Reviews for The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell (Stainless Steel Rat Series #9)

The average rating for The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell (Stainless Steel Rat Series #9) based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-10-19 00:00:00 Paul M. Depascale Yet another Stainless Steel Rat tale and it is much the same as the others. That's not intended to be a disparaging comment, as sometimes it's nice to get exactly what you paid for. Actually, I think this one had more genuine laughs per chapter than any of the previous volumes, so that's good. The less than 100% successful win at the end also leaves Slippery Jim slightly less smug than usual, which was also nice. As much as I like this series, the protagonist's almost permanent excessive hubris does get a bit wearing after a while. Even the ever-charming Han Solo must become slightly unbearable if you're forced to be with him 24/7, after all...

Review # 2 was written on 2020-04-16 00:00:00 Silvana Verucchi Part of my 2020 Social Distancing Read-a-thon My life really hasn't changed all that much by the pandemic, but even introverts like myself miss being able to leave home freely. As a result, my attention span is not up to snuff and I'm struggling to enjoy what I'm reading these days. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this silly story of Jim DiGriz engaged me when more serious books just didn't. Maybe it's just these circumstances, but I think this Stainless Steel Rat book is better than the last couple of installments were. I especially enjoyed Angelina's prominent role in the action, especially when she tells her husband and sons to tone down the testosterone and to allow her to be devious! All the universe hopping is just the thing to cheer you up when you're stuck at home for a while. Book number 362 of my Science Fiction & Fantasy Reading Project