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2.5 ⭐️ Read this after watching Fallout because it’s credited as being one of the main inspirations for the video games. While it starts out very reminiscent of Fallout it lacks much of the intrigue or charm found in that world. Instead it was very d ...more
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2.5 ⭐️ What a rollercoaster of a read. This started at a crazy pace and felt a bit like Ghostbusters but the profanity and sheer randomness of the plot became tiring fairly quickly. In a way it felt like three smaller books tied together, each with t ...more
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