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katiejackson's review against another edition
4.0
So I was selected to review this book and I'm so glad that I decided to read it.
First of all the plot was very original and very funny.
The robot clan are really funny and it was really interesting to read a book from a robots point of view, I've never read a book from that point of view before. The science behind the story was very interesting.
I love all the subtle references to Star Wars and retro movies (book is set in the year 2029) such as Apollo 13 etc.
I really liked how all of the chapter headings are a play on words or are similar to other well known things,they are obvious in what the close reference is e.g one chapter is called 'The Lord Of The Kings' and another is called 'Game Of Throw-Ins' I love how that's done.
All the drawing at the start of each chapter are a really good too, they are really funny and added to the story really well.
Shout out to the Mobile Catering Unit bot Urn, he's adorable!
Now in terms of dialogue,for the most part I really enjoyed it but the way Oberon and his friends talk really irritated me! It didn't really make much sense, I understand that it helps to differentiate between characters but I felt that it wasn't really needed.
The main protagonist Flint Dugdale was infuriating but I could easily look past that as the robot clan provided some much needed humour to the story and I'm glad that the book occasionally swapped between multiple points of view.
Overall a very funny read that i would recommend to fans of sci-fi. A good solid book. I rate this book 4 stars.
First of all the plot was very original and very funny.
The robot clan are really funny and it was really interesting to read a book from a robots point of view, I've never read a book from that point of view before. The science behind the story was very interesting.
I love all the subtle references to Star Wars and retro movies (book is set in the year 2029) such as Apollo 13 etc.
I really liked how all of the chapter headings are a play on words or are similar to other well known things,they are obvious in what the close reference is e.g one chapter is called 'The Lord Of The Kings' and another is called 'Game Of Throw-Ins' I love how that's done.
All the drawing at the start of each chapter are a really good too, they are really funny and added to the story really well.
Shout out to the Mobile Catering Unit bot Urn, he's adorable!
Now in terms of dialogue,for the most part I really enjoyed it but the way Oberon and his friends talk really irritated me! It didn't really make much sense, I understand that it helps to differentiate between characters but I felt that it wasn't really needed.
The main protagonist Flint Dugdale was infuriating but I could easily look past that as the robot clan provided some much needed humour to the story and I'm glad that the book occasionally swapped between multiple points of view.
Overall a very funny read that i would recommend to fans of sci-fi. A good solid book. I rate this book 4 stars.
stefbelsch's review against another edition
3.0
Worst Man on Mars
I received a copy in exchange for a fair review. Worst Man On Mars is a science fiction humor novel about the first manned mission to Mars. Commander Flint Dugdale is the mission's bumbling, rotund, crude leader. The antics of Dugdale and his crew are told from several different perspectives. The dialog is often written with a Yorkshire accent which makes it a bit hard to understand at time. Overall the story was entertaining and there are definitely several laugh out loud moments.
I received a copy in exchange for a fair review. Worst Man On Mars is a science fiction humor novel about the first manned mission to Mars. Commander Flint Dugdale is the mission's bumbling, rotund, crude leader. The antics of Dugdale and his crew are told from several different perspectives. The dialog is often written with a Yorkshire accent which makes it a bit hard to understand at time. Overall the story was entertaining and there are definitely several laugh out loud moments.
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