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Apparent contradiction: I'm giving the collection three stars but I'm also labeling it disappointing.
Most of the stories hinge on the trope of an overwhelming supernatural attraction to a complete stranger, where that attraction do...more"
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| I recognize it's a seminal book in many ways, but I was underwhelmed. Even when I tried to separate out the tropes that Butcher probably used before anyone else and therefore appreciate the book simply for it's place at the origin of modern urban fa...more | |
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To specify: disappointing because the allegorical journey thing going here is not a mode that works for me, and if I'd known it was the bulk of the book I would've skipped reading it.
Alexie is a good writer; I don't think this is his best work by...more |
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It's meta... and I'm still of mixed feelings. In the afterword King says it really is a love-it or hate-it sort of story, and I see how that'd be true for most people.
I don't hate it because I see what he's doing, and I think it's interesting. I...more |
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Apparent contradiction: I'm giving the collection three stars but I'm also labeling it disappointing. Most of the stories hinge on the trope of an overwhelming supernatural attraction to a complete stranger, where that attraction does unironically...more |
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The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
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“I don't mind your showing me your legs. They're very swell legs and it's a pleasure to make their acquaintace. I don't mind if you don't like my manners. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter nights.”
― Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep
― Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep
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