Review: The gull of the Author to ask for 5 stars in a review. Too bad as I liked it, but what a turn off
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 25, 2014
As I've written before, I really like this series and applaud the authors space soap/AI Mash. A compelling story with an AI presence that reminds me of Asimov. But it's not Asimov. Not as original, not as unique. The author has no shame in closing saying, "If you liked this book, give me a 5 star review". Shame Shame Shame.  With no Hugo's or Nebula's coming, what am I to do  :-)I will look forward to the rest of this series but hope the author is more humble. Of course with so much junk (this is not junk), out there that gets 5 star reviews, I often think it is the inexperienced reviewer who is to blame. Five stars for the Masters. Amazon get with the program and use 1-10 as it is more granular. The rating is useless although the comments are a better gauge. Finally to the reviewers; Read the top 100 all time books, Hugo, and Nebula winners and then read your own reviews and you'll understand my frustration.