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The Everything Box
Reminiscent of the edgy, offbeat humor of Chris Moore and Matt Ruff, the first entry in a whimsical, fast-paced supernatural series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim novels—a dark and humorous story involving a doomsday gizmo, a horde of baddies determined to possess its power, and a clever thief who must steal it back . . . again and again.
22000 B.C. A beautiful, ambitious angel stands on a mountaintop, surveying the world and its little inhabitants below. He smiles because soon, the last of humanity who survived the great flood will meet its end, too. And he should know. He’s going to play a big part in it. Our angel usually doesn’t get to do field work, and if he does well, he’s certain he’ll get a big promotion.
And now it’s time . . . .
The angel reaches into his pocket for the instrument of humanity’s doom. Must be in the other pocket. Then he frantically begins to pat himself down. Dejected, he realizes he has lost the object. Looking over the Earth at all that could have been, the majestic angel utters a single word.
“Crap.”
2015. A thief named Coop—a specialist in purloining magic objects—steals and delivers a small box to the mysterious client who engaged his services. Coop doesn’t know that his latest job could be the end of him—and the rest of the world. Suddenly he finds himself in the company of The Department of Peculiar Science, a fearsome enforcement agency that polices the odd and strange. The box isn’t just a supernatural heirloom with quaint powers, they tell him.
It’s a doomsday device. They think . . .
And suddenly, everyone is out to get it.
22000 B.C. A beautiful, ambitious angel stands on a mountaintop, surveying the world and its little inhabitants below. He smiles because soon, the last of humanity who survived the great flood will meet its end, too. And he should know. He’s going to play a big part in it. Our angel usually doesn’t get to do field work, and if he does well, he’s certain he’ll get a big promotion.
And now it’s time . . . .
The angel reaches into his pocket for the instrument of humanity’s doom. Must be in the other pocket. Then he frantically begins to pat himself down. Dejected, he realizes he has lost the object. Looking over the Earth at all that could have been, the majestic angel utters a single word.
“Crap.”
2015. A thief named Coop—a specialist in purloining magic objects—steals and delivers a small box to the mysterious client who engaged his services. Coop doesn’t know that his latest job could be the end of him—and the rest of the world. Suddenly he finds himself in the company of The Department of Peculiar Science, a fearsome enforcement agency that polices the odd and strange. The box isn’t just a supernatural heirloom with quaint powers, they tell him.
It’s a doomsday device. They think . . .
And suddenly, everyone is out to get it.
368 pages, Hardcover
First published April 19, 2016
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Richard Kadrey
137 books3,537 followersRichard Kadrey is a writer and freelance musician living in Pittsburgh, best known for his Sandman Slim novels. His work has been nominated for the Locus and BSFA awards. Kadrey's newest books are The Secrets of Insects, released in August 2023; The Dead Take the A Train (with Cassandra Khaw), released in September 2023; The Pale House Devil, released in September 2023.
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February 5, 2021
📦 Doomsday Boxes FTW Buddy Read (DBFTWBR™) with the MacHalos and stuff 📦
So. The present heart-warming tale of compassion and benevolence is about a guy called Coop. Coop is a Magic Thingies Thief (MTT™) who specializes in stealing, um, you know, magic thingies and stuff, and just got out of jail and stuff (not with the help of a Monopoly card, in case you were wondering). And what do self-respecting MTTs™ who just got of jail do? Why get right back on thehorse shrimp and start planning Slightly Illegal Shenanigans (SIS™), of course.
So off to steal a mysterious box for a new mysterious client Coop is. Much Uproariously Fun Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Stuff (UFS⁴) ensues. Well my kind of UFS⁴, anyway. I mean, The Everything Box has a revoltingly pathetic average star rating, which seems to indicate that some peopleread the book very wrong indeed didn’t find it quite as, um, you know, uproariously fun as the MacHalos of the Impeccable Sense of Humor and my little nefarious self did. Oh well, humor-deprived barnacles will be humor deprived to each their own and stuff. (Besides, I’m pretty sure those poor souls who didn’t find the book funny as fish read the Papua New Guinean edition back to front and upside down. Which clearly explains their miserably low ratings.)
You should know better than to ask.
Anyway, I can’t say much about the story because a) the whole thing is wacky as shrimp, b) and c) I’m feeling as lazy as a lethargic barnacle in heat today. What I can tell you, however, is that the plot features truckloads of Deliciously Unbalanced Crackpots (DUC™) and Wonderfully Insane Lunatics (WIL™) galore:
There’s Phil Spectre, the freelance poltergeist who gets claustrophobic when scrabbling around thick skulls. We also have Bayliss and Nelson, who are DOPS (Department Of Peculiar Science)accountants agents. (Unfortunately, I can’t remember what DOPS section they work for. Eldritch Horrors? Interdimensional Horrors? Superscience Horrors? Miscellaneous Horrors? Or was it the Ping-Pong Tournament one?) Agent Nelson was an instant favorite, because he’s a universally-loved, warmhearted guy, and also because he says useful stuff like this: 
This is such helpful health advice even House approves! Amazing, is it not?
Then there are not one but two Total Wackos R Us Cults (TWRUC™), and both are bent on bringing the Apocalypse! Only they keep experiencing technical difficulties, so the Apocalypse is always being pushed back and stuff.of office supplies Qaphsiel of the Oversized Wings (QotOW™).
There are also vamps, weres, imps with less brainpower than wedges of cheddar cheese, a lawyer who is as useful in court as a trout with a speech impediment, people who explode like piñatas full of beef stew (yum!), supervillain minidogs, hunchbacked hobo scuba divers, people who don’t take the Apocalypse seriously, twinkie assaults, people with tentacles, people with gills, salaried demons, manta bats that mix margaritas and a whole bunch of complete whackjobs.
➽ Nefarious Last Words (NLW™): in case you hadn’t noticed, this book is kinda sorta quotaciously quotable. It is, in fact, the most quotaciously quotable book I have read in recent years, along with Jojo Cabal. Which is quite the coincidence indeed, since this lovely story here reminds me of my Jojo’s adventures a teensy little bit. Because reading The Everything Box kinda sorta feels like reading about Jojo on acid, in a UF setting. Which is Slightly Very Orgasmic (SVO™), if you ask me.
P.S. “Ironic time passes much faster than regular time.” Just so you know.
P.P.S. Want to know who the first Laurel Canyon settlers were? Read this book. You are quite welcome and stuff.
• Book 2: The Wrong Dead Guy ★★★
[Pre-review nonsense]
This Slightly Very Hilariously Good Book (SVHGB™) has a despicably pathetic 3.65 average star rating on Goodreads. Which begs the question: will Clueless Barnacles everdevelop a sense of humor stop reading books very wrong? Not bloody shrimping likely, methinks.
My my, what lovely teeth you have, Gertrud dear.
A good thing the MacHalos are here to read books right(hahahahaha), set the record straight (sometimes), and make Revoltingly Miserable Average Star Rating (RMASR™) magically go up up up and stuff (then again maybe not).
➽ Full review to come some time in 2078. If all goes according to plan.
So. The present heart-warming tale of compassion and benevolence is about a guy called Coop. Coop is a Magic Thingies Thief (MTT™) who specializes in stealing, um, you know, magic thingies and stuff, and just got out of jail and stuff (not with the help of a Monopoly card, in case you were wondering). And what do self-respecting MTTs™ who just got of jail do? Why get right back on the
So off to steal a mysterious box for a new mysterious client Coop is. Much Uproariously Fun Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler Stuff (UFS⁴) ensues. Well my kind of UFS⁴, anyway. I mean, The Everything Box has a revoltingly pathetic average star rating, which seems to indicate that some people
You should know better than to ask.
Anyway, I can’t say much about the story because a) the whole thing is wacky as shrimp, b) and c) I’m feeling as lazy as a lethargic barnacle in heat today. What I can tell you, however, is that the plot features truckloads of Deliciously Unbalanced Crackpots (DUC™) and Wonderfully Insane Lunatics (WIL™) galore:
There’s Phil Spectre, the freelance poltergeist who gets claustrophobic when scrabbling around thick skulls. We also have Bayliss and Nelson, who are DOPS (Department Of Peculiar Science)
“You ever shoot anybody?” he said. “No.” “You’ll love it. It really clears out the sinuses.”
This is such helpful health advice even House approves! Amazing, is it not?
Then there are not one but two Total Wackos R Us Cults (TWRUC™), and both are bent on bringing the Apocalypse! Only they keep experiencing technical difficulties, so the Apocalypse is always being pushed back and stuff.
“Are these the fried flesh of a black boar sacrificed with the eagle-headed blade on a mountaintop in a thunderstorm?”And let’s not forget about the star of the show, the angel
Jerry shook his head.
“Not exactly.”
“Not exactly? What are they, then?”
“Blue corn chips.”
“What brand of chips?”
“Monsieur Crunchero.”
“Don’t you mean Señor Crunchero?”
“No. Monsieur. They’re Canadian.”
“Because when we think of Mexican food we think of Saskatchewan,” said the priest.
They were large. Very large. Like a condor with a pituitary problem.Poor Qaphsiel’s life sucks a little bit, because he’s been stuck on earth for a little while, desperately trying to destroy humankind a little.
That was probably right after the Black Death swept across Europe and Asia . . . how long ago was it? Things were really looking up for him then. Whole cities laid waste. Flagellants running wild. Riots. Murders. Countries on the brink of anarchy. It looked like the human race was going to snuff it without him having to find the box after all. But then the unthinkable happened. The Plague died out.Now that’s quite the rip-off, if you ask me. No wonder poor Qaphsiel is slightly disgruntled, kinda sorta losing patience, and wants to get this over with for good and stuff.
There are also vamps, weres, imps with less brainpower than wedges of cheddar cheese, a lawyer who is as useful in court as a trout with a speech impediment, people who explode like piñatas full of beef stew (yum!), supervillain minidogs, hunchbacked hobo scuba divers, people who don’t take the Apocalypse seriously, twinkie assaults, people with tentacles, people with gills, salaried demons, manta bats that mix margaritas and a whole bunch of complete whackjobs.
“You suck on G.I. Joes a lot?” “When I was a kid,” said Tintin. “They didn’t make pacifiers big enough for me, so mom got used action figures at Goodwill for me to gnaw on.”This has to be one if not the Mostest Hilariously Zaniest Cast in the history of Mostest Hilariously Zaniest Casts, methinks.
➽ Nefarious Last Words (NLW™): in case you hadn’t noticed, this book is kinda sorta quotaciously quotable. It is, in fact, the most quotaciously quotable book I have read in recent years, along with Jojo Cabal. Which is quite the coincidence indeed, since this lovely story here reminds me of my Jojo’s adventures a teensy little bit. Because reading The Everything Box kinda sorta feels like reading about Jojo on acid, in a UF setting. Which is Slightly Very Orgasmic (SVO™), if you ask me.
P.S. “Ironic time passes much faster than regular time.” Just so you know.
P.P.S. Want to know who the first Laurel Canyon settlers were? Read this book. You are quite welcome and stuff.
• Book 2: The Wrong Dead Guy ★★★
[Pre-review nonsense]
This Slightly Very Hilariously Good Book (SVHGB™) has a despicably pathetic 3.65 average star rating on Goodreads. Which begs the question: will Clueless Barnacles ever
My my, what lovely teeth you have, Gertrud dear.
A good thing the MacHalos are here to read books right
➽ Full review to come some time in 2078. If all goes according to plan.
March 17, 2016
Just a touch biased, as I was the editor for this book...
But that just means that I loved it in the first place.
I'll be up front: humorous writing is hard. Humorous sci-fi and fantasy is probably even harder, because you're always up against the comps of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett (talk about big shoes to fill!). There are so few writers able to do it and do it well, and one of them--Christopher Moore--has said that Richard Kadrey is about to join that group.
I guess for me, I just got sucked into the absurd world Richard has created. In a way, that's not too dissimilar to what he does with Sandman Slim, but unlike those novels, the darkness always gives way to acknowledging the absurdity (whereas Sandman Slim usually has to--literally--fight it!).
This is a new voice and direction for his writing, but the key thing is that Richard is not only a fantastic writer, but a fantastic storyteller. You are cheering for Coop the entire way, and at the end, I'm pretty sure you'll have had more fun than you've had in a long time reading a book.
But that just means that I loved it in the first place.
I'll be up front: humorous writing is hard. Humorous sci-fi and fantasy is probably even harder, because you're always up against the comps of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett (talk about big shoes to fill!). There are so few writers able to do it and do it well, and one of them--Christopher Moore--has said that Richard Kadrey is about to join that group.
I guess for me, I just got sucked into the absurd world Richard has created. In a way, that's not too dissimilar to what he does with Sandman Slim, but unlike those novels, the darkness always gives way to acknowledging the absurdity (whereas Sandman Slim usually has to--literally--fight it!).
This is a new voice and direction for his writing, but the key thing is that Richard is not only a fantastic writer, but a fantastic storyteller. You are cheering for Coop the entire way, and at the end, I'm pretty sure you'll have had more fun than you've had in a long time reading a book.
April 29, 2019
Very silly, but an enjoyable read:)
April 27, 2016
I thought this book was okay times, but suffered from too many characters and too much chaos. I like his Sandman Slim series much better, perhaps because I understand the characters better and edgier. The comparisons to Christopher Moore's humor should have been taken more seriously, at least by me. Thank goodness, a new Sandman Slim book, The Perdition Score, is coming soon.
June 20, 2016
This book had the potential to be one of my favorite books. Sadly it failed to use the potential and became what I can only describe as a repetitive book. The book shifts between heists that could have been much more epic, to the main character being kidnapped, to planning the heist and then another heist another kidnapping and so on and so forth. The characters felt flat and while it was a bit of a page turner it's not one I would recommend.
June 10, 2016
It definitely had that comic rhythm, comedy of errors, that's reminiscent of Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch or Bloodsucking Fiends or almost any Christopher Moore. It had the similar dark wit, buffoonish characters interspersed with somewhat more serious characters, the feeling of things rapidly spinning out of control. But the comparison is all good, not intended to imply that its derivative. Or are we saying that no one else can write a darkly funny urban fantasy story anymore, the other guys have claimed the territory forever? They own the tone? That's silly. It was a fun book that straddled the line between the absurd and reality with easy. By creating layers of characters with true depth and interest, he anchored the story firmly in reality, which allowed the ridiculous, the dark and horrible, the silly, inane and insane, to flourish and be hilariously fun.
July 28, 2016
2 Stars
The Everything Box simply was not my cup of tea. I am a huge fan of Richard Kadrey and I cannot get enough of his Sandman Slim series. I absolutely consider him one of my favorite authors. This book was not a Sandman Slim novel. It is supposed to be funny and at times it is, but there is simply too much ridiculousness going on to ever focus on one thing.
I did not like it.
Oh well, I love the author and can't recommend his Sandman Slim series enough.
The Everything Box simply was not my cup of tea. I am a huge fan of Richard Kadrey and I cannot get enough of his Sandman Slim series. I absolutely consider him one of my favorite authors. This book was not a Sandman Slim novel. It is supposed to be funny and at times it is, but there is simply too much ridiculousness going on to ever focus on one thing.
I did not like it.
Oh well, I love the author and can't recommend his Sandman Slim series enough.
March 23, 2017
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Thousands of years ago, God decided to destroy the Earth and all who resided on it. Fortunately, us pesky mortals are pretty good survivalists and we didn’t all perish as was intended. This time, God sends an angel named Qaphsiel to Earth with a special box that would take the rest of us out for good. Except all didn’t go as planned. Qaphsiel lost the box.
“So, you’re the angel of Death?” The angel shook his head, a little embarrassed. “I don’t have that honor. In Heaven, I’m the celestial who bears the great golden quills, the silver Chroma, the holy vellums upon which the Lord God inscribes the fate of the universe.” Tiras’s eyes narrowed. “You’re in charge of office supplies. You’re the angel of office supplies.”
Thousands of years after the box was lost, we’re introduced to Coop. Coop has had it a bit rough lately. He’s a thief who was hired to steal some documents because his natural aversion to magical booby traps made him the perfect man for the job… but things didn’t turn out so well and he was soon thrown in prison for an undetermined amount of time. An old friend pulled some strings to get him out but only because a man by the name of Mr. Babylon requires Coop for a job. A job to steal a mysterious box. But once he does steal it, he’s instructed to steal it back for a secret government group that goes by the name of the Department of Peculiar Science, or else it’s straight back to prison. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Problem is, there are two doomsday cults trying to get the box so they can trigger the apocalypse, criminals who want to sell the box for money, a mysterious stranger that only brings destruction, and the original angel that misplaced the box in the first place trying to get it. Coop wants nothing to do with it but he’s soon embroiled in a world-ending conflict.
“I’m not sure I should smile at people anymore.”
“Yours is a little strained these days,” said Morty.
Sally came up with a drink in each hand. “Definitely don’t smile at people. You do look like you wonder what their liver tastes like.”
The pending apocalypse has never been more fun. Kadrey brings a bizarre sense of humor (and magic) to the end of the world and Coop is the hilariously witty spokesperson. The focus is less on worldbuilding and more on extending the hilarity for as long as possible (and sometimes beyond) but I can’t complain because this story made me laugh far more than I expected it to. The multiple storylines were handled well without getting too convoluted but again, the focus was on the humor at all times and the bit players were, for the most part, a ludicrous bunch and it wasn’t vital to keep a close track on exactly who was who. The Everything Box is a refreshing variation on the Urban Fantasy genre that feels much like a Men in Black/The Italian Job mashup in all the best ways.
Thousands of years ago, God decided to destroy the Earth and all who resided on it. Fortunately, us pesky mortals are pretty good survivalists and we didn’t all perish as was intended. This time, God sends an angel named Qaphsiel to Earth with a special box that would take the rest of us out for good. Except all didn’t go as planned. Qaphsiel lost the box.
“So, you’re the angel of Death?” The angel shook his head, a little embarrassed. “I don’t have that honor. In Heaven, I’m the celestial who bears the great golden quills, the silver Chroma, the holy vellums upon which the Lord God inscribes the fate of the universe.” Tiras’s eyes narrowed. “You’re in charge of office supplies. You’re the angel of office supplies.”
Thousands of years after the box was lost, we’re introduced to Coop. Coop has had it a bit rough lately. He’s a thief who was hired to steal some documents because his natural aversion to magical booby traps made him the perfect man for the job… but things didn’t turn out so well and he was soon thrown in prison for an undetermined amount of time. An old friend pulled some strings to get him out but only because a man by the name of Mr. Babylon requires Coop for a job. A job to steal a mysterious box. But once he does steal it, he’s instructed to steal it back for a secret government group that goes by the name of the Department of Peculiar Science, or else it’s straight back to prison. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Problem is, there are two doomsday cults trying to get the box so they can trigger the apocalypse, criminals who want to sell the box for money, a mysterious stranger that only brings destruction, and the original angel that misplaced the box in the first place trying to get it. Coop wants nothing to do with it but he’s soon embroiled in a world-ending conflict.
“I’m not sure I should smile at people anymore.”
“Yours is a little strained these days,” said Morty.
Sally came up with a drink in each hand. “Definitely don’t smile at people. You do look like you wonder what their liver tastes like.”
The pending apocalypse has never been more fun. Kadrey brings a bizarre sense of humor (and magic) to the end of the world and Coop is the hilariously witty spokesperson. The focus is less on worldbuilding and more on extending the hilarity for as long as possible (and sometimes beyond) but I can’t complain because this story made me laugh far more than I expected it to. The multiple storylines were handled well without getting too convoluted but again, the focus was on the humor at all times and the bit players were, for the most part, a ludicrous bunch and it wasn’t vital to keep a close track on exactly who was who. The Everything Box is a refreshing variation on the Urban Fantasy genre that feels much like a Men in Black/The Italian Job mashup in all the best ways.
January 19, 2016
A really enjoyable read. Fast paced, clever, amusing, and hopefully the start of a great new series from Kadrey.
While the gist of the world in which The Everything Box takes place is similar to Kadrey's Sandman Slim books -- there is magic in the world as well as magical creatures, God and angels, all powerful devices, etc. etc. -- the general feel of the world in which it takes place is a little lighter, a little brighter. In the Sandman books, the reader sees the world through Slim's eyes, and it is a jaundiced view of the world. In The Everything Box, readers are exposed to different viewpoints and a bit more of a broad exposure to the world, even it most of it is in Los Angeles. But the hero of the book, or anti-hero to be more exact, Coop, isn't quite as jaded as James Stark.
The Everything Box still features Kadrey's trademark humor, though tempered just a bit. It is directed more along a pop culture line rather than some of the darker societal jabs that he makes in the Sandman Slim books. And the baggage of those books isn't there to hold him down from creating a new world.
The Everything Box is a great stand-alone story that could serve as an introduction to Kadrey for some people, hopefully allowing them to discover the rest of his work as well. Highly recommended.
While the gist of the world in which The Everything Box takes place is similar to Kadrey's Sandman Slim books -- there is magic in the world as well as magical creatures, God and angels, all powerful devices, etc. etc. -- the general feel of the world in which it takes place is a little lighter, a little brighter. In the Sandman books, the reader sees the world through Slim's eyes, and it is a jaundiced view of the world. In The Everything Box, readers are exposed to different viewpoints and a bit more of a broad exposure to the world, even it most of it is in Los Angeles. But the hero of the book, or anti-hero to be more exact, Coop, isn't quite as jaded as James Stark.
The Everything Box still features Kadrey's trademark humor, though tempered just a bit. It is directed more along a pop culture line rather than some of the darker societal jabs that he makes in the Sandman Slim books. And the baggage of those books isn't there to hold him down from creating a new world.
The Everything Box is a great stand-alone story that could serve as an introduction to Kadrey for some people, hopefully allowing them to discover the rest of his work as well. Highly recommended.
August 29, 2016
This is a book I would have loved so much more had it been from another author. That, I guess is one of the problems of success. Richard Kadrey is the author of the Sandman Slim series, another kind of urban fantasy with a much harder edge. Had I just found The Everything Box in a vacuum, without the surrounding atmosphere of expectations I would have given in to its charms and been a new fan. So really my complaint is that this book is different from the Sandman Slim books but not different enough. Especially at a time when those books seem to be losing a bit of energy. I can't tell you what I wanted but The Everything Box wasn't it. That's more my problem than the book or the author's.
All of that being said, Kadrey can create a world and make it dance. In The Everything Box he makes a reality where magic and the supernatural are again commonplace and still hidden. This time though he makes his characters a bit more uncomfortable with it. The criminal life of some of the characters seems more appealing and outsider than the magical world.
I'm sure there is a lot out there about the plot and characters, I won't do deeper. I will say, this is an excellent fantasy book. This will be a series that will get better I'm sure and I will read them. I just wanted... I don't know. And I feel like a jerk saying so.
All of that being said, Kadrey can create a world and make it dance. In The Everything Box he makes a reality where magic and the supernatural are again commonplace and still hidden. This time though he makes his characters a bit more uncomfortable with it. The criminal life of some of the characters seems more appealing and outsider than the magical world.
I'm sure there is a lot out there about the plot and characters, I won't do deeper. I will say, this is an excellent fantasy book. This will be a series that will get better I'm sure and I will read them. I just wanted... I don't know. And I feel like a jerk saying so.
September 6, 2019
will read the next title...likes but didnt love love this book
October 30, 2017
This book was boring and incredibly poorly written. We are immediately flung into a world full of jargon that won't get explained, and a rotating cast of characters that already know each other and won't bother growing together or showing why we should care about them.
There are at least 5 groups of poorly realized characters all looking for a MaCguffin. The story never gets advanced. We never get anywhere. I was expecting a Men in Black type situation. Where not only do we learn about the world with our character, but we establish a clear goal and desire and a character arc and plot line follow through to the end. Instead, we get a poorly written British Comedy, where they all run around each other and more wacky-goofy stuff shows up that doesn't make any sense.
Every fourth sentence is a simile trying to be used as a joke, and every one of them falls flat. It wasn't funny the fist time he says something is like something else, and it won't be funny the 500th time he does it.
The witty banter goes on forever. Entire civilizations rise and fall in the time it takes two characters to have a basic conversation in a bar. Still not advancing the plot, but talking about how a character is a "fuddy-duddy" or needs to get laid. We don't need 3 pages of banter for every tedious conversation. It becomes a perpetual Bugs Bunny v. Daffy Duck "Rabbit Season/Duck Season."
Coop sucks. I hate his guts. We picked the most boring individual, gave him a pretty neat power in this world, and then do nothing with it. I don't care about him at all. His incarceration was supposed to make me like him? His heartbreak? He was so bland.
The two cults were almost funny . . . almost.
The angel and the demon guy were . . . there I guess.
The DOPS agents did . . . something.
THIS BOOK WENT NO WHERE. WE HAD TO SPEND FOREVER IN A WORLD OF SIMILES AND BUGS BUNNY JOKES.
I'm so disappointed I wasted my valuable reading time on this thing.
There are at least 5 groups of poorly realized characters all looking for a MaCguffin. The story never gets advanced. We never get anywhere. I was expecting a Men in Black type situation. Where not only do we learn about the world with our character, but we establish a clear goal and desire and a character arc and plot line follow through to the end. Instead, we get a poorly written British Comedy, where they all run around each other and more wacky-goofy stuff shows up that doesn't make any sense.
Every fourth sentence is a simile trying to be used as a joke, and every one of them falls flat. It wasn't funny the fist time he says something is like something else, and it won't be funny the 500th time he does it.
The witty banter goes on forever. Entire civilizations rise and fall in the time it takes two characters to have a basic conversation in a bar. Still not advancing the plot, but talking about how a character is a "fuddy-duddy" or needs to get laid. We don't need 3 pages of banter for every tedious conversation. It becomes a perpetual Bugs Bunny v. Daffy Duck "Rabbit Season/Duck Season."
Coop sucks. I hate his guts. We picked the most boring individual, gave him a pretty neat power in this world, and then do nothing with it. I don't care about him at all. His incarceration was supposed to make me like him? His heartbreak? He was so bland.
The two cults were almost funny . . . almost.
The angel and the demon guy were . . . there I guess.
The DOPS agents did . . . something.
THIS BOOK WENT NO WHERE. WE HAD TO SPEND FOREVER IN A WORLD OF SIMILES AND BUGS BUNNY JOKES.
I'm so disappointed I wasted my valuable reading time on this thing.
March 4, 2019
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I wasn't wondering what it could be, I learned early on not to since there was always something going on in here.
When I got downstairs and towards one of the BR rooms I heard Sh3lly "Is this still on? WTH were we thinking?". Hmm, that could refer to a really large number of things but most were delt with already. All except one.
It had to be the Sailor Moon Toaster Bob got for us as a New Year's gift. It played the Sailor Moon theme song at random times throughout the day very loudly. Somehow we kept it in the downstairs kitchen. We thought it was funny & kind of cute. I was sure it wouldn't last long. Maybe Sh3lly reached her limit.
When I entered the room I saw it wasn't the toaster (which was quiet until that very moment whence it started up), it was just Sh3lly being bamboozled about how we managed to have a years' worth of BRs crammed into the shortest month of the year. I also - belatedly - noticed that the room was for a Richard Kadrey book BR.
I got out my pink A5 notebook that says "My Unicorn Stabs People with its Horn" on the cover and checked the schedule. Yeap, I had it noted down. To read or not? I decided to read even though I knew a certain someone will be apoplectic when she heard I did.
So, I read. I honestly don't regret reading this. On the contrary I felt kind of guilty. You see this is my very first Kadrey book but it wasn't supposed to be. I waspeer pressured tasked to read Sandman Slim last year by Shrimpy. I kind of didn't. I thought she would remember I didn't the minute I walked into that room. Turns out she forgot all about it.
Hence her going apoplectic when she read this. In fact, at that moment I heard her shout "WHAT?!? FLUFFYYY!!", followed by some weird noises I don't want to dwell on, ever. Then something breaking while the toaster started up once again and Bob yelling "The yellow sheep got high on blue grass again!". What the fuck?! Not my problem. Nope. It was Shrimpy's idea to allow him to get those sheep here, she deals with it while I finish "reviewing" the book and then proceed to hide in the attic while she calms down.
What to say about this? It is a masterpiece. Fucking hilarious. It is one of those extremely rare books that you not only have to highlight from the very first to the very last word but also one were every single character is just fan-fucking-tastic. Every. Single. One. From heroes to villains to random guys and monsters.
Well written with a flow out of this world, twists and turns and people coming out of nowhere being awesome and so matter of fact hilarious. The hero, Coop, is just fucking awesome. He takes the punches (sometimes quite literally) as they roll in from all directions and just goes flying over them while having no idea what was going on half the time.
What else? Hmm.. Did I mention this was hilarious? Yeap. Well I have nothing else to add then. I am not a writer or anything. Oh oh oh! You know how you always have someone you like besides the hero? You know the one. He/She/It is adorable, mong other characteristics, and you just wanna wrap them up tighter than a burrito and croon to them like they're fuzzy little kittens? For me that person was Qaphsiel. So adorable. I even tweeted to Kadrey to ask for more Qaphsiel, cause I am a twat and regret nothing. *Usually*.
*hears voices near the attic door*
Welp. That is all I have to say about this. Go read it. Or don't. I don't really care. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to move up one of the these trap doors we have in here and go through a portal to one of the three subdimensions available to us, cause Shrimpy's was one among the aforementioned voices.
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The Magister scratched his ear, pondering the situation. “Good. When they come in, tell them to thaw out Fluffy.”
The Magister heard a satisfying gasp on the other end of the line. “Fluffy? Are you sure, Dark High One?”
“Very sure. And don’t tell anyone about him. I want it to be a surprise.”
“Oh, it will be, Magister. It will be.”
@86%
**Those who know me will get why I started with this ⤴ quote. Hehe**
I was sitting in the blue living room on the first floor doing some Asylum work, scheduling stuff for the little muppets, when I heard Sh3lly shouting. Sh3lly never shouts, she doesn't even raise her voice for that matter, so something was definitely up. I got up to investigate.
I wasn't wondering what it could be, I learned early on not to since there was always something going on in here.
When I got downstairs and towards one of the BR rooms I heard Sh3lly "Is this still on? WTH were we thinking?". Hmm, that could refer to a really large number of things but most were delt with already. All except one.
It had to be the Sailor Moon Toaster Bob got for us as a New Year's gift. It played the Sailor Moon theme song at random times throughout the day very loudly. Somehow we kept it in the downstairs kitchen. We thought it was funny & kind of cute. I was sure it wouldn't last long. Maybe Sh3lly reached her limit.
When I entered the room I saw it wasn't the toaster (which was quiet until that very moment whence it started up), it was just Sh3lly being bamboozled about how we managed to have a years' worth of BRs crammed into the shortest month of the year. I also - belatedly - noticed that the room was for a Richard Kadrey book BR.
I got out my pink A5 notebook that says "My Unicorn Stabs People with its Horn" on the cover and checked the schedule. Yeap, I had it noted down. To read or not? I decided to read even though I knew a certain someone will be apoplectic when she heard I did.
So, I read. I honestly don't regret reading this. On the contrary I felt kind of guilty. You see this is my very first Kadrey book but it wasn't supposed to be. I was
Hence her going apoplectic when she read this. In fact, at that moment I heard her shout "WHAT?!? FLUFFYYY!!", followed by some weird noises I don't want to dwell on, ever. Then something breaking while the toaster started up once again and Bob yelling "The yellow sheep got high on blue grass again!". What the fuck?! Not my problem. Nope. It was Shrimpy's idea to allow him to get those sheep here, she deals with it while I finish "reviewing" the book and then proceed to hide in the attic while she calms down.
What to say about this? It is a masterpiece. Fucking hilarious. It is one of those extremely rare books that you not only have to highlight from the very first to the very last word but also one were every single character is just fan-fucking-tastic. Every. Single. One. From heroes to villains to random guys and monsters.
They came to a row of elevators and one of the doors opened for them. Nelson pushed Coop inside and hit the button for the sixth floor. The floors they passed were labeled ELDRITCH HORRORS, INTERDIMENSIONAL HORRORS, SUPERSCIENCE HORRORS, MISCELLANEOUS HORRORS, and PING-PONG TOURNAMENT. Coop braced himself for whatever kind of grotesque shit would be waiting on 6.
@42%
Well written with a flow out of this world, twists and turns and people coming out of nowhere being awesome and so matter of fact hilarious. The hero, Coop, is just fucking awesome. He takes the punches (sometimes quite literally) as they roll in from all directions and just goes flying over them while having no idea what was going on half the time.
What else? Hmm.. Did I mention this was hilarious? Yeap. Well I have nothing else to add then. I am not a writer or anything. Oh oh oh! You know how you always have someone you like besides the hero? You know the one. He/She/It is adorable, mong other characteristics, and you just wanna wrap them up tighter than a burrito and croon to them like they're fuzzy little kittens? For me that person was Qaphsiel. So adorable. I even tweeted to Kadrey to ask for more Qaphsiel, cause I am a twat and regret nothing. *Usually*.
*hears voices near the attic door*
Welp. That is all I have to say about this. Go read it. Or don't. I don't really care. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to move up one of the these trap doors we have in here and go through a portal to one of the three subdimensions available to us, cause Shrimpy's was one among the aforementioned voices.
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May 7, 2025
If Good Omens, Ghostbusters, and Oceans 11 had a baby, this would be it. That was a wild ride.
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October 20, 2022Supernatural heist, glavni junak sposoban ali i trapavi luzer, humoristično, nije epohalno ali je jako fino, preporuka za opuštanje
June 18, 2017
Most excellently fun! The Everything Box is a caper novel in the grand tradition. Coop is a professional thief who's good at his job, until a heist goes wrong--there was a dragon. And imps.--and lands him in prison. A secret government agency offers him freedom in exchange for the theft of a small box. But it will mean working with his ex. And there's more than one group who want the box to bring about the Apocalypse. What could go wrong?
This supernatural caper novel has it all: action, romance, plots, snappy dialogue, angels, demons ... Kadrey is best known for his Sandman Slim novels, but this book marks the beginning of a new series. Coop and his associates are a fine cast, well worth spending mental time with. The book flows along smoothly and the dialogue had me grinning from ear to ear. Recommended!
This supernatural caper novel has it all: action, romance, plots, snappy dialogue, angels, demons ... Kadrey is best known for his Sandman Slim novels, but this book marks the beginning of a new series. Coop and his associates are a fine cast, well worth spending mental time with. The book flows along smoothly and the dialogue had me grinning from ear to ear. Recommended!
March 18, 2018
I owe every book to which I have award 1 Star, an apology. You HAD to be better than this.
This book is a muddled collection of about 100 characters. The helpful thing is you don't have to remember any of them - all of the characters are the exact same. Remember those memes about how sarcasm is a tool of the less intelligent? Welcome to this book. It is a poorly conceived collection of boringly sarcastic remarks that barely serve to form a coherent conversation and certainly are not capable of providing character insights, moving the plot (WHAT PLOT??) along, or even offering up humor.
I was miserable reading this.
At one point the author writes something to the effect of, 'he had left his phone on the coffee table the previous night. And just now it rang.'
I hate that I purchased this book.
More than anything though, I am blown away that there is somehow a sequel. Kill me.
This book is a muddled collection of about 100 characters. The helpful thing is you don't have to remember any of them - all of the characters are the exact same. Remember those memes about how sarcasm is a tool of the less intelligent? Welcome to this book. It is a poorly conceived collection of boringly sarcastic remarks that barely serve to form a coherent conversation and certainly are not capable of providing character insights, moving the plot (WHAT PLOT??) along, or even offering up humor.
I was miserable reading this.
At one point the author writes something to the effect of, 'he had left his phone on the coffee table the previous night. And just now it rang.'
I hate that I purchased this book.
More than anything though, I am blown away that there is somehow a sequel. Kill me.
September 9, 2016
Can't be bothered to finish this. The writing felt flat, the humour was mediocre, and I couldn't care about the main character.
January 12, 2023
Okay but didn’t have the same joy as the Sandman Slim series which I much prefer. I was expecting something giddily violent and dark, but this was lighthearted and humorous. Okay, I can adjust.
The humor felt more strained than anything in Sandman Slim and the world felt watered down; it was something that felt real in his previous series but more like a background here. Still, it was fun enough for me to continue, even if I longed for a stronger setting and characters and ai laughed out loud once at the end. Kadrey is a good writer, this just isn’t his strongest work.
I see this has only spawned one sequel, probably because Sandman Slim had better sales if I had to guess. I get it. I do hope to read more by Kadrey, I suspect he’ll get it right more than he gets it wrong, but this was only so-so for me.
I finally finished this after reading a chapter or so in the hot tub after swimming; I had an ARC I finally got around to and it was so waterlogged I recycled it afterwards.
The humor felt more strained than anything in Sandman Slim and the world felt watered down; it was something that felt real in his previous series but more like a background here. Still, it was fun enough for me to continue, even if I longed for a stronger setting and characters and ai laughed out loud once at the end. Kadrey is a good writer, this just isn’t his strongest work.
I see this has only spawned one sequel, probably because Sandman Slim had better sales if I had to guess. I get it. I do hope to read more by Kadrey, I suspect he’ll get it right more than he gets it wrong, but this was only so-so for me.
I finally finished this after reading a chapter or so in the hot tub after swimming; I had an ARC I finally got around to and it was so waterlogged I recycled it afterwards.
May 2, 2020
Apocalyptically Funny.
This book can best be summed up in four words: Green Folders and Boxes.
In a world where creatures and beings of every corner of people's nightmares exist in the shadows of society, there was a time when the world was going to be destroyed, but the one who was given the task, an angel, not only "misplaces" the object of destruction on Earth, but has been trying to find it with a broken celestial map for the past four thousand years.
Basically, the story follows Coop, a "professional" human thief with the luck of a man who has none, is sent to prison when a fellow crook (friend) gives him up as he making a escape from a successful job. After being sent to a monster prison buried in the middle of the desert, he is paroled early and his so-called "friend" has a job for him from the mysterious Mr. Babylon to find and acquire a certain box. While he is planning the heist with his fellow crooks, Mr. Babylon is not the only one after the box; throw in two different incompetent doomsday "Gods of destruction" cults and a certain top secret supernatural branch of the Federal government which has its own collection of weirdos and borderline incompetents and crooks. Let us just say that Coop and his friends might need to invest in some kidnapping insurance. So everyone, both "human" and the "supernatural," want the box and its somewhat unknown effect and willing to kidnap, steal, and kill for it. The box however seems to have a tendency to be stolen or misplaced again and again and it is up to Coop and his merry band of specialized individuals to find the box again and again and ultimately attempt to prevent the apocalypse.
This was like Neil Gaiman's and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens (the book, not the show) combined with A. Lee Martinez's books, In the Company of Ogres and Divine Misfortune. While I am unsure why the series is called "Another Coop Heist," as if there was a prequel to this one, which I have yet to find; however, I would not be remiss to give the other book in the series a read. This book had been sitting on my shelf for a while and I thought that while the quarantine is in effect I should read something with a bit of humor. I have to say that all of the lead characters especially Coop, Bayliss, Nelson, Phil, and Qaphsiel are hilariously created and of course the focus of all of destruction would occur mostly in Los Angeles (the City of Angels). I do have a question about what happened to Jerry at the end of the book, but that is not that important. While I like the plot, I would have preferred if the contents of the green folder was still intact, because that would have made for an excellent addition to the series (not that I read the second book yet). Further, if Jinx Town really existed, it might be worth a trip, especially where it is located.
This book is definitely worth the time to read it if you enjoy humor, zombies, vampires, demons, a Six foot fish monster, spiders that tap dance and a ghost that sings show tunes.
This book can best be summed up in four words: Green Folders and Boxes.
In a world where creatures and beings of every corner of people's nightmares exist in the shadows of society, there was a time when the world was going to be destroyed, but the one who was given the task, an angel, not only "misplaces" the object of destruction on Earth, but has been trying to find it with a broken celestial map for the past four thousand years.
Basically, the story follows Coop, a "professional" human thief with the luck of a man who has none, is sent to prison when a fellow crook (friend) gives him up as he making a escape from a successful job. After being sent to a monster prison buried in the middle of the desert, he is paroled early and his so-called "friend" has a job for him from the mysterious Mr. Babylon to find and acquire a certain box. While he is planning the heist with his fellow crooks, Mr. Babylon is not the only one after the box; throw in two different incompetent doomsday "Gods of destruction" cults and a certain top secret supernatural branch of the Federal government which has its own collection of weirdos and borderline incompetents and crooks. Let us just say that Coop and his friends might need to invest in some kidnapping insurance. So everyone, both "human" and the "supernatural," want the box and its somewhat unknown effect and willing to kidnap, steal, and kill for it. The box however seems to have a tendency to be stolen or misplaced again and again and it is up to Coop and his merry band of specialized individuals to find the box again and again and ultimately attempt to prevent the apocalypse.
This was like Neil Gaiman's and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens (the book, not the show) combined with A. Lee Martinez's books, In the Company of Ogres and Divine Misfortune. While I am unsure why the series is called "Another Coop Heist," as if there was a prequel to this one, which I have yet to find; however, I would not be remiss to give the other book in the series a read. This book had been sitting on my shelf for a while and I thought that while the quarantine is in effect I should read something with a bit of humor. I have to say that all of the lead characters especially Coop, Bayliss, Nelson, Phil, and Qaphsiel are hilariously created and of course the focus of all of destruction would occur mostly in Los Angeles (the City of Angels). I do have a question about what happened to Jerry at the end of the book, but that is not that important. While I like the plot, I would have preferred if the contents of the green folder was still intact, because that would have made for an excellent addition to the series (not that I read the second book yet). Further, if Jinx Town really existed, it might be worth a trip, especially where it is located.
This book is definitely worth the time to read it if you enjoy humor, zombies, vampires, demons, a Six foot fish monster, spiders that tap dance and a ghost that sings show tunes.
July 23, 2017
3.5 stars
A book that begins with an angel losing his box containing the power to end the world is off to a great start. Watching the box gain epic proportions and many suitors 4000 years later - now the modern world we know and yet know nothing of - is a plot no less worthy of a start like that. Add to it elements of fantasy that the author doesn't spend pages building but allows to become clearer as the story progresses; and humour that ensures a constant smile on your face that often even breaks out into a chuckle fairly frequently - this one is a complete fun package.
I haven't read the other, apparently more popular and engaging outings of this author but if this book is only average on his portfolio of works - I dare say my to-read list is about to find more additions shortly!
A book that begins with an angel losing his box containing the power to end the world is off to a great start. Watching the box gain epic proportions and many suitors 4000 years later - now the modern world we know and yet know nothing of - is a plot no less worthy of a start like that. Add to it elements of fantasy that the author doesn't spend pages building but allows to become clearer as the story progresses; and humour that ensures a constant smile on your face that often even breaks out into a chuckle fairly frequently - this one is a complete fun package.
I haven't read the other, apparently more popular and engaging outings of this author but if this book is only average on his portfolio of works - I dare say my to-read list is about to find more additions shortly!
May 29, 2017
I love every book that Kadrey has published, this one included. If you are a fan of humor, the supernatural and satire; and not easily offended by colorful language and risqué subject matter, you will love it. If Neil Gaiman, Jim Butcher, Terry Pratchett & Stephen King had book babies together, Kadrey's books would be their spawn! The Everything Box is awesome!
January 31, 2025
Ocean's Eleven meets Good Omens in the most ridiculously good way. I laughed out loud several times while listening to the audiobook and found myself smiling randomly in public at the ridiculous antics of various cults, exiled angels and ghosts which made for an awkward elevator ride at one point. I cannot recommend this book enough. It was hilarious.
June 8, 2018
This is just a fun book. It is full of snappy dialogue, strange characters and absolute chaos. It moves along at a really good pace and doesn't drag anything out. I found it similar to most Christopher Moore books. It was a great distraction to dive into
November 9, 2023
Its someone's 10, just not mine. I've read much worse, and it inspired me to read more adult style fantasy books. I'm not at all sure what the theme was, and the best hook it had was its mystery and Coop's intriguing skills.
February 3, 2019
Ok series about magic-resistant thief Charlie Cooper and the Department of Peculiar Science.
April 21, 2018
Urban heist fantasy if thats even thing but its the best summary for the style of novel. Coop is a thief who has the stange ability of not being affected by anything magical. Hes asked to steal something and he forms a team to do it. Its a complicated heist novel set amongst a urban fantasy type background in LA. Its definitely a different novel to the sandman series by Kadrey. I felt like this novel had too many characters and too many plot lines and directions. The sandman series has a smaller cast so you have time to develop a bond. The dialogue is witty and fast which is great, but sometimes too much humour can be a little overbearing. Solid novel and I can definitely see it finding a particular audience.
April 19, 2016
Human beings had turned out to be a bit of a disappointment to heaven so 4000 years ago, Qaphsiel, the angel normally in charge of heavenly office supplies, was sent to finish off the human race. It should have been an easy assignment since a flood had already done most of the work for him. Unfortunately, he lost the box that would accomplish the task. Fast forward to modern day Los Angeles. Charlie ‘Coop’ Cooper is just out of jail when he is hired by Mr. Babylon to steal the box from a well-guarded vault. Not only is Coop a very good thief, he is immune to magical traps so this should be a piece of cake for him and his crew. But Babylon is not the only one looking for the box. Qaphsiel is also on the trail because, until he completes his task, he can’t return to heaven; a couple of destroyer god cults want the box so they can be the first to bring about the apocalypse and prove their god loves them best; the Department of Peculiar Occurrences (DOPS) has their own plans for it; and there’s a mysterious Stranger headed their way although he takes the occasional side trip to do some sightseeing and complete a few renovations to the landscape on the way. Suddenly what had seemed like a simple heist has become a veritable sh*tstorm for Coop.
The Everything Box by author Richard Kadrey is something of a departure from his Sandman Slim series. It has the same urban fantasy/noir feel with the added bonus of a comedy crime caper but it is a lot lighter in tone. Just as the titular box seems to be everything to everyone who wants it, the story has a bit of everything to keep the reader wanting more: Girl Scout vampires, werewolves, mobsters, magical traps, angels, demons, doomsday cults, witty dialogue, quirky characters, and Fluffy. Add to this, laugh-out-loud humour and you have one heck of an exciting and entertaining read. The novel works well as a stand-alone with all of the major plot lines tied up nicely at the end but here’s hoping this is just the first of a series because I for one didn’t get nearly enough of Coop and company.
4.5
With thanks to Harper Voyager and Edelweiss for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review
The Everything Box by author Richard Kadrey is something of a departure from his Sandman Slim series. It has the same urban fantasy/noir feel with the added bonus of a comedy crime caper but it is a lot lighter in tone. Just as the titular box seems to be everything to everyone who wants it, the story has a bit of everything to keep the reader wanting more: Girl Scout vampires, werewolves, mobsters, magical traps, angels, demons, doomsday cults, witty dialogue, quirky characters, and Fluffy. Add to this, laugh-out-loud humour and you have one heck of an exciting and entertaining read. The novel works well as a stand-alone with all of the major plot lines tied up nicely at the end but here’s hoping this is just the first of a series because I for one didn’t get nearly enough of Coop and company.
4.5
With thanks to Harper Voyager and Edelweiss for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review
December 20, 2020
How I read this: borrowed through BookBeat audio subscription
Wow this book was exhausting. It felt like a chore, and I wish I had given up, but I just try not to DNF if I can. I can see myself liking it much better, had I read it some 3 years ago. But now it just felt tedious, not funny, not engaging. I was incredibly uninvested in the story or the characters.
I'm giving it 3 stars our of common decency, because I think my slump is affecting me, but it's rounded up from 2.5 for sure. However, if you enjoy urban fantasies, it does tick most of the boxes - just about, and as if it was done in a formulaic manner (like in a "an urban fantasy has to have this, this and that" kind of way). I just found the characters dull and unlikable, and the plot and dynamics kind of generic for an urban fantasy. I've certainly read ones where I felt much more invested than with this one.
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Wow this book was exhausting. It felt like a chore, and I wish I had given up, but I just try not to DNF if I can. I can see myself liking it much better, had I read it some 3 years ago. But now it just felt tedious, not funny, not engaging. I was incredibly uninvested in the story or the characters.
I'm giving it 3 stars our of common decency, because I think my slump is affecting me, but it's rounded up from 2.5 for sure. However, if you enjoy urban fantasies, it does tick most of the boxes - just about, and as if it was done in a formulaic manner (like in a "an urban fantasy has to have this, this and that" kind of way). I just found the characters dull and unlikable, and the plot and dynamics kind of generic for an urban fantasy. I've certainly read ones where I felt much more invested than with this one.
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April 26, 2016
This book makes me happy.
As a huge fan of the Sandman Slim series, and why haven't you read them?!?!?!?! This somewhat lighter take on some of the same tropes previously hit on in that series made me smile from beginning to end. THIS SHOULD BE A TELEVISION SHOW..someone get on this already.
Fun characters, great world, the snappy dialogue and snarky fun you have come to expect with Mr. Kadrey's writing. This book is a blast and there honestly, very simply, isn't enough fucking fun reads now a days.
one of my highest possible recommendations, if you don't enjoy this you are probably are dead.
As a huge fan of the Sandman Slim series, and why haven't you read them?!?!?!?! This somewhat lighter take on some of the same tropes previously hit on in that series made me smile from beginning to end. THIS SHOULD BE A TELEVISION SHOW..someone get on this already.
Fun characters, great world, the snappy dialogue and snarky fun you have come to expect with Mr. Kadrey's writing. This book is a blast and there honestly, very simply, isn't enough fucking fun reads now a days.
one of my highest possible recommendations, if you don't enjoy this you are probably are dead.
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