Review: Campy little period piece
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2011
Lost Cargo, with the exception of a few references to cell phones and environmental issues, reminded me a lot of Kennedy era science fiction pulps.  Spaceship crash lands on earth, hungry alien monster gets loose and starts eating people, plucky hero and heroine fall in love while dodging hungry monster.  Many plot twists and turns are created by the simple expedient of having the characters get into an argument, become randomly inarticulate at a crucial time, or do something else stupid which allows the monster to continue its rampage for another chapter or two. The writing isn't exactly Ray Bradbury or Ursula LeGuin.  However, if you get a kick out of browsing library sales and flea markets for 1950's and 60's vintage space opera, you might find this an entertaining read.