A review by nichola
Alien Space Tentacle Porn by Peter Cawdron
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
More like a 2.5 but I'm feeling generous.
Firstly, I firmly believe a book should not need an explanation at the end of the novel to justify the claims made. This book needed to be explained and justified which shows that it failed in its intention. This doesn't mean that it was bad. Just that it did not succeed in its intention at all. Too much sex which was not effectively juxtaposed against the seriousness of the narrative. I know this was meant to be fun. But it wasn't particularly successful. It feel like an alien was needed to make a woman anything more than a object that is work sexual gratification. Amazing how that could be achieved by having a real woman doing the same things?
This was a massive disappointment. Maybe my biggest issue is that this book objectifies women and then uses 50 shades of grey to justify its means. When there are much more effective First contact novels that discuss similar issues without the unnecessary element of porn. Also genuinely 50 shades of grey is only being used as a justification because it was written by a women while most other pornography has been created by and contributed by men.
Overall, not terrible but the justification made it worse rather than better because it proved there was more depth possible but missing from the story.
I'm probably not the right reader for this book but then again I'm not sure I want to see who the right one is? Because I'm worried it is fans of AndrewTate that need a reality check.
Maybe I'll try another book in this series but I doubt it.
Firstly, I firmly believe a book should not need an explanation at the end of the novel to justify the claims made. This book needed to be explained and justified which shows that it failed in its intention. This doesn't mean that it was bad. Just that it did not succeed in its intention at all. Too much sex which was not effectively juxtaposed against the seriousness of the narrative. I know this was meant to be fun. But it wasn't particularly successful. It feel like an alien was needed to make a woman anything more than a object that is work sexual gratification. Amazing how that could be achieved by having a real woman doing the same things?
This was a massive disappointment. Maybe my biggest issue is that this book objectifies women and then uses 50 shades of grey to justify its means. When there are much more effective First contact novels that discuss similar issues without the unnecessary element of porn. Also genuinely 50 shades of grey is only being used as a justification because it was written by a women while most other pornography has been created by and contributed by men.
Overall, not terrible but the justification made it worse rather than better because it proved there was more depth possible but missing from the story.
I'm probably not the right reader for this book but then again I'm not sure I want to see who the right one is? Because I'm worried it is fans of AndrewTate that need a reality check.
Maybe I'll try another book in this series but I doubt it.