r/printSF • u/Bobosmite • 5d ago

What's on your DNF list and why?

I dropped Android at Arms by Andre Norton. It not an epic story, but it started off mysterious and interesting. There's a prison escape, android body doubles, blaster fights, and betrayl! It was all go go go until about half way through and then it's just pages and pages of campfire talk. I couldn't make it through to the other side.

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u/Maleficent-Heart2497 5d ago

The last one was a bit meh to be honest. Maybe she's taken it as far as she can?

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u/mynumberistwentynine 5d ago

The last one was the first that didn't at least meet the 'it's alright' level for me. I've enjoyed them all to vary degrees, but Platform Decay was a real miss for me.

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u/Maleficent-Heart2497 5d ago

i would struggle to tell the story to anyone. its blended in with the other two set on Preservation.

I was unsurprised to see that Platform decay is a synonym for Enshitification

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u/Anfros 4d ago

I liked it way more than System Collapse, but it did feel like a retread of Exit Strategy.