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Gary Cooper
5.0 out of 5 stars A short, silly little book.
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2015
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"The SSMC Reluctant" advertises itself as a short, silly little book. Ok. You've got my attention. The reviews seem to indicate a short, silly swath of silly, sophomoric bathroom and bedroom humor. That sounds like it's right up my alley!

So, I lube up my alley, bend over the "buy" button, and thrust this little book into my, uhm, alley.

First, as Bluto would say in Animal House - "Don't cost nothin'". It was, at the time I got it at least, a freebie sampler, no doubt intended to drag you kicking and screaming (and tied up, tickled and, of course, well lubed) into their sordid little enterprise.

How should I address this book? First - the short. It is, by any standard, a quick read. I "bought" it on a Monday night - the first Monday night of the 2015 football season. The Dallas Cowgirls (boo) and the New York Gnats (hiss) were butting heads to determine which would leap out in front of my beloved NFC LEast; as my favorite Washington "At least we're not the Philthydelphia Beagles" Chokeskins had lived up to their SOP the day before.

I ripped through this little work in between plays, all the while hoping that Dallas and NY would *finally* figure out a way to play each other and *both* lose.

The silly bastards failed, again. But the book didn't. By the time the fourth quarter had rolled around I'd finished the book and found it quite silly indeed. Lots of junior-high level homophobic and heterophobic - basically just genitaliaphobic - humor spewed throughout the book. Some worked, some didn't. Such is humor.

The humor in this will likely make you groan (and not in an old fashioned, well-lubed, kind of way). It will insult your intelligence. It will make you hate the authors and, most of all, will likely make you hate yourself. For laughing.

Mission accomplished.
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Kevin C Doyle
4.0 out of 5 stars Platoon F or just for Fun.
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2015
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The arthor has started a series based on a group of misfits on a historic space ship, SSMC Reluctant. The story was fast and fun to read. The main Characters are a blast. The Reluctant series has potential to poke fun at the space services of science fiction.

This book reminds me of the old TV series F Troop and the AD book series Phoules Company with Captain Jester. Well here's to the Laws of Murphy, where anything can go wrong AND Murphy is optimistic.

Let me salute our hero Captain Errr... (my Kindle won't let me spell his name correctly), Murphy rules again
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Curtis Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars Oh boy, you have to be ready for this one.
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2016
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I will start by saying that I read the brief intro. You did not really prepare you for the zaniness of this of this book. This was a very zany book, but I have to say that I could not stop reading it. Nor could I make myself erase it. I read it to the end and was not surprised to find the story even more zany. However, the writer draws you into the whacko ness of the OIC. And makes the robot a surprise. All in all, I enjoyed it. Warning to parents, there is a great deal of sexual inudeno both straight and homosexual. Not a big fan of either but the homosexual parts did help the story, that would be telling. I rate this a R for language.
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Paul M. Stone
5.0 out of 5 stars More fun than a barrel of....androids!
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2014
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I haven't enjoyed a book this much since Phule's Company. Yep, it's silly, preposterous, and totally unbelievable. But it's a barrel of fun. If you read this book expecting serious sci if drama, you will be disappointed. But if you are capable of backing away from real life, and letting go of the reins long enough to enjoy simple entertainment, no strings attached, then you'll love it as much as I did. Now if you'll excuse me I have get started reading Angry Robots, the next chapter in the adventures of Platoon F.
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Bigfoot in Oregon
5.0 out of 5 stars If this is what you wanted, Logsdon delivered
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2018
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Silly, ridiculous, absurd and FUNNY. Not Literature, but a fun read.

I found cnb I had to slow down and sound out many of the outrageous place names and people names so I could catch the significance of them.

You'll just have to try it to like it.
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T.J.
4.0 out of 5 stars It delivered what it offered: tong in cheek humor
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2015
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Not much more to say. A kind of locker room humor set in the future.

All the rude "whoopy cushion" kind of jokes are here. From character descriptions and attitudes, to parts of the story itself, a joke through and through.

A a funny story, it scores all the points. I chuckled a couple of times and read the whole thing, but it is not my kind of story. But readable and entertaining. If you are looking for some lowbrow humor set in space, look no further, this is it.
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Joseph L. White
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this kind of 'goofy' sci-fi...
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2014
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This one just sneaked up on me ... I kept laughing at the ridiculous situations our hero and his crew encountered. This is for readers who like slapstick, parody, stories that center on the eternal philosophical question, "How the heck did I get into this situation? And where's the door out?"
I have a low tolerance for proofreading mistakes, and there are a couple ... maybe three ... in the text. It is a mark of how much I enjoyed the characters that I read right through them and didn't really care. Will be following this series.
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Drbrake
3.0 out of 5 stars Light but not too many laughs
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2020
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A nice change from normal space operas. A little too broad for my tastes. A few more subtle jokes would have been good
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2020
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Good stuff. Didn't make me laugh out loud, well, ok, the odd snort if that counts, but a very enjoyable light read. It was amusing and well written, flowed nicely and had no jarring moments. Nice believable characters but no real depth to it. Don't be expecting Pratchet or Douglas Adams type character and plot depth, do expect very easy reading that isn't farcical or nonsense. Great hangover or holiday fodder. There's one problem, it's way too short. It really is short story length, and with the skilled writing it doesn't need to be. The authors could flesh the story and characters out more without losing anything. Maybe I've been spoilt by the number of good quality books of proper length available for the same money. Realistically reading the whole set would give me a big book, and no doubt over the course of that I'll get more depth to the characters and a good satisfying read, but I can't help wondering if I'll be happy with the pence per page price, because I do read a lot. Yes, I am tight. Someone gift me an Amazon voucher so I can read more please!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sniggering out loud!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2016
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A hilarious introduction to antics of the slightly less than heroic members of Platoon F. I even love the name of the Platoon - not the best of the best, such as Platoon A+ might be or even Platoon ‘B’ the next best team, but ‘F’ Its full of the sort of humour you get in Southpark or (maybe because its set in space), Futurama. Great writing, great characters and once you’re in, you’re hooked in to the whole series. Its not a read for children in the same way SouthPark isn’t suitable for young children either, but I think the rudeness is just so essential to the funny. Some parts will have you sniggering, others tittering and some brilliant bits are laugh out loud. Give it a go!
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michael eastlake
5.0 out of 5 stars Good fun read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2020
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A really ridiculous, daft, funny read. Made me laugh and well worth the dosh to buy it give it a whirl
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S W STANTON
5.0 out of 5 stars A good start!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2014
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This book lay down a good base to start exploring, the characters where do they go from here. To start you had a choice to live or die due to a computer error. Then to get a old ship and go on a mission of no return. It's back to the choice if live or die and we choose life.
Well done
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Mark
4.0 out of 5 stars Intersting concept but lacking
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2014
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It's an interesting concept but lacks enough substance for me to be interested in another book, if the plot was better fleshed out i would happily read this anytime.
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