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Personnel

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This book was a strange one. The premise is intriguing but also a little off putting. It sounded like something I could sink my teeth in to. But I just wasn’t a fan of the story or the writing style.

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This is the first book I have read by this author and I was not sure what to expect.

Personnel is the story of five people who share their nightmarish adventures. I quite enjoyed getting to know the characters.

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Think of this as an alternate universe, where conspiracy theories are reality, and not just wild claims by small groups of people. I love how Hanson turned conspiracies into a compelling set of tales. This book kind of reminded me of the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia meme, with Charlie standing in front of a board with images and documents connected by string. The stories jump around a fairly large timeline, only to be connected in the end. It can be a little confusing at times until you reach the part where it's all wrapped up. A fun read that might not be for everyone.

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Personnel is a different kind of book, with smaller stories you don't realize are connected. I liked the sci-fi aspects of each character but wanted more at the end. Hopefully there is more coming that will help tie things together!

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I was intrigued by the description of the book and really looked forward to reading it, but was disappointed. I couldn’t develop empathy for the characters and the writer’s style made it difficult to maintain interest. The promise in the description didn’t materialize in the book. I was given a free copy of this book and am voluntarily posting my review.

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Thanks to Netgalley for a copy of this this for an honest review.
Unfortunately I disliked the style of writing in this book and it didn’t live up to my expectations after reading the description .

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Personnel provides a fictional conspiracy take with a sci-fi slant on some of our more recent tragedies: the attack on the World Trade Center, the Tsunami, the death of Princess Diana and more. I'm not a big fan of conspiracy, espionage, or sci-fi so when I review this book I take that into consideration and rate it more as if I was. Like any conspiracy, these chapters are not simple and I wouldn't call this an easy read. It does read like science fiction and I was glad that there is no real conspiracy theory pushing here on these real events. With Personnel you get a thriller, sci-fi, monster, superhero, disaster, chases, good guys, bad guys corporate evil. Maybe even a tip of the hat to our old friend the Mothman (if I'm correct).

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Timeline, smimline. This book will bring you from some of the world's greatest semi recent tragic events and throw you for a loop. By the end, you meet a set of people you get to know just enough of to start to care throughout this tale. By the end, you are freaking out about it all being a matrix, yet making sure you have ample tin foil within reach. A fun story with interesting choices of plots. Great characters that fit in seamlessly. My only bemoanings are, I want pure set origins of all of them, and I want more!

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DNF.
It didn't cut it for me, and the writing is so choppy that it made it even more difficult to get involved with what was going on.

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This one didn't work for me. It read more like a movie (think 80's b-movie or SyFy original). There is a lot going on, but it moves at such a pace I never felt any tension build. It seems to go from overexplained science dialogue into action/chase scenes in an instant. This book is a big, big world and as a reader if a book decides to bite off more than it can chew, I have to review it honestly. That being said, Hanson obviously has some talent and is passionate as an author and I would love to read some short stories or more straightforward works.

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