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May 01, 2010
Jennie
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
Shelves:
sci-fi-fantasy,
urban-fantasy
I really liked this book at first, and had a hard time putting it down. My interest didn't exactly wane, but I was a little disappointed in the direction the story took, and when the characters finally got around to having a goal, all I could think was "really? That's it?"
I didn't like that the book had no real sense of place, other than "North America somewhere". Sometimes I thought it was in Minnesota (all the covered sidewalks), and other times I thought it was New Orleans (all the voodoo).
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I didn't like that the book had no real sense of place, other than "North America somewhere". Sometimes I thought it was in Minnesota (all the covered sidewalks), and other times I thought it was New Orleans (all the voodoo).
O ...more
Sep 10, 2011
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
marked it as decided-not-to-read
Shelves:
science-fiction,
fantasy-fiction
I just read a much less serious story involving voudoun themes, so that is probably part of why I bounced off this one. Seemed too claustrophobic, with not enough setting exploration/explanation. I might try it again some other time, though. I have heard good things about it, and Emma Bull has written some stuff that I really enjoyed.
Nov 04, 2009
Zack
marked it as to-read
Oct 05, 2014
Jennifer
marked it as dnf
Aug 19, 2018
Sharon
marked it as b-list
Sep 24, 2024
Isabel
marked it as to-read
