Books by Will McIntosh
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review 1: I like the idea behind Love Minus Eighty, and I enjoyed the writing and characters of the book. But, I did find a few problems with the plot. There were a couple of coincidences that were a bit too contrived and that took me out of the story. I’d like to read the source short sto...
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review 1: Eh. I'm probably not the right audience for this book; grim dystopian pre/per/post-apocalyptic stories are just not my thing unless they're very good and, IMO, this ... isn't. A flawed main character who gradually becomes more likeable over the course of the novel is a Will McI...
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review 1: Bottom line: A well written good old fashion sci-fi thriller. This story spans 20 plus years. Aliens invade earth, we fight back, almost lose, pull away to victory by creating the Defenders, we win. Sounds good? That is just the beginning. Once the war was over, what were th...
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review 1: Not what I expected. I discovered Will McIntosh by hearing two of his excellent science fiction short stories on the "Starship Sofa podcast. I read his first novel, "Soft Apocalypse," and liked it, though not quite as much. This, his second novel, is literally a switch, about dea...
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review 1: Not exceptionally readable, but has few interesting ideas.What is totally unclear is why the sociology majors in the "new society" are less employable than the accountants. In terms of banging keys on a laptop, they are equally qualified, as well as for counting the so-to-believ...