What would have made Mako better?
The science and tech aspects were incoherent or inconsistent. The characters were completely flat and interacted as predictably as bowling pins. Even the banter among the gallant rogues was witless and phony.A sad addition to the ranks of space opera. EE Doc Smith would be hurling corruscating bolts of unimaginable fury at this one…So to sum up, a ridiculous and bad story complemented by inane ideas and executed with the wit and skill of a sea cucumber.
What could Ian J. Malone have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Apologize at the beginning and beg the listener to delete this waste of megabytes. Also, he could promise never to write again.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The narrators completely….random pauses and….inflection made the author’s run on….sentences seem even more disjoint and….bizarre even as they (the … sentences) were…completely predictable. Second worst narration of the 500+ books I have audited.,
What character would you cut from Mako?
The Listener.
Any additional comments?
One may ask why the reviewer wasted his time listening to this. No good reason. Perhaps a combination of a minor leg injury, a long hike, and a wish for some distraction. Perhaps it was to marvel and what passes for processed mental junk food nowadays.