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The LifersDive into the captivating world of 'The Lifers', authored by Michael Steven, a poignant collection that explores the intricacies of New Zealand life. This remarkable book, published by Otago University Press, consists of 92 engaging pages measuring 150 x 230 mm. Steven's poetry offers a fresh perspective on a generation's experiences, drawing on the subterranean memories of post Rogernomics New Zealand. Through vivid imagery and profound themes, he
Dive into the captivating world of 'The Lifers', authored by Michael Steven, a poignant collection that explores the intricacies of New Zealand life. This remarkable book, published by Otago University Press, consists of 92 engaging pages measuring 150 x 230 mm. Steven's poetry offers a fresh perspective on a generation's experiences, drawing on the subterranean memories of post-Rogernomics New Zealand. Through vivid imagery and profound themes, he navigates the lives of diverse characters—from stoned youths in a lounge to bank robbers on the run—highlighting the small worlds filled with violence, despair, love, and the relentless pursuit of human connection. With intricate language and deep emotional resonance, 'The Lifers' neither patronizes nor romanticizes its subjects but instead reveals the raw truths of their existence. This collection not only reflects the essence of life in these islands but also connects us to the voices of the past, the forgotten, and the lost. As dawn breaks, bringing a dazzling fire show of gold and white, journey with Steven as he invites you into a universe of dancing atoms and shared human experiences. Discover the importance of community, memory, and redemption—a true reflection of life itself. Order now and enjoy seamless shipping within New Zealand, with no unexpected import charges or customs duties. Smartfox NZ is committed to delivering quality products quickly from our Auckland location.CONDITION: Brand New
Dimensions: 150 x 230 mm
Pages: 92
Author: Michael Steven Publisher: Otago University Press
Publication Date: 01-03-2020
From Sean Macgregor's lounge occupied by stoned youths, to three bank robbers en route to the Penrose ANZ, Michael Steven's second collection presents his clear, clean vision of 'the lifers' who inhabit these islands and beyond.A generation's subterranean memories of post-Rogernomics New Zealand are a linking thread, in the decades straddling the millennium, while other poems echo with the ghostly voices of the dead, disappeared and forgotten. Steven's writing neither patronises nor romanticises in its intricate depictions of small worlds of violence, despair, love and struggle. Always it refers back to the redemption of human connection as its magnetic pole.Dawn is a fire show of gold and hot white, blasting the darkness off the isthmus.In two hours, I will land in your city.I am made of atoms and they are dancing.
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★★★★★ 4
Easy reading, needs an edit pass
Format: Kindle
Bottom Line Up Front: good enough to buy sequels.
The premise of the story is set up well, pacing is overall decent (coincidentally, about real-time with the reader). The characters are simple, boiling down to one property for personality, one for motivation, and one for looks. However, they play believably against each other and there's no feeling of railroading (except one place, more on that later).
The chapter prefaces offer a nice world building method unconstrained by the first person exclusive story itself. On the other hand... Tell me the book was written during Trump-era mask mandates without saying "The book was written during Trump-era mask mandates".
Those references, while amusing now, will be dead in a few years (unlike the reference to SpaceBattles which is eternal).
Speaking of: The book could use a professional editor to fix things like "gravity thingamaBALL" being two pages later called a "gravity thingamaGRENADE" and described as a cylinder, easy to tie to. Clearly the author changed the shape for convenience but forgot to change the earlier mention (also, metal cylinders slip out of nooses. If you write an ACME 10-ton weight, shape it like a weight and be done with it ;). There were other similar niggles that I forgot now, and I saw no major plotholes... But remember: SpaceBattles forum feedback does not an editor equal.
Overall, nice way to spend sick days with 40 C fever.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2023
★★★★★ 5
Just from the beginning, I'm hyped
Format: Kindle
Just from reading the first few chapters, I'm excited. I hate having to deduct stars for non-story related issues, but this formatting is really hard to read. This is much easier to read on Neovel. I started reading it there after Amazon had recommended this book to me. I had no idea we had a web-novel to (light?-)novel pipeline in English! After the first few chapters, I bought the book here to support the author, but trying to read it is a very poor experience. The spacing and sometimes fonts are wrong and make it really hard to read, which is odd because the formatting is great on Neovel. It's almost like it was copied over into ebook using a poorly written tool that didn't properly convert various tags. The primary issue is a lack of indentation on paragraphs. There's also that the AI speaks in italics, but sometimes the italics are missing. Some edits have been made from the web novel, though they seem mostly spelling fixes. The character's point totals are significantly different in Chapter 26 of the web novel vs this book. I haven't re-read the ebook from the beginning though, so I don't know why there's such a difference. I'm not sure which one is better to read, though for some reason the author never put volumes 2 and 3 on Amazon so you'll need to read them over there anyway.
Update: As a huge fan of the series, I raised my star rating even though I still stand by the formatting issues. It's not fair to have that tarnish the content rating though. Also, of course, future volumes have continued to be published since then.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2022
★★★★★ 5
it’s a very fun story
Format: Kindle
It’s got it’s issues but overall it’s fast paced, fun to read and some great lines from a snarky AI with a sense of humor
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Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2024
★★★★★ 5
What a Great Ride
Format: Kindle
This book was a fun ride from start to finish. While not fully LitRPG, but sorta' LitRPG light based on the system that's set up, the world building makes sense and fits the story very well.
The real shining star was the character development. I felt like I knew the characters after a few lines and as the story developed, casual comments helped build a deeper web of interrelationships.
Also loved the blurbs at the start of the chapters - thought they really added to the world building and backstory in a fun way.
Can't wait to read more about Cat!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2021
★★★★★ 5
Wonderful
Format: Kindle
This was everything I was hoping for and more. Great world building, awesome characters and a mythology that just left you wanting more. Little snippets at the start of each chapter that hints at the history of the world at large while also slightly framing the content of that chapter? Spot on. My one issue, and I believe others have pointed it out, is the fact that the text is grey and not white, which can make it harder to read when you’re, say, outside. But that’s a formatting thing and has no bearing on the contents. I’ll be waiting in line to get the sequel as soon as it appears! Oh, since Amazon can be iffy about it, the LGBTQ+ tag is accurate!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021