A Small Percentage : A Dark Tale of Alien Invasion

Rating:
Summary: Better Than Battlefield Earth
Review: A friend gave me this book knowing how little I thought of Battlefield Earth (Book & Movie). My biggest mistake was seeing the Battlefield Earth movie, despite reading the book.
A Small Percentage was as predictable as Battlefield Earth, War of the Worlds, Santa vs. the Martians, and Independence Day. Mankind will prevail despite odds and technology.
A Small Percentage did show the kind side of the aliens (Jenny) and the humans (Clay)

Rating:
Summary: A Tale With Recurring Themes and Meaning
Review: I'm shocked at the reviews this has gotten. Yes- the female reader was horrible, I also noticed this, but the other voices were fine, in fact the author read parts of it. The book really tries to make a point that, "the innocent and the guilty are on both sides," sounds like a simple moral but it is expounded upon well. This story had me wanting to know what happens next and I was pleased with the way things were resolved. This is a good author.

Rating:
Summary: Could have been much better
Review: I've listened to hundreds of audio books and I must say, the readers on this made this one of the all time worst. The male reader was okay. He attempted to change his voice for different characters and situations, and did a half-way decent job of acting out his lines. The woman reader almost had me in tears she was so bad. She sounded like a third-grader that had just learned to read and sound out words. Forget any acting, she just read the words, and quite poorly I might add.

Why did I mention the bad readers first? Because they detracted from the story. The story in and of itself wasn't that bad. In the future, aliens take over the earth in order to get sorely needed resources for their race. Naturally, the humans aren't too happy, and with good reason. Some of the aliens are just downright cruel and mean. Others try to learn from the humans and learn about compassion. Then to make matters worse, another alien race shows up. What's a human to do? The answer is plan and figure out a way to get rid of the aliens.

This book focused on the conflict between the humans and the aliens and the humans drive to take back the Earth and get rid of the aliens once and for all.

Like I said, the story wasn't that bad, but it was no page turner either. I gave it two stars because every now and then something interesting happened that gave me hope the book was getting better. Then the woman reader would read her lines, and my hopes would be dashed anew. In my opinion, if you pass up on this one, you shouldn't feel as if you've missed anything. But, if you decide to be brave and read it, check it out from the library.