Reviews

Außerirdisch by Dennis E. Taylor

titleistmuffin's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Not a work of genius but a charming alien romp nevertheless that hits the mark for Taylor’s typical style of Trekkie send-up fiction with lots of solid technobabble and windows into alien cultures. As with some of his other work, the main characters suffer from essentially all being the same person, all talking the same way, and not really having any true character flaws. It’s a simple good guys vs bad guys narrative but the dialogue is still sharp and witty in many places with some solid nerd references and jokes sprinkled throughout. The imaginings of

Gen technology and ship features and the tit-for-tat with the Loranna

were the most rewarding sequences of the book for me. 

kakahu's review against another edition

3.0

The author gets a bit heavy handed with his politics which detracts from the story.

irix88's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

agenn's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

joshhall13's review against another edition

3.0

That was more like a well-written rough draft of a story.

msholyoak's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

caphaloralb's review against another edition

3.0

It's fun Sci-Fi high jinks as I've come to expect from this author. However, the incorporated references to current events feel extremely heavy handed and on the nose.

Overall the plot hits you over the head with a cast iron skillet. Snarkily explained to you by the AI character that hates humans and how dumb they are (reminds me of skippy in ExForce novels).

It's fairly short and it's perfectly fine to listen over a long drive or two, but don't expect anything fresh or too interesting.

reforming_dragon's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This was an entertaining light romp filled with snarkiest and silly antics. Not mind blowing but certainly not mind numbing. Light hearted fun.

levi_nolan's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

egladil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0