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Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent #2
A Murder of Manatees
The Further Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent
When half your galaxy is unexpectedly sucked into a black hole - when a hitherto-unknown species of space aliens lays waste to your home planet - when disaster rears its ugly head (or heads) - who can you call for faster-than-light appraisals and best-in-the-multiverse customer service? Just one man - Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent.
In this latest chapter of his interstellar exploits, Tom is about to deliver a crushing performance evaluation to Jimmy the Intern, when the unimaginable happens: the beloved Wendell the Manatee has been kidnapped! Armed with his battle mechs and his elite corps of Junior Associates, can Tom find Wendell before he's canned in oil? And can Jimmy, at long last, channel his inner Agent?
A Murder of Manatees will make you quiver with fear, laugh uncontrollably, and wonder whether your deductibles are too high.
When half your galaxy is unexpectedly sucked into a black hole - when a hitherto-unknown species of space aliens lays waste to your home planet - when disaster rears its ugly head (or heads) - who can you call for faster-than-light appraisals and best-in-the-multiverse customer service? Just one man - Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent.
In this latest chapter of his interstellar exploits, Tom is about to deliver a crushing performance evaluation to Jimmy the Intern, when the unimaginable happens: the beloved Wendell the Manatee has been kidnapped! Armed with his battle mechs and his elite corps of Junior Associates, can Tom find Wendell before he's canned in oil? And can Jimmy, at long last, channel his inner Agent?
A Murder of Manatees will make you quiver with fear, laugh uncontrollably, and wonder whether your deductibles are too high.
2 pages, Audible Audio
First published January 23, 2018
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Larry Correia
121 books4,397 followersLarry Correia (born 1977) is the New York Times bestselling author of the Monster Hunter International series, the Grimnoir Chronicles, and the thriller Dead Six.
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April 11, 2020
Fairly close to being a DNF. The entire first chapter was a blatant criticism of anything less than a 5-star review on the previous book. If that's not fragile masculinity, I don't know what is. The political leanings were heavy-handed and much of the humor tasteless. There were no compelling characters; they were misshapen caricatures and stereotypes with no autonomy. Adam Baldwin gave a good performance, but the book still fell flat.
November 10, 2020
Political and petulant.
I can say I have a fondness for terribly silly humour in small doses, and Manatees is at least short. Adam Baldwin (who was in both Firefly and Chuck which is worth something) was a fantastic choice as audiobook narrator. Correia has written an absolutely bonkers tale, and I admit I occasionally chuckled. The idea of an intergalactic, multidimensional Insurance Agent devoted to serving his company at all costs while maintaining perfect client satisfaction sounds new, sounds fresh...sounds like the potential for a lot of fun. And I dunno, maybe it was.
I don't mind saying that I would have tolerated the pointed, acidic (and cleverly worded) commentary had it echoed ideas more in line with my own. I like to think, though, that the smug arrogance and constant down-punching would have gotten on my nerves no matter which ideological, holier-than-thou pedestal it was being flung down from. Whether that's true or not, this got tiresome...fast. It got mean, and then doubled down on its meanness by going meta to mock readers who had not appreciated the authors' earlier works. It really ended up feeling like I stumbled onto Right Wing Capitalist Corner on the Storytime Mat, with a surprisingly grammatical but childish troll as Storyteller. And I feel like I get enough of that already in nearly every aspect of social media, so...
No matter how free Audible makes it, I won't be exploring this series any further.
I can say I have a fondness for terribly silly humour in small doses, and Manatees is at least short. Adam Baldwin (who was in both Firefly and Chuck which is worth something) was a fantastic choice as audiobook narrator. Correia has written an absolutely bonkers tale, and I admit I occasionally chuckled. The idea of an intergalactic, multidimensional Insurance Agent devoted to serving his company at all costs while maintaining perfect client satisfaction sounds new, sounds fresh...sounds like the potential for a lot of fun. And I dunno, maybe it was.
I don't mind saying that I would have tolerated the pointed, acidic (and cleverly worded) commentary had it echoed ideas more in line with my own. I like to think, though, that the smug arrogance and constant down-punching would have gotten on my nerves no matter which ideological, holier-than-thou pedestal it was being flung down from. Whether that's true or not, this got tiresome...fast. It got mean, and then doubled down on its meanness by going meta to mock readers who had not appreciated the authors' earlier works. It really ended up feeling like I stumbled onto Right Wing Capitalist Corner on the Storytime Mat, with a surprisingly grammatical but childish troll as Storyteller. And I feel like I get enough of that already in nearly every aspect of social media, so...
No matter how free Audible makes it, I won't be exploring this series any further.
April 8, 2020
A freebie on Audible encouraged me to listen to this novella. Childlike is good, childish is not and this was off the chart on the childish end of the scale. I’d give a half star if I could. I felt a section of my brain began to “atrophy” while listening. In the parlance of Tom Stranger, “Great customer service was not realized!” Not purchasing any other books in this series, as this was not my cup of tea. Be Well, wash your hands, and STFAH.
January 23, 2018
Awesome short story. Keep up the fine work Tom, and ignore the 1 star reviews of the dolphins.
May 18, 2020
The greatest example of when someone is not nearly as clever as they think they are.
April 24, 2020
I'm not entirely sure how to rate this. The indiscriminate but somewhat good-natured mocking of every possible social group in this dimension did eventually bring a laugh. One. Okay, maybe two.
Mostly the whole experience was like scrolling on Facebook with auto-play on and the sound turned up: The perfect set up for a headache and mild regret.
That being said, the author did nail this: We live in the dimension statistics warned us about. Lucky us.
Mostly the whole experience was like scrolling on Facebook with auto-play on and the sound turned up: The perfect set up for a headache and mild regret.
That being said, the author did nail this: We live in the dimension statistics warned us about. Lucky us.
May 31, 2020
You know, I might've liked it better if I had listened to the first book and understood why Larry Correia was so caught up on himself that he needed the hateful diatribe of the first chapter. To a newcomer, it just seemed petty and like the author was throwing a giant tantrum over some rather unfavorable reviews in comparison to an avalanche of positive reviews. My sympathy to the voice actor.
The main problem with calling out bad reviews is you invite more "hate" and turn off any new viewers. Additionally, it validates your stance as being "superior" and people are "too dumb" to understand your witticisms. I hate to break it to you, but it doesn't work that way. You just end up burning bridges and looking like a donkey's rear.
The funny (and I don't mean humorous) part of this book is the author ribs people for being overtly sensitive while being overtly sensitive over critiques. It was a very pot-meet-kettle moment that I wondered how it got caught without being called out. Someone had to see that comparing this drivel rant was not comparable to the genius and nuances that go into South Park or even Family Guy? I suppose that is what happens when you refuse to listen to critiques (albeit poorly given) and would rather be in an echo chamber of butt kissers. Hopefully, Correia won't take these comments so seriously this time, be able to see the VALID critiques behind all of the grabble and hate, and focus on improving his weak storytelling rather than resorting to ad-hock attacks on potential fans.
There are thousands of online classes to help! Find them instead of spending your time seething over bad reviews.
I don't think I will be interested in any more of Tom Stranger's adventures. My final piece of advice to Mr. Correia: if you have such paper-thin skin, get over your ego or find a different profession.
As for the actual review of the rest of the story -
The voice acting wasn't horrible per se. I liked the narrator's voice, but I would recommend investing in another to add some different sounds. I didn't even know one of the voices was a presumably hot female because it is either deep or nasally! The dumb surfer guy voice. They just all blend together even with the main characters.
Also, Correia uses some good vocab words and is very descriptive, but is also mundane. I would love him to stop leaning on cliches to create strong language. I want to see Correia's own words rather than mashing other people's words to create a story. It makes for weak storytelling to use the basics to prop yourself up. It worked for the Stranger character, but the rest of the characters? It was rather boring.
The poking fun at silly things Americans do (man-buns, rompers, etc) was amusing but was low-hanging fruit. You also can't attack one side without addressing the other. Poking fun at liberals is easier, sure, but South Park and Family Guy work because no one is safe. Not even the creator's own views.
There is a lot of potential for a good adventurous satire but only if the author is willing to grow and develop his own voice.
The main problem with calling out bad reviews is you invite more "hate" and turn off any new viewers. Additionally, it validates your stance as being "superior" and people are "too dumb" to understand your witticisms. I hate to break it to you, but it doesn't work that way. You just end up burning bridges and looking like a donkey's rear.
The funny (and I don't mean humorous) part of this book is the author ribs people for being overtly sensitive while being overtly sensitive over critiques. It was a very pot-meet-kettle moment that I wondered how it got caught without being called out. Someone had to see that comparing this drivel rant was not comparable to the genius and nuances that go into South Park or even Family Guy? I suppose that is what happens when you refuse to listen to critiques (albeit poorly given) and would rather be in an echo chamber of butt kissers. Hopefully, Correia won't take these comments so seriously this time, be able to see the VALID critiques behind all of the grabble and hate, and focus on improving his weak storytelling rather than resorting to ad-hock attacks on potential fans.
There are thousands of online classes to help! Find them instead of spending your time seething over bad reviews.
I don't think I will be interested in any more of Tom Stranger's adventures. My final piece of advice to Mr. Correia: if you have such paper-thin skin, get over your ego or find a different profession.
As for the actual review of the rest of the story -
The voice acting wasn't horrible per se. I liked the narrator's voice, but I would recommend investing in another to add some different sounds. I didn't even know one of the voices was a presumably hot female because it is either deep or nasally! The dumb surfer guy voice. They just all blend together even with the main characters.
Also, Correia uses some good vocab words and is very descriptive, but is also mundane. I would love him to stop leaning on cliches to create strong language. I want to see Correia's own words rather than mashing other people's words to create a story. It makes for weak storytelling to use the basics to prop yourself up. It worked for the Stranger character, but the rest of the characters? It was rather boring.
The poking fun at silly things Americans do (man-buns, rompers, etc) was amusing but was low-hanging fruit. You also can't attack one side without addressing the other. Poking fun at liberals is easier, sure, but South Park and Family Guy work because no one is safe. Not even the creator's own views.
There is a lot of potential for a good adventurous satire but only if the author is willing to grow and develop his own voice.
April 27, 2020
*listens at very stupid ridiculous length about why any criticism of the previous book was written by “snowflakes” and such criticism is “stupid”*
*waits for an actual story*
*listens through vilification of disabled persons*
*listens through gender non-conformity being explained as evil*
And I’m done. This asshole can go fuck himself and I’m glad I didn’t pay for this garbage.
*waits for an actual story*
*listens through vilification of disabled persons*
*listens through gender non-conformity being explained as evil*
And I’m done. This asshole can go fuck himself and I’m glad I didn’t pay for this garbage.
April 17, 2020
This author clearly has a fan base that loves his work, but this isn't a book. It's an extension of his blog or website or something, because none of the jokes are complete or maybe they're just not funny. The author literally shows up in his work as a character, which is never a good sign. It always makes me think of angsty 16 year old who think they're really clever. Which is bad, because he really does spend most of the "story" telling the reader how everything sucks, and needs to be mocked viciously, by him.
Can't imagine why I compared the author to a sixteen year old.
Can't imagine why I compared the author to a sixteen year old.
April 14, 2020
HUH!? Thank goodness this was a free audible! At that it was still a waste of my time. The author attempts to address his readers negative comments about his other book at the start of the book in what I am guessing is supposed to be his idea of humor but it didn't set well with me. He then launches into what reminds me of an Alice in Wonderland acid trip of talking animals and an insurance agent which again is an attempt at a humorous story. I agonized through the entirety of it. The only positive is I got my entire house cleaned and a workout in.
Obviously I don't have the same humor as several others as I saw some review this as great. I just don't see it. I do NOT recommend it.
Obviously I don't have the same humor as several others as I saw some review this as great. I just don't see it. I do NOT recommend it.
May 13, 2020
This is the worst thing I have ever listened to. There’s a reference to something pop culture literally, literally, every third sentence. The dialogue is bad and cluttered. The characters have no depth beyond being absolute parody, which does not work at all because absolutely none of the humor lands. It’s an awful mix of edgelord nonsense and *holds up spork* random attempts at humor. And his own references to his work and how it “offends” people is just his underlying awareness of how awful his content is.
September 1, 2019
I find these books funny. I am not a libertarian and sometimes that point of view can get a wee bit thick, but it’s pure campy humor and I appreciate good ridiculousness. My fellow snowflakes might be a wee bit offended about some of the views the characters take, but we can all agree that you can’t take anyone with a man bun seriously. However I do support anyone’s right to wear such a thing, though I will still giggle.
Get ready for manatee and dolphin worlds gone wild with interstellar weaponry. No one is safe from bad puns, and campy criticisms.
Adam Baldwin does a fabulous job narrating these books and it’s all very delightfully silly. It may get a little too libertarian in a spot or two but nobody’s perfect and the author does make fun of himself as well.
Get ready for manatee and dolphin worlds gone wild with interstellar weaponry. No one is safe from bad puns, and campy criticisms.
Adam Baldwin does a fabulous job narrating these books and it’s all very delightfully silly. It may get a little too libertarian in a spot or two but nobody’s perfect and the author does make fun of himself as well.
April 24, 2020
Well, this makes garbage fires look like a nice day at the park.
The book starts with the protagonist interviewing the author so they can rail against people who didn't like the first book. They talk about the NY list and how many 5 star reviews it had Then they talk about the 1 star reviews, and marvel that the people say they were offended.
I didn't listen to the first book, so I don't know what was offensive about it, but an author spending time taking shots at consumers is not a good look. Petty. Spiteful. Jerk move. (This whole ethos of thinking being offensive is a virtue is weird. But the irony of someone who believes that going on a rant in his own book because he's offended??? Did no one point that out to him?)
Then he says it was because he mocked their political beliefs and I'm sensing a theme. The use of "offended" in scare quotes should have been my first clue. Or perhaps the choice of Baldwin as a narrator. But using his perch to attack people?? Not a great look.
Be sure to note in your future whinging that this one star review isn't because I'm offended. It's because you're a thin-skinned, vindictive piece of work.
Oh, I just looked up the author. He's the head of the Sad Puppies, a movement to take writing awards back from people of color and white women. *cough cough racist sexist man-baby* Well that makes sense. Who writes an audiobook that starts off screaming at people who don't like your book?
The book starts with the protagonist interviewing the author so they can rail against people who didn't like the first book. They talk about the NY list and how many 5 star reviews it had Then they talk about the 1 star reviews, and marvel that the people say they were offended.
I didn't listen to the first book, so I don't know what was offensive about it, but an author spending time taking shots at consumers is not a good look. Petty. Spiteful. Jerk move. (This whole ethos of thinking being offensive is a virtue is weird. But the irony of someone who believes that going on a rant in his own book because he's offended??? Did no one point that out to him?)
Then he says it was because he mocked their political beliefs and I'm sensing a theme. The use of "offended" in scare quotes should have been my first clue. Or perhaps the choice of Baldwin as a narrator. But using his perch to attack people?? Not a great look.
Be sure to note in your future whinging that this one star review isn't because I'm offended. It's because you're a thin-skinned, vindictive piece of work.
Oh, I just looked up the author. He's the head of the Sad Puppies, a movement to take writing awards back from people of color and white women. *cough cough racist sexist man-baby* Well that makes sense. Who writes an audiobook that starts off screaming at people who don't like your book?
April 12, 2020
Idk what this was supposed to be exactly or for which age range because it was all over the place, but I didn't particularly like it.
Humor is not for me overall and I didn't know what I was getting into, my mistake XD
And some of the humor was, in fact, very offensive. But heck at least the author is self-aware I guess.
The only small bit about this that I liked was , because that was done plain hilariously. Otherwise, nothing else.
Humor is not for me overall and I didn't know what I was getting into, my mistake XD
And some of the humor was, in fact, very offensive. But heck at least the author is self-aware I guess.
The only small bit about this that I liked was , because that was done plain hilariously. Otherwise, nothing else.
October 21, 2019
Could not finish this book. It was given to me as a gift. The first book was bearable with some amusing humour. This one just felt like a rant, I listened to about half of it as Adam Baldwin is a good narrator, but when I realised it wasn’t going to stop ranting about people the author has taken personal umbrage with, I left the universe.
April 14, 2020
SciFi Political Comedy
Review of the Audible Original audio novella (January 2018)
This is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent (2016) and some plot elements seem to carry on from that. This is very self-referential with the author and the narrator making cameo appearances as themselves. The framework is an insurance agent who travels the multi-universe ensuring high customer ratings for their agency. In this multi-universe various marine mammals are high intelligent beings and manatees and dolphins figure into the plot. Otherwise it is mostly a right-wing political parody that takes several swipes at Canada and its Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Adam Baldwin was admittedly very creative with his multi-voice performances in the narration.
A Murder of Manatees was originally released in January 2018 and was one of the Audible Originals made freely available to members for the month of April 2020. It is available to everyone for a standard price.
Review of the Audible Original audio novella (January 2018)
This is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent (2016) and some plot elements seem to carry on from that. This is very self-referential with the author and the narrator making cameo appearances as themselves. The framework is an insurance agent who travels the multi-universe ensuring high customer ratings for their agency. In this multi-universe various marine mammals are high intelligent beings and manatees and dolphins figure into the plot. Otherwise it is mostly a right-wing political parody that takes several swipes at Canada and its Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Adam Baldwin was admittedly very creative with his multi-voice performances in the narration.
A Murder of Manatees was originally released in January 2018 and was one of the Audible Originals made freely available to members for the month of April 2020. It is available to everyone for a standard price.
April 7, 2020
Disappointing. I could've lived without knowing Correia was a petty whiner. Hard to get through the first chapter which is nothing more than a self-indulgent tangent to assuage the author's insecurities at having received some poor reviews on previous book. I love Grimnoir Chronicles and MHI, but this is mediocre at best.
April 7, 2020
OMG.
A Murder of Manatees was such a fun book! So happy that I started me little audible original dive with this one! I honestly enjoyed everything about this book. It was filled with so much humor that I couldn't stop laughing. I even enjoyed the little trump stuff added.
With each pun and giggle, I learned more and more about manatees and dolphins in this crazy world. I will probably never look at sea world the same ever again (because that is the only place I've seen a manatee or a dolphin.. oh wait does finding nemo count?). Overall, I enjoyed this and can't wait for the next book!
A Murder of Manatees was such a fun book! So happy that I started me little audible original dive with this one! I honestly enjoyed everything about this book. It was filled with so much humor that I couldn't stop laughing. I even enjoyed the little trump stuff added.
With each pun and giggle, I learned more and more about manatees and dolphins in this crazy world. I will probably never look at sea world the same ever again (because that is the only place I've seen a manatee or a dolphin.. oh wait does finding nemo count?). Overall, I enjoyed this and can't wait for the next book!
April 29, 2020
The “humor” in this book is awful. Its shit you’d expect in a high school creative writing course from the edge-lord kid that is obsessed with Ayn Rand. The concept is interesting but I dont know why I wasted my time on this again thinking it would get better that the first one. Everything about this is so ham fisted that it leaves a shitty taste in your mouth.
There’s a thing called tact and this book lacks it. You can have your political beliefs but punching down in humor is usually not funny, and this book squarely falls in that realm.
This is enough of Tom Stranger for me. Goodbye gratuitous explosions and bad references.
1/5.
There’s a thing called tact and this book lacks it. You can have your political beliefs but punching down in humor is usually not funny, and this book squarely falls in that realm.
This is enough of Tom Stranger for me. Goodbye gratuitous explosions and bad references.
1/5.
June 15, 2020
The original Sad Puppy writes another satirical story about Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent, full of in-jokes and self-referential gags and nerd humor and sad swipes at his political opponents.
Like, the story is about 50% sci-fi humor about Tom Stranger, an over-the-top superman who insures entire realities against apocalypses, armageddons, and manatee invasions, and 50% "hur hur liberals are sooooo stupid!" He actually opens the story with Tom Stranger talking to... Larry Correia (yes, he literally inserts himself into the story, 'cause that's funny self-referential humor, get it?) about all the 1-star reviews his last story got. Cue the bitching disguised as joking about PC leftists bashing people who disagree with them, okay Larry, we get it...
The plot involves Larry's mascot Wendell the Manatee being kidnapped, resulting in several Earths being threatened by the dreaded manatee menace, Tom Stranger's sidekick, the hapless dimwitted millenial Gender Studies major (okay Larry, we get it...), and discovering that dolphins are really assholes.
I maybe chuckled once or twice, but Correia does pulp action better than humor.
Like, the story is about 50% sci-fi humor about Tom Stranger, an over-the-top superman who insures entire realities against apocalypses, armageddons, and manatee invasions, and 50% "hur hur liberals are sooooo stupid!" He actually opens the story with Tom Stranger talking to... Larry Correia (yes, he literally inserts himself into the story, 'cause that's funny self-referential humor, get it?) about all the 1-star reviews his last story got. Cue the bitching disguised as joking about PC leftists bashing people who disagree with them, okay Larry, we get it...
The plot involves Larry's mascot Wendell the Manatee being kidnapped, resulting in several Earths being threatened by the dreaded manatee menace, Tom Stranger's sidekick, the hapless dimwitted millenial Gender Studies major (okay Larry, we get it...), and discovering that dolphins are really assholes.
I maybe chuckled once or twice, but Correia does pulp action better than humor.
April 16, 2020
Just as funny as the first Tom Stranger audiobook, and again hilariously acted by Adam Baldwin. I just found out there’s a third audiobook, actually a combination of the first two and some additional material. I’m off to get that, too.
Great, fun stuff!
Great, fun stuff!
April 27, 2020
Much too silly for my taste.
May 22, 2020
Here’s another negative review that he can whine about in his next book
September 12, 2021
Thank goodness this was a free audiobook. I wish I could get back that two hours of my life.
Some people go to therapy and find jobs they’re good at. Some people produce garbage like this.
At one point my twelve year old came into the room, listened for about ten minutes, and then asked what the hell I was listening to.
It’s so, so poorly written.
It’s also a vehicle for the author’s whining about people who don’t like his prior work (I can’t imagine why that got bad reviews too, lol), his dislike of women, environmentalists, manners, and so many other things.
Toxic masculinity, self absorption, fragile egos, a half-ass imagination, bad jokes, and a complete lack of writing skills do not make a good piece of work. I don’t even know which was the worst part of it all. The character development sucked. The attempts at humor sucked. The plot sucked. The dedication of an entire chapter complaining about bad reviews and patting himself on the back for producing what he mistakenly considers his own talent sucked. His world view sucks. His inflated ego sucks.
I’ve never written a review like this, I guess he is special in SOME way after all.
Save yourself the misery and go stare at the ceiling for two hours. Or go read or listen to something that is actually well written. Either way, you will have a better time.
Some people go to therapy and find jobs they’re good at. Some people produce garbage like this.
At one point my twelve year old came into the room, listened for about ten minutes, and then asked what the hell I was listening to.
It’s so, so poorly written.
It’s also a vehicle for the author’s whining about people who don’t like his prior work (I can’t imagine why that got bad reviews too, lol), his dislike of women, environmentalists, manners, and so many other things.
Toxic masculinity, self absorption, fragile egos, a half-ass imagination, bad jokes, and a complete lack of writing skills do not make a good piece of work. I don’t even know which was the worst part of it all. The character development sucked. The attempts at humor sucked. The plot sucked. The dedication of an entire chapter complaining about bad reviews and patting himself on the back for producing what he mistakenly considers his own talent sucked. His world view sucks. His inflated ego sucks.
I’ve never written a review like this, I guess he is special in SOME way after all.
Save yourself the misery and go stare at the ceiling for two hours. Or go read or listen to something that is actually well written. Either way, you will have a better time.
April 25, 2020
This has got to be one of the worst audible books I've gotten to date! Thank goodness it was a freebie. Definitely geared to the teeny bopper set! Story has to do with an insurance agent who is about to give a very low performance rating wh!ich is probably well deserved. I definitely wouldn't suggest purchasing this one
December 23, 2020
The author is not half as clever as he thinks he is. There are few fun and witty moments, but you'd do better to pass on this one. He comes across as a wannabe Douglas Adams, but falls far short of this lofty comparison.
January 28, 2018
Very funny. I will never look at Dolphins the same way again.
December 14, 2023
Just like the first. Short and silly but entertaining.
April 15, 2020
Entertaining, great performance from Baldwin, politically heavy handed, but good.
I got this book as a free audible original. Because of this, I didn't read/listen to the first one. So take this review with a grain of salt.
I found the first chapter very difficult to get through, but I was busy cleaning the house so I left it on. I'm glad I did because from chapter 2 onward, the book is quite entertaining.
When one of his top clients (a CFO Manatee) is kidnapped, Tom Stranger has to rescue him or else face a multi-dimensional war and a mountain of claims paperwork. Luckily, Tom is the James Bond of Interdimensional Insurance. Obsessed with customer satisfaction and professionalism, there's nothing Tom wouldn't do to ensure a five-star review. That includes fist-fighting dolphins and wrestling husky velociraptors.
Aiding him on his mission (sort of? accidentally?) is his hipster intern, Jimmy and badass secretary, Murph (sp?).
Jimmy the Intern is a good foil for Tom and together they're a very entertaining duo. Baldwin does great voices for all the characters so you can always tell who is saying what.
Unfortunately, I found the story lacking... something? I couldn't put my finger on what. I won't be rushing out to buy every Tom Stranger book on the market, but if you like multidimensional hijinks, this one is probably worth a listen.
I got this book as a free audible original. Because of this, I didn't read/listen to the first one. So take this review with a grain of salt.
I found the first chapter very difficult to get through, but I was busy cleaning the house so I left it on. I'm glad I did because from chapter 2 onward, the book is quite entertaining.
When one of his top clients (a CFO Manatee) is kidnapped, Tom Stranger has to rescue him or else face a multi-dimensional war and a mountain of claims paperwork. Luckily, Tom is the James Bond of Interdimensional Insurance. Obsessed with customer satisfaction and professionalism, there's nothing Tom wouldn't do to ensure a five-star review. That includes fist-fighting dolphins and wrestling husky velociraptors.
Aiding him on his mission (sort of? accidentally?) is his hipster intern, Jimmy and badass secretary, Murph (sp?).
Jimmy the Intern is a good foil for Tom and together they're a very entertaining duo. Baldwin does great voices for all the characters so you can always tell who is saying what.
Unfortunately, I found the story lacking... something? I couldn't put my finger on what. I won't be rushing out to buy every Tom Stranger book on the market, but if you like multidimensional hijinks, this one is probably worth a listen.
October 20, 2020
This was an audible freebie and sadly, this was not for me. The humor was really not my thing. This story was super short and that was the only thing that kept me in until the end. I actually liked man-bun boy, but that is probably due to the simple fact that I tend to be partial to the underdog. So 2 stars.
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