Good

The story line is about a washed up comic book writer and the story line is written as one One of the few books I did not get past the first few chapters

Good pacing and fascinating science provide a thin veneer for a paper thin story acted out by soulless throw-away caricatures, that takes a sharp turn partway through as it becomes a racist, misogynistic, white-grief fueled fever dream that basically goes “hey wouldn’t the world be a swell place if all the brown people and liberals were conveniently murdered and the women all accepted that their only reason for existence is to stay home and make babies?!”

It’s Ringo, read it!

The grievance is strong with this one. White. Male. Southern. It felt icky reading it and I had to stop.

Exceeded my expectations, the end would’ve been more dramatic though but I loved every bit of it. Perfect “nothing to something” hero story.

In my deepest doldrums or most whimsical wanderings, LFD scratched a rare and impossible-to-reach itch. Life shines even brighter when toil, as if miraculously, transfigures into joyful growth. J. Ringo has masterfully knit together so many conflicts inherent in society into an easy-breathing story…. into a dream of higher purpose that gives the struggles a shine. (Thank you for this series; you remind me to polish the brass as best I can, just to enjoy the shine)

When I first started reading “ Live Free or Die”, I was intrigued about how the main hero continued to go beyond his circumstances to improve things for himself and family. You will find it hard to stop reading and actually do something.

So nice to read a good story without having to filter out all the politically correct tripe - so common nowadays. Keep spinning good yarns.

Read it when it first came out. And just re-read it. Couldn't put it down. Read it in 2 days. Love this book.