# Spindown by Andy Crawford **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [July 7, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901 "2021-07-07T12:23:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/1 "2021-07-07T12:23:41Z")
I just finished a [fun](https://www.amazon.com/Spindown-Andy-Crawford-ebook/dp/B07HVWCFFJ) [book](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spindown-andy-crawford/1129582552?ean=2940155815686) by Andy Crawford called Spindown. Well thought-out novel about a future generation ship, and it explores some interesting social and political issues as well. The first part is part crime novel and part Foundation-like exploration of the future, and the second part has tons of action. A thoroughly satisfying read! I’m tagging @iiandyiiii for no particular reason. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/2 "2021-07-07T12:45:12Z")
By some strange coincidence, there is an existing [Marketplace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-my-third-novel-sci-fi-thriller-spindown/822377) thread about this book (available from all fine book retailers and some absolute shitholes). ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/3 "2021-07-07T12:56:05Z")
That is weird. I mean, what are the chances? Have you read it? I think it’s three dollars on Amazon and Nook. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/4 "2021-07-07T13:03:09Z")
I have not read it. But I understand from unimpeachable and completely impartial sources here on the Straight Dope that it is definitely a book. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/5 "2021-07-07T13:10:34Z")
😃 I’ve heard from this Andy Crawford character that he really, really appreciates online reviews posted on Amazon, Goodreads, and/or wherever you got the book. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/6 "2021-07-07T13:12:49Z")
Tsk. Sounds like a real egomaniac. Typical author… ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/7 "2021-07-07T13:13:45Z")
I’ll do just that. I bought it from B&N, but I wonder if I can still leave a review on Amazon. I’ll check it out later. I did find a couple of typos – is that something you can fix after it’s on Amazon or whatever, or are they set in electronic stone? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/8 "2021-07-07T13:30:08Z")
Typos can be fixed - feel free to PM me. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/9 "2021-07-07T19:39:06Z")
@iiandyiiii Sooo where’s the sequel? I mean, if you knew the author and all maybe you could ask him? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/10 "2021-07-07T21:25:03Z")
The sequel is very early in the planning stages, and that’s all I can say… ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/11 "2021-07-08T00:18:29Z")
Someone wrote a review on Amazon today - to the reviewer, thanks so much and I’m so glad you enjoyed it! ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/12 "2021-07-08T00:25:31Z")
I haven’t fully finished reading it, but I’m curious if your background as a Navy submariner played a role in your writing about people inside a spaceship, since there are a lot of parallels? (i.e., both involve large numbers of people enclosed inside a confined space) ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/13 "2021-07-08T00:29:21Z")
Absolutely - pretty much everything in the book about how a crew lives on and operates a ship day-to-day comes from my Navy experience. From the rank structure to the organization of the crew (i.e. the departments and department heads) to the mundane routine of being on watch, and much more. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/14 "2021-07-08T00:47:32Z")
Weird. What are the chances? ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/15 "2021-07-08T04:31:55Z")
Man, was that a terrible book! No phasers, no time travel, no parallel universes, no evil twins, no goofy looking aliens, no faster than light travel. What kind of science fiction book is that? I’m pretty sure I gave it zero stars. Maybe even negative stars. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/16 "2021-07-08T13:49:06Z")
I read an e-book copy, and enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/17 "2021-07-08T14:05:29Z")
Hey. That’s a nice cover it’s got. It’s, like, all professional and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/18 "2021-07-08T14:54:47Z")
I’m always curious to read the worst reviews of things on Amazon, and this one-star rating is a wonder: > [@](#): > > Heavy on the violence. Too much language. If you can get past that you’ll enjoy. Note for the next book: use less language. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/19 "2021-07-08T15:20:55Z")
Yep. That one was really frustrating to read. I can understand that some don’t like violence or bad language, but 1 star? 1 star ratings really throw off the average, and when people search for books to read, that average matters a bit. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901/20 "2021-07-08T15:21:05Z")
Great! I’m so glad! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spindown-by-andy-crawford/945901.md?page=2)