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Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, #1)
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bookshelves: guilty-pleasure-sci-fi
Sep 08, 2019
bookshelves: guilty-pleasure-sci-fi
Read 3 times. Last read October 29, 2023 to October 30, 2023.
3.8 � Updated 02/14/22
Pure escapist military sci fi, a superior example thereof. Doesn't take itself that seriously, a big plus for this genre. Characterization is not bad, required suspension of disbelief is not massive. Enjoyable time filler/ beach book.
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2022 Reread
The first and the best of the Lost Fleet- Black Jack Geary books, now pushing 20 volumes, in their various forms. The series is just plain, old escapist fun, with no redeeming social content. That's why I love it.
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October 2023 Reread
Needed a quick comfort read and Black Jack always fits the bill. It's lazy but it feels good. -30-
Pure escapist military sci fi, a superior example thereof. Doesn't take itself that seriously, a big plus for this genre. Characterization is not bad, required suspension of disbelief is not massive. Enjoyable time filler/ beach book.
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2022 Reread
The first and the best of the Lost Fleet- Black Jack Geary books, now pushing 20 volumes, in their various forms. The series is just plain, old escapist fun, with no redeeming social content. That's why I love it.
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October 2023 Reread
Needed a quick comfort read and Black Jack always fits the bill. It's lazy but it feels good. -30-
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Reading Progress
Started Reading
August 1, 2019
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Finished Reading
September 8, 2019
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September 9, 2019
– Shelved as:
guilty-pleasure-sci-fi
February 14, 2022
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Started Reading
February 14, 2022
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Finished Reading
October 29, 2023
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Started Reading
October 29, 2023
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30.0%
October 30, 2023
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Finished Reading
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Feb 20, 2022 09:22AM
I really enjoyed this book. I got about 80% in and had to stop do to other things going on, but I need to get back to it. I agree that it is completely escapist, but often that's all I want.
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Hi, Christi. I hear you. There are times you just have to be somewhere other than reality. :-)
Totally agree. Well said!!
Thanks, Terry.The series, with it's various spin-offs, is now at some 20 novels, and has become a bit repetitive and formulaic. I don't care. I still read every Lost Fleet book as it comes out (though I may grumble at some parts). Incurably addicted.
Aside from Book #1, Ian, do you reread any of the others?
All of them, many times. When I need something quick and in no way connected to reality, they're my go to.
