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Better than Life | Rating | |
| B | |||
| Grant Naylor | |||
| Series | Related Books | ||
| Red Dwarf | Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, Better than Life | ||
When we left our heroes, all of them except Holly had been sucked into the lethally addictive Game. And they're still in there. Why should they leave? It gives them all their subconscious desires, it makes them happy in a way real life never could. It's better. Why leave? Because they have to, with their real bodies withering away from unattention.
That's really only the first part of the book, though the cover blurb makes you think that's all of it. No, there are black holes, planetary pool, and polymorphs to worry about. There's also a new character: the Toaster. Yes, it's a toaster. Deal.
This one isn't quite as good as the last. Naylor takes great liberties with the science part of the science fiction, but I don't really have problems there because it is so clearly done for comedic purposes. No, the real fault is that it just isn't as funny. There's nothing specific I can say, it's just not as good.
But that's not to say it's not good, that it's not funny. It is both of these things. It's just not as good. There is also the ending, which is an obvious cliffhanger of sorts, if a low-pressure one. But clearly the story isn't done. But, to my knowledge, this is the last of the books. Still, it's worth a read, especially for fans of the show.
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