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Finder Library Volume 2 by Carla Speed McNeil

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unladylike's review

5.0

Finder is the best thing evar! I really want to keep reading this for years and pray that Carla Speed McNeil writes complementary novels to expand the stories of her brilliantly built world.

This volume contained many more supplemental or side storylines than the first, but they were just as rich as the main plot and allowed for a bit more whimsy and less seriousness which I appreciated (though with no less depth).

tasharobinson's review

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5.0

I love this series so very, very much. The second collected volume is different from the first—less a gigantic continuity of events, and more a series of novellas that dig deeply into one scenario, and then almost universally end while I was still panting for more. There's something to be said for walking away and leaving readers wanting more, and the world McNeil has created is so deep and fascinating and unpredictable that there's no telling what happened next in any of these stories, so it's saying something that after 500 pages, I was still endlessly wondering what happens next. This series has been the most satisfying thing I've discovered in 2015. Thanks, NPR.

rebeccacider's review

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4.0

I didn't find this volume as compelling as the first, but I still enjoy the series and am looking forward to reading more.

"The Rescuers" was probably my favorite story, while "Mystery Date" had fabulous characters but its episodic publication history meant that it didn't feel like a complete story.

skybalon's review

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4.0

Well drawn with an interesting story. The story does not always make sense, sometimes because it is setting the stage for later but also cause it feels like the author goes for feelings rather than coherent plotting.

Just coast through the parts you don't get, enjoy the art and the parts you do get.

I did enjoy this a little more than Volume 1, stronger stories, but the same comments about volume 1 still applies.

magnetgrrl's review

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5.0

IMPORTANT INFO - This is a sort of omnibus edition that includes books 5-8, which covers issues 23-38 and the following story arcs:
Book 5 - Dream Sequence - Originally reproduced issues 23-29 (and my 2nd fave story arc after Talisman)
Book 6 - Mystery Date - Originally reproduced issues 1 & 2 of the spin-off/one-shot Mystery Date, Finder issue 31, and add'l material.
Book 7 - The Rescuers - Originally reproduced issues 32-37
Book 8 - Five Crazy Women - Collects issues 30 & 38 with web serialized material
See Finder Library Volume 1 for Books 1-4.

There's at least ONE more volume/story arc, volume 9, "Voice" that I don't think exists in any printed trade format yet. It's loosely gathered on McNeil's website, and you might be able to find single issues out there, somewhere.

"Volumes" 10, and 11, Third World and Chase the Lady, seem to be just re-printing material from the story arcs above, somewhat disjointedly, from under the "Dark Horse Presents" banner, but **IN COLOR** so if you're into that, go for it, but I think there's no actual new STORY there.

You're welcome.

PS FINDER is a GEM of the comics universe.

sizrobe's review

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5.0

Pretty good stuff. Two big thick volumes about Jaeger and I still want more.

librarycobwebs's review

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funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kjboldon's review

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4.0

Continue to love CSM's "aboriginal sci-fi" but found some of these stories hard to follow so was glad of commentary in the back, one of many benefits of buying these nice collections.

Also, during this, I had the realization that Jaeger is like a grown-up Tim Riggins of Friday Night Lights.