
Waste of Space
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Narrated by:
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Dara Rosenberg
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Maxwell Glick
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By:
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Gina Damico
Cram 10 hormonal teens into a spaceship and blast off: that's the premise for the ill-conceived reality show Waste of Space. The kids who are cast know everything about drama - and nothing about the fact that the production is fake. Hidden in a desert warehouse, their spaceship replica is equipped with state-of-the-art special effects dreamed up by the scientists partnering with the shady cable network airing the show. And it's a hit! Millions of viewers are transfixed. But then, suddenly, all communication is severed. Trapped and paranoid, the kids must figure out what to do when this reality show loses its grip on reality.
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Yes, some of the characters are terribly annoying. But have you ever seen any Big Brother-type ‘reality’ show? Spot-on. (Also, some of them end up having quite good, legitimately dramatic backstories, eventually.)
One complaint? Col. Bacon did not get enough airtime. That pig had potential.
Overall, I was much more interested in the plot than I expected to be. I actually kind of wish the author had done a long epilogue, following up with the characters a year later. Or maybe a series in this universe, with two or three of the characters getting their own books. In any case, it was more absorbing that I thought it would be, and worth the read, IMHO.
Bizarre, but oddly plausible - 7/10
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Interesting story with quite the plot line
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However, she nailed the personality of the show runner. I've worked with people just like she described. They probably would act exactly as Ms. Damico described were they not afraid of jail. That or figured out some way to make someone else take the fall.
The premise of the story was ok. I like the concept of telling the tale through a whistleblower diary. She pushed the edges of believability and the laws of physics a bit far for my taste. I think she could have done more with the story.
Ok to pass the time
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"Chazz: All right. What’s that in your hand? What are you drinking?
Hibiscus: [sips from a terracotta mug] Artisanal mud tea.
Chazz: What’s mud tea?
Hibiscus: It’s silt from the bottom of a top-secret bog in Manitoba, Canada. Steeped in water from that very same bog.
Chazz: What does it taste like?
Hibiscus: Socialism."
5 Stellar Stars
#CatchPhraseForever
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What disappointed you about Waste of Space?
I have read ALL of Gina's books and enjoyed everyone of them. For me in this case I think it was the type of dialogue format used.announcing each line as to who was speaking.But I will still read future work from her. And for that matter , who am I to criticize...this one just wasn't my favorite
tough one
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