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kitty_whimsical's review against another edition
4.0
Fast paced, compelling, and plenty of sarcasm. I read this in just over three days, during a stretch when I was working 9 hour days at my job. I lost some sleep to Stark and friends, but it was worth it.
defaultnamespace's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
whichthreewords's review against another edition
4.0
I'm really enjoying these. Perhaps it's the season or just my mood, but anyway: lots of fun.
surfmonkey01's review against another edition
3.0
Was decent, but the first book was better. This one suffered from "middle book syndrome," where it mainly existed to bridge the first and the third ones. Also, it was really disjointed and seemed to take forever to get to the point of the story. I've read far worse, but I've read lots better too.
rick_k's review against another edition
4.0
Kill the Dead is not quite as strong as Sandman Slim, but Kadrey does a solid job here and continues to build the folklore and mythology of his Los Angeles. Stark become even more remote this time around and it unfortunately pulls some of the sting out of his mounting losses. There is enough here to keep me on board for a third installment, but when the closest thematic link is to [a:Jim Butcher|10746|Jim Butcher|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1400640324p2/10746.jpg]'s Harry Dresden, the (perhaps unfair) expectation is for some strong character development. His growing band of allies elevates that expectation.
hagbard_celine's review against another edition
3.0
Very pleased with the progression of this series. The author continues to avoid many of the common pitfalls of urban fantasy, like Our Hero concealing important information "to protect people" and women being brutalized to drive the plot.
cassie_grace's review against another edition
4.0
It’s starting to show it’s age (a few slurs that made me cringe) but the spine is solid. Stark kills a bunch of zombies and saves L.A. again.
medium_dave's review against another edition
2.0
I liked Sandman Slim, for what it was. Urban fantasy/horror/action. But this. About halfway through I stopped enjoying it. By the end, I kind of actively hated it. It's so annoyingly quippy! There's like three snarky quips per page, minimum. He writes like Joss Wheadon on really junky speed. I'm glad I didn't buy the next book before finishing this one.
claire_loves_books's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this, it's another action paced, fast paced novel with a hero from hell (literally- sorry I couldn't resist it). I feel like we got more of everything that was great about the last novel- Stark is back, crazy as ever, surrounded by his friends of varying levels of sanity and morality and causing carnage. We get more details than the first novel and the world feels more fully fleshed out and complex. We get more information about how the hoodoo (magic) works, how the room of thirteen doors works and we get more details and explanations about the Sub Rosa- how it all works, the histories ect. It all feels very natural, bought into the story without any noticeable info dumps.
The Characters around Stark also play a bigger part in this book- Kasbian is hilarious. Lucifer, Prince of Hell, is defiantly and interesting character. Bridgette did feel a bit predictable and cliched but I did like her iterations with Stark.
Great second book and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
The Characters around Stark also play a bigger part in this book- Kasbian is hilarious. Lucifer, Prince of Hell, is defiantly and interesting character. Bridgette did feel a bit predictable and cliched but I did like her iterations with Stark.
Great second book and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
rocketiza's review against another edition
2.0
Not quite worth of another star. If you haven't started the series or are thinking should I read the second, just go read the Joe Pitt series instead. Second book in a row the author shoves a ton of story points in that seem unnecessary, over the top, and rushed rather than set up and played out. A lot of weird actions by characters that made me ask why would they choose to do it that way, but probably partially a byproduct of there doesn't seem to be very good rules for how the magic works.
May give the third book series one more chance, but not really that interested.
May give the third book series one more chance, but not really that interested.