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The Death of Me by Jonathan L. Howard

klparmley's review against another edition

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3.0

Looks like a good start to something unfinished.

ashkitty93's review against another edition

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4.0

Well that was fun! Loved the book he chose to read.

tzurky's review against another edition

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3.0

Good, but not great. The threat seemed very subdued.

eacolgan's review against another edition

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4.0

Delightful, as always. I love Johannes and everything I can possibly learn about him.

fairywine's review against another edition

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3.0

A fun and clever little Johannes Cabal short story. To go into detail would I think spoil the experience of reading The Death of Me, so I won't. But Jonathan L. Howard deserves a lot of credit for playing with the reader's expectations, then playing with the playing, then playing with the playing of that playing, and so on. Not very long or involved, but it's an entertaining ride and a nice little bit of insight into our favorite necromancer of some little infamy, with a nice splash of Emily Dickinson for good measure.

sarahjonewt's review against another edition

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5.0

The only disappointing thing about Howard's short stories is that they're short. I want to read more about Cabal's interactions with faeries and how he goes about pissing off the entire race of beings. That said, I think this is probably my favorite Cabal short.

wemic's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

sm_almon's review against another edition

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5.0

Wish it was longer!

zossy's review

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

mackle13's review

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3.0

Not a bad short story to add to the Johannes Cabal series, but a bit thinner on the ground that many of the other stories - even the other short stories.

It's probably more a 2.5, overall, but I really liked the Holmes reference at the end -
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