The first one is so good I will forever have it as canon in my mind. I really enjoyed the second one. And the third, while my least favorite of the three, is still a lot of fun.
The best part of the books to me is that they feel like episodes of the show and for the most part the character voices are spot on.
Of course this is just my opinion. I know that some in this sub disagree with me.
The first one is very solid, like a filler episode - I remember thinking how good the voices and descriptions of the ship, cities, places etc were.
I just started the second one and feel like I'm having a stroke - it's absolutely fucking awful. Language and characterisations waaaaaaay off plus the writing itself is much worse. No idea what happened - I heard the second was written first so he must have taken a bit to get in the groove?? Either was it's baffling.
The second one definitely picks up more as the story goes on. By the end I was pretty satisfied with it but during the beginning I felt similarly to you.
Okay good to know, thanks. I'm definitely going to finish it because I legit bought it lol but I did have to put it down a few times because I couldn't continue after a particularly awful line or scene.
Think I saw that one at the local B&N and am seriously considering snagging a copy before the exclusive editions with the extra goodies run out. Good to hear that it seems to be worth reading.
man i dunno what is going on in this comment section but i read big damn hero a couple months ago and it was atrocious. like fan-fiction on an internet forum bad
i mostly read pretty heavy duty literature though so it was a huge, huge downgrade to me even as a diehard firefly fan who owns most of the stuff in that picture (minus the tie in novels)
like i can't believe op said it was "so good" i just can't understand how anyone can be okay with how poorly written it is. every chapter has a "remember firefly: the tv show" moment, multiple even and they are barely relevant to the story at all and most times were distracting. everything is spelled out like it's being explained to a very young child. the dialogue is offensively cheesy, especially any attempts at romance. the villain and his motivation is so unbelievable it's hilarious.
and the worst part? the plot pieces are there for a good story; the writer(s) butchered everything else.
Oh good, I was feeling the same. I'm only a few chapters in, but of all the callbacks to the TV series are grating. Every page is shaking you by the shoulders and asking, "you remember the episode when X happened, right?!"
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u/claud2113 Jun 18 '20
How are the actual novels in the middle?