Starship Repo

This book was recommended to me by a friend. I'm a big fan of sci-fi, and I was initially interested in the plot, but after reading a few chapters I felt like this was shoe-horned into the genre. The author is rather forceful with his satire and has strange imagination -- and while this may be good in other types of fiction, what this leads to in sci-fi is a constant and persistent need to jump the shark. I wish this book had a more down to earth (or space lol) seriousness that are the hallmark of great sci-fi stories in books, games, and movies. The premise has great potential , but the book did not take itself seriously, and subsequently I didn't either. Needless to say, I lost interest and did not finish. Buy at your own risk sci-fi fans!

Actually discovered Patrick attempting comedy, and figured that I'd give his material a shot. While there's an attempt to create a detailed universe, the entire book is way too disorganized and cluttered. Patso makes no attempt at explaining anything, so you're left not really knowing exactly what's going on. There are also a lot of errors regarding basic stuff. Two weeks is somehow 17 days? There's a McDonald's on a planet with no humans? This place takes USD as payment? Aliens know how to make pie? Where did they get cattle? Successful authors are able to give you just enough to imagine the world they've created, but not this. You're just left questioning why everything changes from chapter to chapter due to inconsistencies. I don't want to spoil anything, but the way the book ends is extremely disappointing. This book could have been a hundred pages shorter, as I felt that each plot point was padded with an endless amount of repetitive content for the sake of filling pages.

Funny and entertaining! I really enjoyed it!