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megs_k's review against another edition
3.0
And I’ma tell your future, too: you ain’t never gonna get a soul, you keep makin’ people’s shit small. ~ Christopher Moore
jenniepicky's review against another edition
4.0
A Dirty Job has always been my favourite Christopher Moore book and it remains so. But this was a very nice, and appropriate, follow up to that story.
lisawreading's review against another edition
4.0
I'll just say it: Christopher Moore can pretty much do no wrong. Enormous lizards? Artificial whales? Stupid angels and Jesus? Shakespeare, Impressionist painters... you get the drift. For ultra-weird but extremely funny (and even touching) stories, you really can't beat the Author Guy's books.
Secondhand Souls is a sequel to A Dirty Job, which is just an awesomely funny, entertaining, vulgar, crazy tale -- and Secondhand Souls lives up to it, not quite perfectly, but awfully darn close. The characters we love are back, in different places in their lives (and even in different bodies), but still themselves. Plus, there are some memorable new characters, including a Golden Gate Bridge painter named Mike, a mysterious man dressed all in yellow, and a banshee, among others.
San Francisco itself is a star, and seeing such a crazy adventure unfold in our beloved city is at least half the fun.
Who am I kidding? It's all fun. The logic of the story gets a little thin at times, but it doesn't really matter. If you're a Christopher Moore fan, you need to read this. And if you've never had the pleasure, I'd say put this one on hold and read (at least) A Dirty Job -- and possibly a few others -- before picking up Secondhand Souls.
Secondhand Souls is a sequel to A Dirty Job, which is just an awesomely funny, entertaining, vulgar, crazy tale -- and Secondhand Souls lives up to it, not quite perfectly, but awfully darn close. The characters we love are back, in different places in their lives (and even in different bodies), but still themselves. Plus, there are some memorable new characters, including a Golden Gate Bridge painter named Mike, a mysterious man dressed all in yellow, and a banshee, among others.
San Francisco itself is a star, and seeing such a crazy adventure unfold in our beloved city is at least half the fun.
Who am I kidding? It's all fun. The logic of the story gets a little thin at times, but it doesn't really matter. If you're a Christopher Moore fan, you need to read this. And if you've never had the pleasure, I'd say put this one on hold and read (at least) A Dirty Job -- and possibly a few others -- before picking up Secondhand Souls.
kusine's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
4.75
briaraq's review against another edition
4.0
It definitely doesn't hold a candle to the first book, but it's still pretty great.
emilysunflowers's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
bouldermimi's review against another edition
4.0
Read 5/13/18
A lot happens in this book, but I really enjoyed it! Good to know everything worked out for Charlie Asher and the goggies!
A lot happens in this book, but I really enjoyed it! Good to know everything worked out for Charlie Asher and the goggies!
abeckstrom's review against another edition
4.0
Closer to 4.5 stars. I laughed even more in this book than I did in A Dirty Job.