Independence Day: Resurgence

The Official Movie Novelization

By: Alex Irvine

Narrated by: William Hope

Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Hybrid fighters merging human and alien technology. Massive cannon emplacements on the moon and Mars. A planetary defense force with the finest military personnel ever trained. For two decades we've known the enemy would return. The nations of Earth have collaborated on a unified defense program designed to defend the planet. Yet nothing could prepare us for the immensity of their new assault, and only the courage and skill of a few brave men and women can hope to bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

©2016 Alex Irvine (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

Excellent audiobook.

Any additional comments?

I'm not sure why this audiobook has gotten mediocre reviews. I think it's excellent and I plan on relistening a couple times to catch everything once again. It's very well-done with an excellent pace and narrator (nails the voicing, tone, and overall speech mannerisms of several characters). I especially loved the amount of detail and backstory and the sheer volume of attention given to things that can't be conveyed on screen. It's safe to say this novel is jam-packed with far more information that serves the story than the film will. Think: film - spectacle, book - immersion. This performance and the novel in general are both worthy of 4 at least.

Wow what a snoozer

What would have made Independence Day: Resurgence better?

Aliens in the book would have been nice.

What was most disappointing about Alex Irvine’s story?

Slow

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

No

Any additional comments?

Wish it were better. Should have spent my time cleaning my fingernails.

Fun book

It was a fun audiobook. The narrator did a good impersonation of Judd Hirsch and Brent Spiner. On the technical side, the editor forgot to edit out a bad take of a certain sentence so we're treated to both takes, which is awkward, but it was near the end. Overall, I enjoyed the book.

Similar to the First Movie

I enjoyed the book for what it had but it didn't put me on the edge of my seat. I enjoyed the characters and the interactions that they had. I think my main issue was the lack of detail concerning the 20 year gap that occurred between the stories. The characters were pretty week detailed but not a whole lot of info about the research into the alien tech. Enjoyable but not a classic.

fun!

stays close to the movie. very fun fast read. performer and audio quality were very good

I love the book as well as the movie.

I don't understand why this movie was not liked. It is just a fun movie for pure entertainment. I loved the first movie and the second. As for this book, it was very entertaining. Made me laugh and kept me entertained throughout. Let me be clear, we are not talking about a great piece of fiction here, just a very entertaining, fun listen.

Just OK

Narrator is too singsong and narration as whole is boring. Story is predictable. Hope movie is better.

Aliens are back

Any additional comments?

The characters as written are rather dull and uninteresting, but the aliens are the real star of the show here. If you thought they caused a lot of destruction in the first movie, you ain't seen (or read) nothing yet. Plus, there's an interesting addition to the plot that hasn't been revealed yet in any of the movie trailers I've seen so far. As such, I really enjoyed the novelization and am looking forward to seeing it on the big screen when it hits theaters.

Complete garbage

Couldn't finish it. Exactly what one would expect from a book adapted from a Hollywood movie, and less so. Lots of insipid dialog, ridiculous action sequences, complete disregard of the laws of physics, moronic heroes constantly being chased only to just barely escape - you get the picture.

And of course, loaded with Hollywood's favorite progressive virtue signals. The President has to be female, there has to be a gay love story (Brent Spiner's character from the the original movie has come out), heroes of color that save the day, stupid bean counters that worry about how tax dollars are being spent - it's all there.

I selected this book instead of another in a two for one sale, to my regret. At least I haven't waisted any money on the movie.

Could have been so much more

After listening to Crucible, I guess expected more than I should have. This version is a different author and it is a movie novelization-a few more details than what you would see on screen but essentially the same.