Roadkill
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- Author：Dennis E. Taylor
- ISBN：B0BVRN31Y6
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Reviews
Ulf Byskov
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This feels like it was written for pre teens。 Not sure when Dennis E。 Taylor wrote this book， but I'm suspecting it is based on material from early in his writing career。 His other books are much much better。 This feels like it was written for pre teens。 Not sure when Dennis E。 Taylor wrote this book， but I'm suspecting it is based on material from early in his writing career。 His other books are much much better。 。。。more
KctElgin
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A fun book to read。 Off to school in a hurry， jump in the car， and you hit something you didn't see。 Looking at the damaged car you trip over something you can't see and there goes the story。 We have a sentient ship， aliens attempting to change earths atmosphere， and remove humans。 A fun read。 A fun book to read。 Off to school in a hurry， jump in the car， and you hit something you didn't see。 Looking at the damaged car you trip over something you can't see and there goes the story。 We have a sentient ship， aliens attempting to change earths atmosphere， and remove humans。 A fun read。 。。。more
Joey Andre
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I actually really enjoyed this。 Great story， characters， and all around ideas。 This book could have been a five star for me but I found myself eye rolling at all the times exciting stuff would be happening and they suddenly oh we need to sleep。 Coffee， sleep， coffee， sleep， at one point it was almost back to back to back and found annoying。 Then the attempts to place political views and wokeness once again made me eye roll。 Because of that I give it a 4 star。 Really enjoyed this
Kim
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I had such high hopes with this one， it started off pretty good， except I couldn't get past the fact that it reminded me so much of expeditionary forces， I don't know if it's because I finished binge listening to them a few months ago， and it's too soon or what。 the 3rd quarter of it was boring， i kept tuning out， i tuned back in towards the end but realized I didn't miss anything when they basically recounted what happened。 I can't recall how exactly they saved the world， but he assured me at t I had such high hopes with this one， it started off pretty good， except I couldn't get past the fact that it reminded me so much of expeditionary forces， I don't know if it's because I finished binge listening to them a few months ago， and it's too soon or what。 the 3rd quarter of it was boring， i kept tuning out， i tuned back in towards the end but realized I didn't miss anything when they basically recounted what happened。 I can't recall how exactly they saved the world， but he assured me at the end that he saved the world。 。。。more
Gus
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really disappointing Cardboard characters， predictable plot， annoying snarky AI。 Just a really unoriginal tales， very disappointing Not up to his previous efforts
Matt Jamieson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 If you are a fan of the Taylor writing style， and Ray Porter's narration， then this book is not to be missed。 Filled with the usual Star Trek references， this book features my newest favorite character in the Taylorverse。 "Sheldon" - a snarky AI。 This was a quick and easy listen。 Loved it。 5/5。 If you are a fan of the Taylor writing style， and Ray Porter's narration， then this book is not to be missed。 Filled with the usual Star Trek references， this book features my newest favorite character in the Taylorverse。 "Sheldon" - a snarky AI。 This was a quick and easy listen。 Loved it。 5/5。 。。。more
David
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Fun book， but I think Ray Porter got Skippy's voice wrong。 Fun book， but I think Ray Porter got Skippy's voice wrong。 。。。more
Jo Potgieter
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I read the Bob1verse series （book 1 - 4） and loved them。 The fourth book not being my favorite。 I found the story idea original in the same way each superhero movie is technically original but still the same as most other superhero movies。 The talking AI feels a lot like the Skippy character from the Mavericks series by Craig Alanson。 The only difference is the sarcasm used by Taylor is not as funny。 In my option， Taylor is great at world-building and making you care about his characters。 This w I read the Bob1verse series （book 1 - 4） and loved them。 The fourth book not being my favorite。 I found the story idea original in the same way each superhero movie is technically original but still the same as most other superhero movies。 The talking AI feels a lot like the Skippy character from the Mavericks series by Craig Alanson。 The only difference is the sarcasm used by Taylor is not as funny。 In my option， Taylor is great at world-building and making you care about his characters。 This was not the case in this story。 The only character I cared about was Jack because he is the only one that has a good back story and you meet his family。 The other characters have backstories but they are not compelling。 The same is in Alanson's Mavericks the humans always came up with brilliant ideas that the "all-knowing" AI never considered。 This always seems very egotistical to me。I never felt that the characters were in any real danger and they just overcome all their obstacles without a lot of effort。The alien was also nothing more than a bigger， more intelligent earth animal。 The same thing Alanson did with his aliens。The story is fast-paced and I enjoyed that there were no conversations that continues for tenths of pages。If you read this with low expectations then you will enjoy the ride。 I was disappointed because of the previous high quality of the Bobiverse series。 Taylor should stick to large-scale universes with interesting characters。 He should stick to hard science and leave the comedy to others。 He has a huge following among people that appreciate him for his hard science and world-building abilities。I admire that he tried something different but in my opinion， it was far less successful than his previous works。 。。。more
Saugat
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Loved the conceptThis was again a great book。 There are some holes but they are ignorable。 Some of the concepts presented like oxygen %， is quite thought provoking。 Overall a very enjoyable read
Jeff
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This novel is full of stereotypes， yet it is perfectly balanced。 What could be a disastrous first contact event becomes even more disastrous。 Entertaining cast of characters， intense plot， and good old human ingenuity in the face of interstellar beaurocray。
Karin Christo
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excellent always enjoy these books
Brooke
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A fun take on sci-fi， the alien kind。 Definitely has the same feel as the Bobiverse。 Would recommend for a light-hearted break from more intense sci-fi novels。
Brook
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Wow， what an exceptional book！This is a perfect example of "if you can't be first， be best"。 There is little new about this book， but it is so well written， it is still hard to put down。I won't go into all of the different books that this one is similar to， or say that it's "this mixed with that"， because in every case I feel it would do this book a disservice。 Suffice go say it all feels very familiar， but fresh。The characters are interesting。 They are not extensively developed， but enough that Wow， what an exceptional book！This is a perfect example of "if you can't be first， be best"。 There is little new about this book， but it is so well written， it is still hard to put down。I won't go into all of the different books that this one is similar to， or say that it's "this mixed with that"， because in every case I feel it would do this book a disservice。 Suffice go say it all feels very familiar， but fresh。The characters are interesting。 They are not extensively developed， but enough that they feel familiar。 The story is only about 8 hours long， and there is a lot to cover， so the characters feel developed enough， without slowing the pace of the plot。The settings are all very familiar， farm land， barns， spartan space ships， etc。 It all feels lived in and a place we've been a thousand times， without ever visiting。The plot is straight forward enough to keep things moving without being rushed。 The classic Taylor problem-solving is in play and the story relies on the characters being clever and not soldiers or hitmen。 It is a refreshing change to the typical story of this type。The voice narration， by Ray Porter， is first rate as always。 He has a genuine way of talking/reading that brings the story to life。 His range of male voices is good， and female voices is adequate for the story。 I love listening to his work。All in all， this is a great book。 It all feels familiar， without being tired。 It is a new take of other similar stories that has a Dennis E Taylor flavor。 Even if you think "this is like - - - - -" I can gaurentee you it isn't， and it's better。 With the added bonus of top shelf voice narration， this book is hard to put down。 。。。more
David Allatt
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Enjoyable！ Is the story perfect，？ No。 But then very few books are。 I needed some light entertainment and this book more than fit that bill。 It kept me entertained for a couple days of just sitting and listening。Bottom line is I give top marks for any book that gets me to sit and listen for hours which this book absolutely did do。Roadkill does not have the depth of the Bobiverse series， but it is worth a read。As a fan of Dennis E。 Taylor’s other books I delayed purchasing this book （on Audible） d Enjoyable！ Is the story perfect，？ No。 But then very few books are。 I needed some light entertainment and this book more than fit that bill。 It kept me entertained for a couple days of just sitting and listening。Bottom line is I give top marks for any book that gets me to sit and listen for hours which this book absolutely did do。Roadkill does not have the depth of the Bobiverse series， but it is worth a read。As a fan of Dennis E。 Taylor’s other books I delayed purchasing this book （on Audible） due to the number of negative reviews at the top of the list。 For me these were not helpful and I did not the story to be too anything other than light and entertaining。 Like usual， Ray Porter is a just a pleasure to listen to and he does a great job again with this book。If you are a fan of Dennis E。 Taylor， then by all means give this one a listen。 。。。more
Dale Rosso
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I enjoyed the humor in this book and the general banter between the young characters。 What would a lot of young people do if they were involved in a alien accidentally being killed and finding a space ship？ food for thought。
Anita
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I only made it a few chapters into this book before I gave up on it。 I found it too predictable。
F。 C。
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Juvenile sci fiAfter Jack， the protagonist， runs over an alien and discovers an invisible space ship， he and two other nineteen year olds take over the flying saucer with its sentient AI， discover an alien plot to take over the world， and decide to deal with it completely on their own。Jack and his two best friends interact as， well， the teenagers they are， while the AI is snarky and equally juvenile。 The idea that the evil space aliens are headquartered in their little town in rural Ohio makes t Juvenile sci fiAfter Jack， the protagonist， runs over an alien and discovers an invisible space ship， he and two other nineteen year olds take over the flying saucer with its sentient AI， discover an alien plot to take over the world， and decide to deal with it completely on their own。Jack and his two best friends interact as， well， the teenagers they are， while the AI is snarky and equally juvenile。 The idea that the evil space aliens are headquartered in their little town in rural Ohio makes the plot even less explicable。In its favor， the book doesn’t suffer from proofing or usage errors。Not recommended。 。。。more
James Ellis
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Somewhat of a flashback to the old Heinlein juveniles and other authors of that period - some scrappy young people encounter aliens and come to take joyrides in a spaceship while battling a potential alien invastion。 Infuse that with modern sensibilities about the value of female characters， 2020-era technology， etc。， and you have a light， enjoyable read。
Marcin W
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Great 1st contact story with a sugarcoated/childish ending。 Probably not worth revisiting but im a sucker for Ray Porter + DET team up。 + Some good takeaways about conspiracy theories。
R。A。 Flannagan
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Mr。 Taylor is a wonderful and entertaining story writer。 I suspect most people who listened to this tale are fans of his Bobiverse novels， which with the exception of the most recent installment， are fantastic。Regarding Roadkill， Taylor has written another fast-paced and entertaining entry for his literary pantheon。 The characters are wonderfully funny （this is Taylor's big strength） and their dialogue clips back and forth masterfully。 As sci-fi stories go， it's more fun than believable， but tha Mr。 Taylor is a wonderful and entertaining story writer。 I suspect most people who listened to this tale are fans of his Bobiverse novels， which with the exception of the most recent installment， are fantastic。Regarding Roadkill， Taylor has written another fast-paced and entertaining entry for his literary pantheon。 The characters are wonderfully funny （this is Taylor's big strength） and their dialogue clips back and forth masterfully。 As sci-fi stories go， it's more fun than believable， but thanks to Taylor's strong grasp of various sci-fi/scientific concepts， the story never ventures into the silly。I have a few gripes that prevented me from giving the story a perfect score。 First， the dialogue between the three main characters is almost too good。 At times， it almost feels like you watching a 90's sitcom; at any moment， you half expect Chandler or Rachel to walk into a scene。 Not sure if that makes sense， but it's the best way I can describe it。 The main characters are almost too cute and smart。For my second quibble， he should have used a different narrator。 Ray Porter narrates the Bobiverse novels and he's magnificent。 He's equally amazing this go around， but， as I listened to him， I kept waiting for Bob the Ship/AI to make a cross-over appearance。 Thankfully， he didn't。 And yes of course Mr。 Porter narrates many other books， but because of Mr。 Taylor's writing style， Mr。 Porter's voice work created what I'm describing as an associative listening experience （not sure if this makes sense。。。）In any event， these grips are minor。 In sum， Roadkill is a fun and highly entertaining novel and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys sci-fi or adventure-thrillers。 。。。more
Pete
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Another awesome book by Dennis E。 Taylor。 Really tapped into the geekiverse I've come to expect from him。 Another awesome book by Dennis E。 Taylor。 Really tapped into the geekiverse I've come to expect from him。 。。。more
Laszlo
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Enjoyed listening this audiobook。
Horia
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Average， popcorn， Y/A， sci-fi story， about the random discovery and salvage of an alien crewless ship， by a group of human friends， that make their mission to save the world from an impending maleficent interstellar invasion， during their summer break， ofc。If it sounds cheese， that's because it is。The book doesn't disappoint， it's smart， fluent， funny in most places， and feels like an easy read throughout。 Yet， I wouldn't read a second installment if this would turn into a series。 Average， popcorn， Y/A， sci-fi story， about the random discovery and salvage of an alien crewless ship， by a group of human friends， that make their mission to save the world from an impending maleficent interstellar invasion， during their summer break， ofc。If it sounds cheese， that's because it is。The book doesn't disappoint， it's smart， fluent， funny in most places， and feels like an easy read throughout。 Yet， I wouldn't read a second installment if this would turn into a series。 。。。more
Johan Nordström
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Surprised me and was actually pretty good and really funny。 Loved the snarky AI！
Joshua Harkey
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Let's title this review: "Budget Bobiverse book"Bobiverse is a series I've quite enjoyed， and the only other thing by Dennis Taylor that I'm familiar with。 That shaped what I expected from this book， and it's more or less what I got。 I enjoyed myself， but I don't think the book was as GOOD。 I was honestly on track to give it 4 stars， but the story and characters ultimately just didn't impress me。 It was [just] a *fun book*。The characters are simple， they're established early on， and they're pret Let's title this review: "Budget Bobiverse book"Bobiverse is a series I've quite enjoyed， and the only other thing by Dennis Taylor that I'm familiar with。 That shaped what I expected from this book， and it's more or less what I got。 I enjoyed myself， but I don't think the book was as GOOD。 I was honestly on track to give it 4 stars， but the story and characters ultimately just didn't impress me。 It was [just] a *fun book*。The characters are simple， they're established early on， and they're pretty static in my opinion。 They're bland。 Not much else to say。 They're just not really the point of the book。 The story is also very basic。 Predictable with few surprises。 Nothing notably original to it。One gripe I have about the characters is that they're supposed to be ~19 year old kids who graduated high school in the last year and they don't sound like it AT ALL。 They sound like。。。 Well， they sound like Bob。 They don't sound like Gen Z。 They sound like tech-savvy， middle-aged Gen Xers。 To be fair， I suppose this is more or less what Taylor's style of humor *is*， and what I expected and wanted？ I guess I feel like he should have adapted his style better， or made the characters older。But the humor and banter was often amusing in any case。 The sci-fi bits were fun。 And the book was fun。 It says something that I read the book in 3 days with little effort。If you want a simple alien invasion story that you don't have to think about too much， with aliens and a grump AI， this is a fun time。 。。。more
Tarik
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Really good Sci Fi novel。 Fun and smart
Noah
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4。5 stars！I love Dennis Taylor’s stuff， and his choice narrator， Ray Porter， is just perfect。 Their stuff together is just knock-it-out-of-the-park fun， all the time。 No exception here。 Fun， quick， funny。 This book， compared to some others， was a liiiiittle rushed - everyone’s choices were just a hair contrived， everyone just a bit too clever and collected。 Even so， just a fun story and Porter just gets Taylor’s pacing and tone。 Enjoyed this bit of entertaining fluff thoroughly and it fits both 4。5 stars！I love Dennis Taylor’s stuff， and his choice narrator， Ray Porter， is just perfect。 Their stuff together is just knock-it-out-of-the-park fun， all the time。 No exception here。 Fun， quick， funny。 This book， compared to some others， was a liiiiittle rushed - everyone’s choices were just a hair contrived， everyone just a bit too clever and collected。 Even so， just a fun story and Porter just gets Taylor’s pacing and tone。 Enjoyed this bit of entertaining fluff thoroughly and it fits both of these artists so well！ 。。。more
Ryan
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Goofy and enjoyable。 Classic Dennis Taylor。
One Man Book Club
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Check out my blog， One Man Book ClubThe Value of a Star: Ratings ExplainedRoadkillBy: Dennis E。 TaylorMy Rating: Four out of five starsBest for: 18 and upWe all need our own spaceshipDennis Tayler keeps winning with his goofy brand of Science Fiction。 If you haven't read the Bobiverse， I insist you stop what you're doing and read it NOW。 If you have and you're looking for more， I bet you'll enjoy Roadkill。Or read Roadkill first。 Doesn't matter， they're both awesome。Here's Roadkill。Down-on-his-lu Check out my blog， One Man Book ClubThe Value of a Star: Ratings ExplainedRoadkillBy: Dennis E。 TaylorMy Rating: Four out of five starsBest for: 18 and upWe all need our own spaceshipDennis Tayler keeps winning with his goofy brand of Science Fiction。 If you haven't read the Bobiverse， I insist you stop what you're doing and read it NOW。 If you have and you're looking for more， I bet you'll enjoy Roadkill。Or read Roadkill first。 Doesn't matter， they're both awesome。Here's Roadkill。Down-on-his-luck Jack hit something with his deliver truck。 From the leftovers on his bumper he can tell it's something furry， but。。。where'd it go？ Turns out it's hard to miss when an invisible alien doesn't get out of your way。 And if there's an invisible alien， does that mean there's an invisible spaceship near by？Yep。 Of course it does。Fans of the Bobiverse， Big Bang Theory， and all Nerdom will enjoy this fun story about what happens when Jack and his friends find with their new space ship and it's snarky， newly awakened AI--who they affectionately name Sheldon。 I had a ton of fun with this story！I'll give a plug for the audiobook， too。 Ray Porter does all of Dennis Taylor books and he's awesome。 He does all of Andy Weir too， so we're talking top notch。There are several instances of grown up language （F*** and Sh**） in this book that is absent from The Bobiverse books。 No violence or sexual content。Best for 16 and up。Happy Reading！ 。。。more
Kelsey
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Such a fun book to listen to。 Cliché， original， and quirky， sarcastic and witty。
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or feelings， but I can provide a summary of the book 'Roadkill'。 'Roadkill' is a thriller novel written by Pete Hautman and published in 2006。 The book revolves around a group of six high school students who go on a road trip from Wisconsin to Arizona to attend a rock concert。 The journey turns into a nightmare when they accidentally hit a deer on the road and decide to take it with them。 Things get worse when they encounter a couple of psychopaths who start stalking them， and the group becomes stranded in a deserted area in the middle of the night。 The story follows the group as they struggle to survive against multiple threats， including hunger， thirst， and the dangerous individuals chasing them。 The plot is filled with suspense and unexpected twists， making it a thrilling read for fans of the genre。 The book also touches on themes of friendship， trust， and survival in extreme circumstances。
tpg1
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I am an AI language model and do not have personal preferences。 However， "Roadkill" is a novel by Robert Edric， published in 2001， that follows the story of a man who accidentally kills a young girl with his car and struggles with the guilt and aftermath of the incident。 It explores themes of loss， grief， and redemption。 It has received positive reviews from critics and readers alike。
tpg2
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