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hpstrangelove's review
5.0
Audio book review. Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer
Audible says this book is just under five hours long, but it seemed much longer. It was a great 'read'. I loved this clone world and thought the plot was clever. The narrator did a great job of voicing Bagini 42, and thankfully did not overdo the female characters with that falsetto voice I despise so much. I would love to read more with these characters.
Audible says this book is just under five hours long, but it seemed much longer. It was a great 'read'. I loved this clone world and thought the plot was clever. The narrator did a great job of voicing Bagini 42, and thankfully did not overdo the female characters with that falsetto voice I despise so much. I would love to read more with these characters.
sheilaokeefe's review
2.0
Disclosure: I received a free audible copy of this from Audiobookblast.com for review.
The idea behind this story is really promising, but the book fails to live up to that promise. The main character is a homicide detective who wakes up on a strange world and discovers he's a clone, one of many made from the original detective. He has to investigate his original's death and the other clones of the detective are the prime suspects. Could have been a great exploration of nature vs. nurture, of the risks of biotech and what rights a clone should have. Instead it was just boring. The characters are all flat, I never cared about any of them, nor did I care whodunnit. Good thing it was short (<5 hours) or it might have been a did-not-finish.
The idea behind this story is really promising, but the book fails to live up to that promise. The main character is a homicide detective who wakes up on a strange world and discovers he's a clone, one of many made from the original detective. He has to investigate his original's death and the other clones of the detective are the prime suspects. Could have been a great exploration of nature vs. nurture, of the risks of biotech and what rights a clone should have. Instead it was just boring. The characters are all flat, I never cared about any of them, nor did I care whodunnit. Good thing it was short (<5 hours) or it might have been a did-not-finish.
brian's review
5.0
Good sci-fi/cop story, using a new clone as the way to tell the reader about the world.
Daniel 42 is a clone of an ex hot shot cop, along with a whole bunch of other Daniel clones working on the police force.
He's been activated for one reason and has to overcome the original Daniels dislike of clones which is also now part of his mindset.
This reads like a mixture of [b:Morgue Drawer Four|12332266|Morgue Drawer Four (Morgue Drawer, #1)|Jutta Profijt|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347318323s/12332266.jpg|17311296] and [b:Tek War|3549157|Tek War|William Shatner|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394117957s/3549157.jpg|586319].
It takes a while to remember all the different clones that are introduced (they all have their own personality, but they're named after the original and have a number added), but overall it's a good read.
Daniel 42 is a clone of an ex hot shot cop, along with a whole bunch of other Daniel clones working on the police force.
He's been activated for one reason and has to overcome the original Daniels dislike of clones which is also now part of his mindset.
This reads like a mixture of [b:Morgue Drawer Four|12332266|Morgue Drawer Four (Morgue Drawer, #1)|Jutta Profijt|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347318323s/12332266.jpg|17311296] and [b:Tek War|3549157|Tek War|William Shatner|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394117957s/3549157.jpg|586319].
It takes a while to remember all the different clones that are introduced (they all have their own personality, but they're named after the original and have a number added), but overall it's a good read.
imzadirose's review
3.0
3.5 stars ~ a fun story. I found it quite enjoyable, reminded me a bit of "Man in the Empty Suit" though I liked Empty Suit more.
The funniest things about this one for me were that their favorite book was "Hitchhiker's Guide" which I JUST read for the first time last week. It was good I happened to read it or I wouldn't have gotten all the references, and there were several. The other thing was the addition at the end of a new character named "Jeff Kafer", who happened to be the narrator. That was neat, haven't seen that happen with any narrator not named Wil Wheaton. :)
The funniest things about this one for me were that their favorite book was "Hitchhiker's Guide" which I JUST read for the first time last week. It was good I happened to read it or I wouldn't have gotten all the references, and there were several. The other thing was the addition at the end of a new character named "Jeff Kafer", who happened to be the narrator. That was neat, haven't seen that happen with any narrator not named Wil Wheaton. :)
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