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Books I've finished in the last month or so, and what I thought of them:
Richard Kadrey Devil in the Dollhouse - This is a Amazon Short story about Sandman slim, set just before the events in Devil Said Bang. I have to say I enjoyed this a lot more then Devil Said Bang.
Richard Kadrey Devil Said Bang - I think it was not quite as good as the other Sandman Slim novels. For the first time the main characters characteristic 'assholeishness' became grating. It started to feel like the author was just looking for ways that his main character can be a dick to everyone around him.
Pierce Anthony Under a Velvet Cloak - Incarnations of Immortality 8 . I loved the Incarnations serious as a young adult, and thought this would be a cool trip back into a world I loved. Boy was I wrong. Either Pierce has really lost his writing mojo, or I was a much less discriminating reader back that. Maybe I'll pick up On a Pale Horse later this month and re-read it to find out. Either way, I would not recommend this book even to someone that loved the series.
Kim Harrison The Undead Pool. Yes, I know, these books are paranormal romance, and this particular one was more so then most. It is a guilty pleasure, an ex-girlfriend got me reading these, and I think I like the books more then I ever liked her. So, what did I think of this installment? I think Ms Harrison has spent too much time writing on her Young Teen romance novels and it affected this book. Rachael Morgan, detective, bodyguard, general bad-ass, spent way more time whining and pining over men then normal in this book.
Paolo Bacigalupi The Windup Girl. I don't know what to think about this book. The author came very highly recommended by someone that I normally agree with their tastes in books. There was a lot of really cool ideas in the book, and great character writing, but overall the book was boring. It felt like I picked up a book in middle of a series where a lot of the terms and concepts had already been explained and I was expected to already know. The book spent too much time being enigmatic about things that all the characters already knew. This is made up for by the fact that the world he builds is both believable and terrifying. Overall, I would remember this book only if you really like hardcore science fiction novels.
So, that was it for June. I don't know what I'll read next, I'll be watching this thread for ideas.
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