The Book With a Hole In It - Volume 2

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Not worth your time, sorry. Amateurish writing and uninteresting. Disappointing ending which goes nowhere and leaves you wishing for a time hole to reclaim time spent reading this. A piece of equipment breaks down and a pair of generalists, DeeDee and Arno, are sent to drive the new equipment to the outpost.

Things are much different. This short novella 47 pages, according to Amazon read a little longer than this. This is smart science fiction, that requires the reader to think as he reads, and that works around some more advanced scientific concepts.

I enjoyed it quite a lot, and if I have a criticism, it is that the first chapter seemed a little dry, too expository perhaps. Once the characters are introduced, the story kicks into a higher gear and it became a very good read. The writing is very good, and it was a clean ebook, few errors in terms of things to be caught by a proofreader. I liked the cover, too.

I received this book as a gift. One person found this helpful. This is the third book I have read by Mit Sandru, and I enjoy his writing more in this type of story. The story takes place on the Moon, and there are problems with one of the mines. Dee Dee and Arno are sent out using the "cheaper" mode of transportation rather than the safer - the company has to save every penny, right? This is where they encounter a strange anomoly What I enjoyed about this book is that it takes place on the Moon, and an inernational team shares interests in the mining venture. This poses a set of interesting problems in itself.

However, with all the risks present, a time hole with all of its possibilities adds even more spice to this mixture The characters are human, intelligent, and also have a sense of humor - this makes me care about them and hope they find a way out of their situation! The supporting characters are well-developed, and their reactions to the "strange happenings" made me chuckle. The plot unfolds as our characters learn what is occurring, so it's like we are there, too. I kept reading as I had to know what was going to happen - and, as I've mentioned, it's a tale with different elements that I enjoy.

It's well-written, and the story is told in a fashion that kept me interested. I recommend that you read this book if you like sci-fi and you want something a little different. Could you find your way out of a trap that had no time or place? What if in the far off future we were mining the moon for elements that crash landed on the moon in asteroids that hit the moon? What if those natural elements had their own elemental properties that allowed us to do so much more?

The main characters in this book are Arno and DeeDee two people that have contracted to mine on the moon, when another station on the moon needs a compressor. Its faster and easier to fly there but it is cheaper to drive it. Deedee is chosen to take the mission and she chooses Arno because of his size and hes left handed. Luckily Arno is just as intelligent as most of the people on the moon and can figure out puzzles quickly. DeeDee and Arno are thrown into a time or place they will not understand and only want to get home.

There are a few twists and turns in this story with a little science fantasy that may or may not be so far fetched. I enjoyed the story. It was a nice escape for a few hours. It presented a unique spin on time travel and provided enough science though out to make the story seem plausible.

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That's more that you get with most science fiction, so that was a big plus to me. The story moves at a fast pace with enough action, mystery and science fiction to make it an entertaining read of a few short hours. I would like to see the main characters developed a little more, but that may not be feasible in such a short story.

I look forward to reading more by this author. This was a fascinating story, one that ended all too quickly. Likable main characters and suitably villainous baddies. The premise is a highly unlikely, but definitely unique, time travel scenario that does lead one to some contemplative thinking.

Even though this book was sent free in exchange for an honest review, I can say without reservation it is highly readable and most enjoyable. I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I loved this book! I normally don't read many time hole like books. I loved the cover though so I asked for it. Nov 27, Aaron rated it really liked it Shelves: David Mack takes over the writing and some of the art in this volume, which introduces the character Maya Lopez, also known as Echo.

The Kingpin again messes with Daredevil's life by telling Echo that Daredevil killed her father. Meanwhile, Matt meets Maya and they become close quickly, which becomes complicated when Matt recognizes that Maya and Echo are the same person. Echo is another very interesting romantic foil for both Matt and Daredevil, this time representing a sensory contrast to Matt' David Mack takes over the writing and some of the art in this volume, which introduces the character Maya Lopez, also known as Echo.

Echo is another very interesting romantic foil for both Matt and Daredevil, this time representing a sensory contrast to Matt's blindness - Maya is deaf but is also a perfect mimic, able to even replicate Matt's fighting style. Several scenes are very reminiscent of scenes from the Daredevil movie, where Elektra takes the place of Echo. The story itself is very straightforward but well told; Mack's non-traditional panel layouts are excellent, especially when he uses children's crayon drawings for Maya's inner thoughts.

Sep 17, Todd rated it really liked it Shelves: This book was close to a five. Unfortunately Mack wasn't around for one issue and the quality suffers. Mack makes Quesada art bearable. I really thought that Bendis created Maya. I love her character and her short straw as a character is one of my biggest Marvel failures. Jun 04, Jeff Lanter rated it really liked it Shelves: Parts of a Hole is a story I always wanted to read when I first started reading Daredevil five years or so ago, but it wasn't available in paper form at the time.

Thanks to Marvel Unlimited I got a chance to read it finally and I'm very impressed. First off, the story is very long, but also pretty organic. Some of the best parts of the story are the origins of Echo and the Kingpin. Bot Parts of a Hole is a story I always wanted to read when I first started reading Daredevil five years or so ago, but it wasn't available in paper form at the time. Both of these sub-stories were detailed, interesting, and they felt real and superhero-y at the same time. Having just read Moon Knight, it was cool to get some background on Echo and I think she is the perfect love interest for Matt, outside of Elektra, because of the unique way they interact.

For a superhero comic, the story had just a little more depth and layers of meaning than a lot of others I've read. The ending of the story just felt really satisfying too. The plot of this story really sets up some key parts in Bendis's run so if you're at all interested in that, this is also worth reading either before or after. There were a few areas of this story that kept it from getting five stars. The goofy twin-assassin brothers who speak in cliched expressions did not belong in a Daredevil story, though I understand what purpose they served the plot.

There is also a one-shot story in the middle of the arc about how Daredevil helps a lot of people mostly accidentally and while the intentions were nice, it was too melodramatic to really have an impact on me. Finally, the art is pretty good, but not great. There are some cool one page spreads and some really nice uses of the medium like the puzzle pieces. Whenever David Mack draws a panel, it is always something special, but these three things kept me from giving it the highest marks.

Feb 21, Jessica rated it really liked it. I believe I'm developing an unhealthy obsession with his character. That thin line between Matt the lawyer and Daredevil the vigilante superhero is something that I can't get enough of! He's such a sweet guy. Such a kind person, that definitely deserves some semblance of a normal life. But he won't ever get that, because he's too good. You're just too kind for your own good.

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In this volume, we meet Echo. Maya is her real name, and she's a prodigy. Being deaf has allowed Oh Matt Murdock. Being deaf has allowed her the ability to exactly copy anything that she sees. Whether it's a piece played on a piano, a dance routine, or brand new fighting skills, she can learn it all simply by watching it happen. Which means, of course, that she's Daredevil's ultimate match. Because she can watch what he does, and copy him exactly.

It's not easy to fight someone who knows your every move. I missed Mack's art like crazy, but Quesada does a pretty amazing job as well.

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The panels in this volume are a lot more vivid, a lot more crisp. It works well with the story, especially the panels where Maya is talking about her childhood. The incorporation of drawings and the scrawling handwriting of a child, really hit the point of this part of the story home. Maya lost something, just like Matt did. The two of them are so alike. There's something deep between these two. Oct 26, Nicholas rated it really liked it Shelves: As many others have noted, this is a dramatic improvement over Kevin Smith's work in volume one.

Mack opts for the pathos approach over an unnecessarily convoluted plot that relies on trickery and revelatory climaxes that disappoint in the depths to which they are cliche to produce an emotionally appealing and satisfying Daredevil story. In the wake of the death of another l As many others have noted, this is a dramatic improvement over Kevin Smith's work in volume one.

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In the wake of the death of another love interest, Murdoch is once again set adrift. Mack does a great job treading a fine line discussing depression and the psychologically devastating effects of abandonment without straying into melodrama either in plotting or dialogue. There are no "Woe is me" moments, and the emotional appeal is subtle, almost refined. The entire arc is satisfyingly symmetric. Filling the void in Daredevil's life is Echo, a deaf woman who is both his physical opposite and equal - a point Mack maybe drives too hard with his Newton analogies.

In short, the arc was thoughtfully constructed, compelling told and brilliantly except for a single issue in the collection illustrated. The side-focus on the Kingpin's backstory was especially helpful for a Marvel newbie like me and really helped in providing context for the world of Hell's Kitchen moving forward. Feb 02, Joseph rated it really liked it Shelves: No idea who this David Mack is, but this was a hellava Daredevil story. Matt Murdoch, once again, gets involved with a woman who's no good for him, as this time she's really an assassin out to kill Daredevil.

Mack gets all up in this woman's business and life history, and also narrates a heavy portion of what caused the Kingpin to become such the heavy he is today. I'm also liking the infrequent appearances of Black Widow as a member of the supporting cast. It's nicely written, not No idea who this David Mack is, but this was a hellava Daredevil story. It's nicely written, not too angsty or whatever, and the layouts by Quesada and Palmiotti are imaginative and very purty. Really enjoyed this, even though it's a touch sad. Jul 23, Kurt rated it it was amazing.

The story is good, but what makes this amazing is the artwork. There are so many tiny details and hidden messages, and you can enjoy reading this the fourth and fifth time just as much as the first. Jan 22, Jennie Vance rated it really liked it. Matt and Foggy meet a client with a severe speech impediment that only Matt can seem to translate, introducing the theme for this volume: The client only has the speech impediment in high stress situations, much like Matt and Maya can only communicate with each other when she isn't trying to rip Matt's face off.

Maya Lopez is a deaf assassin who goes up by the name Echo and was brought up by Wilson Fisk after the death of her father. Fisk tells Maya that Daredevil killed her fa Matt and Foggy meet a client with a severe speech impediment that only Matt can seem to translate, introducing the theme for this volume: Fisk tells Maya that Daredevil killed her father which is impossible, since Matt was in grade school at the time and sets her loose on him. By happenstance, she meets charming and blind lawyer Matt Murdoch first and the pair hit it off. Maya is completely unaware that Matt is Daredevil but--when they fight--he recognizes her scent and voice immediately.

Because of her rage, it's impossible for Matt to get her to slow down long enough to read his lips to explain. Matt and Maya's courtship was honestly pretty cute.

Daredevil, Vol. 2: Parts of a Hole

I especially liked the bit where they go to the movies and Maya describes the scene to Matt while Matt tells her what the characters say when their mouths aren't on screen. Of course, they're making too much noise and are promptly thrown out. The art was pretty cool and I loved how the book explored Matt and Maya's individual relationships to music and how their disabilities affect those relationships.

The ending fell a bit flat for me. Apr 25, Will Cooper rated it really liked it. Very well drawn and very well scripted. Love the new character Echo. The body wounds I can understand, but his head isn't that huge to block a bullet. May 31, Kurt rated it really liked it. Nov 17, Reed rated it really liked it Shelves: Dec 14, James rated it it was amazing Shelves: Communication is key and you need to use the same language.

Jun 24, guanaeps rated it really liked it Shelves: Some really great, introspective issues here by David Mack. Joe Quesada's art isn't for everybody, but he does some great work in these issues, along with David Ross. Apr 10, Jesse rated it really liked it Shelves: Liked everything except issue 12, which was completely pointless. Aug 26, Daniel rated it liked it. Though this story lost a bit of its steam by the end as a result of shifting its focus to Wilson Fisk about halfway through the narrative and sort of losing the thread its started with, it's still pretty damn good, for the most part.

Mack is an acquired taste, I think, but thankfully I acquired a taste for h My exploration of the character of Daredevil continues with David Mack and Joey Q's installment, "Parts of a Hole," following directly in the footsteps of Kevin Smith's "Guardian Devil" arc. Mack is an acquired taste, I think, but thankfully I acquired a taste for his work back on "Kabuki" so I was not alienated by his more self-indulgent wanderings and self-conscious weirdness, which doesn't always land well with audiences who don't "get" him.

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This finds Matt still reeling from the death of Karen at the hands of Bullseye, and finds Murdock attempting to get things back on track with he and Foggy's law practice and just generally recover from recent trauma. Sensing the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the horned hero while he's down and out, Kingpin Wilson Fisk decides to dispatch a new enemy for DD into the fray: Long story short is that Fisk killed her dad, but makes her think DD killed her dad, and hijinks ensue.

As a counterpoint to DD, though he's blind, Echo's deaf. Her deafness has contributed to a heightening of other senses, like DD, and she also has the ability to mimic the movements of others flawlessly. And the reason she's the perfect threat for Matt is that he's just bound to fall in love with her, because she's broken and crazy and violent and that's Matt's type. Echo hasn't been used all that much in the time since this story, though she did briefly join the Avengers in the Bendis-Era, but she is interesting and she carries a lot of the story here.

Mack writes Fisk's life well and does a lot to make the Kingpin's origins clearer, but he seems to struggle with how Kingpin fits the story and many of the scenes which focus on him seem to just happen, apropos of nothing. Also, this story is strange to read having seen the Ben Affleck Daredevil flick, because it seems that movie's script took the classic Frank Miller Elektra story, and combined it with the first three story arcs of THIS era of DD, so there are scenes in this storyline which are exactly scenes in the movie the playground battle, Kingpin's manipulation of the female protagonist, etc.

Also, if I have a genuine complaint about Mack's approach to this story, it's that the character of Matt kind of doesn't exist, here. He was really strong in the preceding Kevin Smith storyline, and here all the work is done by Echo and Kingpin and Matt feels one dimensional. Maybe Mack just doesn't get the character, so he sidelined him? Ultimately, this story is a mixed bag. It's Mack, so it's visually compelling and it has a ton of nice philosophical touches, but it's characterization is spotty and there are huge missteps in pacing.

Could be better, could be worse. Next up is the celebrated Brian Michael Bendis run, which, if I'm not mistaken, was a key factor in making Bendis the very famous man he is today, so I'm pretty excited about it. I'll post a review when I finish the first arc! Nov 30, logankstewart rated it really liked it Shelves: Straight on the spandex-heels of the introductory arc to the rebooted Daredevil franchise comes a much more improved arc titled Parts of a Hole.

Parts of a Hole was written by David Mack, a different writer than the first arc. Joe Quesada still helms the pencils for illustrations. From the onset, Parts of a Hole was better than Guardian Devil. Matt Murdock is still getting over the death of Karen Page and coming to grips with his fledgling law firm. We're also introduced to a new character, a bea Straight on the spandex-heels of the introductory arc to the rebooted Daredevil franchise comes a much more improved arc titled Parts of a Hole.

We're also introduced to a new character, a beautiful young woman named Maya Lopez. Maya is uncannily similar to Matt, though she is deaf, while he is blind. Maya's father was murdered while she was young, and she has been on a quest for vengeance ever since. Gifted with a unique talent, an ability to mimic what she sees to a perfect form, she begins training in martial arts and various forms of combat, preparing for the day to finally bring down her father's killer. Her road leads her to Hell's Kitchen, where she meets Matt, and things change for them both. I really liked this arc a lot better than the first.

Can I say that enough? The story was more engaging, the characters more developed, and the action more interesting. Maya was a very interesting character to meet and watch develop. What's more, the Kingpin of Crime Wilson Fisk, Daredevil's archenemy, played a prominent role in the tale. With Parts of a Hole we get to see some of Fisk's backstory and learn a bit about the man. I'm not sure why the writers feel the need to rehash Matt Murdock's tragic circumstances that led to him becoming Daredevil in nearly every issue. The only reason I can come up with is that a letter from the editor in one of the issues apologized for the sporadic publication times between comics, and from this I inferred that maybe the writer's thought that readers would need reminders.

Even so, this is annoying and wastes space. On the plus side, though, Quesada had some truly great artwork throughout this arc.