Great story/performance not for the PC brigade

Ok first off, if you're a "right-on", "politically correct" person ... just skip this because the stereotypes will annoy you. If you take one look at a "Carry On" film and start writing angry letters ... it's not for you. However, if you're willing to see how the characters develop and the stereotypes become real and are dealt with with humour and respect, then great.

Now we have that out of the way, this is a great series with many genuine laugh out loud moments. The narrator is fantastic with wonderful characterizations and voices which make it easy to tell which character is speaking. Honestly, one of the best that I've heard.

I don't want to talk much about the story and ruin it, but whilst you might think that it starts out as a cliche, the twists and turns, soon turn it into something much more. The series develops very well (I'm on Book Eight right now) and never feels like it's dragging. The only slow moment is the story-recap near the start of each book but that's only noticable because I'm listening to one book after the other. It isn't that instrusive.

I will be looking out for other books by these authors and definitely by books read by this narrator.

Honestly, you can't spend your credits in a better way than this but do expect some off-colour jokes and characters. They will flesh out (as Jensen or Parfait would say) but until then you might be thinking "ugh". Don't. It's absolutely worth listening to this series unless you are really an OTT PC person.

For the record, I'm female. And pushing 50.

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Great Narration

Hmm, I can say I enjoyed this, a lot, despite the stories flagging at time’s mainly due to the author seeming failure to spot when he should stop labouring a point. The humour is there and while I never laughed out loud I was either smiling or just appreciating the strangeness of the stories, very enjoyable if not sparkling.

The Bawdiness of the book mainly stems from one character and his, explained, focus on sex. It’s bawdy rather than explicit form just one facet of the narrative and is not going to offend if you have ever come across schoolboy humour, although this is accomplished schoolboy humour.

The narrator is fantastic and gives voices to all the characters that are, by and large, distinguishable and often wonderfully exaggerated. At the end of the book there are a small number of outtakes where the author just loses it, bursting into a fit of laughter, and I can understand how delivering those lines with those voices while keeping a straight would be a difficilt task. W well done sir!

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Red dwarf meets carry on.

jouvenile humor at times but still quite funny with brilliant narration and long enough to be excellent value for one credit

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Pissed my pants

Loved it. Stories are so random and f#@kd up. Lovable characters especially GEEZER (Sorry didn't spell his name right). Very funny, the humor is dry clever and the right amount of ridiculous. Narration is excelent.

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Absolutely brilliant

Please please please write more of this.. stumbled across it and I'm glad I did.. if you live under a rock and are a complete prude, don't bother. However I enjoyed the stories immensely.. no shit :) happy listening..

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crock of poop, lacksalot

absolutely humourless and so predictable it should be laundered to put dirt into it!

wasted my credits here don't do the same

Funniest audio I've ever heard

While this book might not be for everyone - there's innuendo, cliché, juvenile jokes and swearing (turtle dongs, anyone? 😂) , but honestly, that's pretty much right up my street sometimes 🤷‍♀️

The stories are nothing amazing but they are good and a great way to pass a few hours. Where this book really comes into its own is the narration. This man has honest true talent, you can instantly tell which character is speaking, he hits the nail on the head everytime and the delivery of every joke and one liner is spot on. I've lost count of the number of times I've snort laughed out loud 😂😂 - favourits have to be geezer and hank!

An excellent way to spend a few hours, especially when you're after a bit escapism and some laughs. Well worth the credit or money - I bought it through whispersync with KU and its an absolute bargain!

Most Definitely Deserves several Re-Listens

I thought I actually written a review but no matter, I've just finished this wonderful, humorous extremely different Bundle for the second time - and I know I'll listen to it many more times.
Its not only well written, it's obviously been well thought out. The humour is unusual in some places but nonetheless brilliant.
I realise their maybe a very small minority of listeners who may be easily offended by some of the some of the dialogue, innuendo, and such but that's their loss.

Further Platoon F stories should most definitely be written.

Excellent!!

Don’t waste a credit

I purchased this book after listening to the Space Team series. The writing, storyline and characters were predictable and dull. If you want a genuinely funny, laugh out loud listen, go get Space Team. If you have trouble sleeping try this.

Good fun with great performance...

The olparallelisms and correlations to our reality was tons of laughs out loud. People were giving me a side eye... Not SUPER BUT GOOD WHILE IT LASTED. VERY impressive acting (this guy would be unfair to call him narrator).