I wanted to like this book

This was such an excruciating read. It was repetitive and boring. The characters are annoying and unlovable imo.

I had never once heard someone say ‘for shs sake’ in my life before this book. Then I heard it said another hundred more times. I think it’s because you can’t get away with any other words? But still it was overused.

I stopped paying attention about two thirds in.

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A Space Comedy of Dumbness

All human and alien characters in this story are dumb, and that drives the plot. So if you’re into stupidity with comedy violence, then this is the ludicrous space adventure for you.

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A fun and light sci-Fi

A fun sci-fi, cleverly written by a fan of the genre. Excellent performance.

If you enjoyed Scott Meyers previous works I recommend this.

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Nice short funny story

Just a fun short story, it not Scott’s best work but I don’t regret listening to it.

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Daft sci-fi fun

If you've read any of Scott Meyer's works, you know what you're in for. Unlike Grand Theft Astro, Brutal Force is a lot sillier and whimsical, with some excellent wit and hilarious moments.

It's far from a sci-fi epic, but if you're not a total stick in the mud, you'll probably enjoy it! My only gripe is that Meyer tends towards making extremely irritating villains that, while it adds a lot of listener investment and satisfaction when they're dealt with, can be quite annoying to listen to. I suspect this is entirely by design, but I've had similar issues with this in some of his other stories.

Luke Daniels is a fantastic narrator, definitely one of the best I've heard on Audible. Great delivery of all characters and really performs the lines. He's consistently narrated all of Meyer's books and he conveys the humour perfectly.

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