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jlummelehto's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
danielwestheide's review against another edition
4.0
In this latest novel in the Laundry series, Stross brings together agile startup culture, category theory, and vampires (not quite the pop culture variety, though). This is as hilarious as it sounds, especially if you are in IT.
davidsandilands's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
welchdragon143's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
setauuta's review
4.0
Well that went places that I didn't expect. I think I'll need to take some time before the next book to process WTF just happened.
saoki's review
5.0
There's a lot to love in Charles Stross' version of a vampire book, and a lot more to love about an author that manages to write a whole book about bureaucracy and actually make you love it. <3
imakandiway's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
peter_xxx's review against another edition
4.0
Bob Howard is up against the one supernatural thing that does not exist: Vampires. So we are off for the same both funny and horrifying mixture of spy novel, satire on (governmental) office life and lovecraftian horror.
Very good series, and it becomes better with each installment. So already looking forward to the next book.
Very good series, and it becomes better with each installment. So already looking forward to the next book.
jkomg's review
2.0
I liked this the least of the Laundry Files. I had trouble with enemy motivation, I didn’t understand the antagonist, and I felt it was off track tho I understand it was setting the stage.