tomwright's review against another edition
5.0
Larry Correia is the new Jim Butcher. He'd be the new and improved Jim Butcher if there wasn't so much swearing in the books.
This book is easily five stars, and I'm stoked for the next one.
This book is easily five stars, and I'm stoked for the next one.
pjonsson's review
5.0
This installment in the series as pretty much more of the same. Monsters and guns galore. Frank was allowed a bigger part than just grunting in this one which was nice. Special Agent Dwayne Myers continues to be an asshole and annoyingly enough he continues even after it becomes known that the personal reasons for hating MHI is no longer exactly valid.
As with the previous book, a very enjoyable read, provided that you like monsters and plenty of guns of course.
As with the previous book, a very enjoyable read, provided that you like monsters and plenty of guns of course.
gmvader's review against another edition
3.0
Monster Hunter International was a fun book. I had some complaints. The writing is only okay, sometimes a little clunky and the main character is basically a dream version of the author — a typical Mary Sue.
When I need something that is just full of action and lots of explosions and fire and monsters and crazy guns, I know where to go.
This book is very much like the last. Larry Correia has an interesting cast of characters that are diverse in both background and personality and they make the book interesting. There are just the right jokes in just the right places. Lots of fire, explosions, guns, monsters, world-ending horrors and action, action, action.
If that doesn’t sound like fun then walk away.
The flaws are still there. Owen Pitt is still Larry Correia minus ten years and in a world where his obsession with guns is actually justified. Correia tends to fall back on some very passive sentences when the action starts, which seems counterintuitive to me but also looks like an early writer mistake that an editor should have cautioned him on. The constant repetition of the verb ‘was’ actually becomes a bit tiresome.
The mystery that the plot is based on is pretty nonexistent. Most of the plot developments I saw coming from several hundred pages out. But, then again, that’s not why I’m reading this book. If I want a mystery I’ll pick up Michael Connelly. If I want active voice with poetic language I will read Daniel Abraham or Tolkien or LeGuin. If I want big guns blowing up progressively scarier monsters, Larry Correia is pretty much unmatched on that front.
This book is over six hundred pages, which is long, but it didn’t feel like it. The story moves from action to action quickly enough that the pages fly by and with just enough interlude to not give the reader action fatigue.
This is a good book for what it is trying to be. Think summer superhero movie. You won’t be disappointed.
When I need something that is just full of action and lots of explosions and fire and monsters and crazy guns, I know where to go.
This book is very much like the last. Larry Correia has an interesting cast of characters that are diverse in both background and personality and they make the book interesting. There are just the right jokes in just the right places. Lots of fire, explosions, guns, monsters, world-ending horrors and action, action, action.
If that doesn’t sound like fun then walk away.
The flaws are still there. Owen Pitt is still Larry Correia minus ten years and in a world where his obsession with guns is actually justified. Correia tends to fall back on some very passive sentences when the action starts, which seems counterintuitive to me but also looks like an early writer mistake that an editor should have cautioned him on. The constant repetition of the verb ‘was’ actually becomes a bit tiresome.
The mystery that the plot is based on is pretty nonexistent. Most of the plot developments I saw coming from several hundred pages out. But, then again, that’s not why I’m reading this book. If I want a mystery I’ll pick up Michael Connelly. If I want active voice with poetic language I will read Daniel Abraham or Tolkien or LeGuin. If I want big guns blowing up progressively scarier monsters, Larry Correia is pretty much unmatched on that front.
This book is over six hundred pages, which is long, but it didn’t feel like it. The story moves from action to action quickly enough that the pages fly by and with just enough interlude to not give the reader action fatigue.
This is a good book for what it is trying to be. Think summer superhero movie. You won’t be disappointed.
brents's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed this book. It's one of those that is just lot of fun even when some of the dialogue and stuff may be a little cringy. I really like some of the bigger worldbuilding elements here and the overarching story to the series involving Lovecraftian-style "Old Ones". I'm not sure why I waited so long to read book 2 in this series. I'll definitely be reading the rest as pallette cleansers between bigger series/books in 2022 until I'm caught up.
shinymike's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
atomicwizard's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
2.0
morepagesplease's review against another edition
4.0
Pure guilty pleasure, but oh so much fun. This book has non-stop action, lots of tongue in cheek dialogue, and characters that are easy to like.