Sadly unlike said movies it goes on for a lot longer than 90 minutes. Speaking of which i suppose it could be likened to a super cheesy horror movie where you spend more time laughing or cringing at just how bad it is. The dialogue was worse than a B-movie action film. The main character 'Owen' was like some superhero from the get go which left very little room for development and the supporting characters were horribly stereotypical. The writing in general was awful, I could forgive some of this if the story was half decent or it had some likable characters but the whole thing read like a NRA lovin' red necks wet dream. I managed to fight my way through the best part of 5 hours before giving up. Unfortunately it turned out to be a very bad decision. I wanted something fun and entertaining with action from the off. If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Monster Hunter International?Īfter a string of excellent books i decided to try something a little different. Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Oliver Wyman?Ĭan't think of anyone that actually could have made this enjoyable. What could Larry Correia have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you? It's a shame this book lacks any of those. I will be sticking with Harry Dresden where good story, character development and well written action blend together into an interesting and gripping read. However it's all fine because guns are cool, especially if you are shooting guns and even more so if you are shooting them at something that doesn't require a moral justification on if its right or wrong. This was topped off by one of the most inexplicable romance angles I have ever listened to and terrible attempts to build emotion with characters before something dreadful happened to them. The unhealthy obsession with guns, barely hidden political views and telegraphing of events to come throughout the book left me disappointed. I found myself constantly hoping that something would manage to kill pitt for good which sadly didn't happen. I'm sure the whole macho shoot first think eventually thing will appeal to some but didn't for me. Having listened to this I think I simply don't like the protagonist. Having said all that, I'll still go for the second volume! I need only mention Jim Butcher and early Laurell K Hamilton as prime examples of politically neutral masters of the genre. It is possible to write exciting monster hunting and supernatural mayhem books. I realise that for many this aspect is probably an attractive and positive part of the story, but it left me feeling slightly uncomfortable while enjoying the mayhem. It was as if the author was channeling the spirits of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld as he wrote. For 'monsters' read 'terrorists' and for 'Monster Hunter International' read 'Anti Government vigilante militias' who operate on the basis that 'my gun is bigger than yours'. Anyone with any understanding of the last decade will spot the right-wing, redneck militia-leaning protagonists. It's a long, long journey with a number of diversions which, though entertaining, would have improved the pace of the book by their absence.īut the main reason for my docking two stars from my review is the barely hidden subtext. So why only three stars? Well, partly because I think the book could have done with some stricter editing. Welcome to Monster Hunter International.Ī good story, densely plotted, and a great reading by Oliver Wyman makes for an enthralling listen. With the clock ticking towards Armageddon, Owen finds himself trapped between legions of undead minions, belligerent federal agents, a cryptic ghost who has taken up residence inside his head, and the cursed family of the woman he loves. Should the Cursed One succeed, it means the end of the world, and MHI is the only thing standing in his way. An ancient entity known as the Cursed One has returned to settle a centuries-old vendetta. It's actually a pretty sweet gig, except for one little problem. Monster Hunter International is the premier eradication company in the business. On the other side are the people who kill monsters for a living. Officially secret, some of them are evil, and some are just hungry. All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a 14th story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer.
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