Books which I found unintentionally hilarious (more kindle dystopia-ish)
I blame my sister for the fact that I read these at all! That and running out of other books to read. But no fear, I just ordered Cryoburn!
The Compound (Bodeen) - Hiding out from nuclear war. This book was so full of gigantic plot holes I can't even tell you. A "subtle" comment in the first chapter or so means it is very easy to guess the entire plot of the book, such as it is, though I could not have guessed beforehand that the plot would also depend on a guy who runs a multibillion dollar computer company setting up a local wireless network in his nuclear shelter to connect to the Interweb in his private office that presumably has some sort of hardwired connection, while trying to hide from everyone else who is there the fact that there is a working Interweb. Uh?
I am Number Four (Pitticus Lore) - ahahahaha. Message: If you recycle, your (sentient) planet will give you Awesome Superpowers! No, I'm not making this up, Saving the Planet from Pollution is the reason given why the main character and his compatriots have magic superpowers. (On the other hand, if you pollute, you get to be an extra-super-strong-awesome-if-ugly soldier type who can kick the butt of Superpower!Nonpolluters, so there isn't really a tremendously huge motivation to recycle.) This book was hilariously bad, full of random infodumps, random magic with even more random explanations, blatant audience manipulation, and a three-month-duration-teenage Twu Luv romance. It did have its moments of Teenage Wish Fulfillment (having Awesome Superpowers really comes in handy when confronting the school bully, it turns out), but I do not recommend it.
I am currently working on a monster post on Mockingjay, which it turns out I have a lot to say about.
The Compound (Bodeen) - Hiding out from nuclear war. This book was so full of gigantic plot holes I can't even tell you. A "subtle" comment in the first chapter or so means it is very easy to guess the entire plot of the book, such as it is, though I could not have guessed beforehand that the plot would also depend on a guy who runs a multibillion dollar computer company setting up a local wireless network in his nuclear shelter to connect to the Interweb in his private office that presumably has some sort of hardwired connection, while trying to hide from everyone else who is there the fact that there is a working Interweb. Uh?
I am Number Four (Pitticus Lore) - ahahahaha. Message: If you recycle, your (sentient) planet will give you Awesome Superpowers! No, I'm not making this up, Saving the Planet from Pollution is the reason given why the main character and his compatriots have magic superpowers. (On the other hand, if you pollute, you get to be an extra-super-strong-awesome-if-ugly soldier type who can kick the butt of Superpower!Nonpolluters, so there isn't really a tremendously huge motivation to recycle.) This book was hilariously bad, full of random infodumps, random magic with even more random explanations, blatant audience manipulation, and a three-month-duration-teenage Twu Luv romance. It did have its moments of Teenage Wish Fulfillment (having Awesome Superpowers really comes in handy when confronting the school bully, it turns out), but I do not recommend it.
I am currently working on a monster post on Mockingjay, which it turns out I have a lot to say about.