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Jack of Shadows
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Jim
Dec 19, 2007 rated it it was amazing
2Aug2016 - currently rereading with the Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy group here:
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This was one of the first Zelazny books I read & it's still fantastic. The characters aren't complex, but I think this is done on purpose. The only ones that much time is spent on are Dark Siders who have no soul. They're very uncomplicated, driven simply by desire, pride, & power. Jack personifies most & his thoughts are well documented. I thought his lame attempts at introspecti
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Jack Massa
May 05, 2009 rated it it was ok
Tracey
Sep 05, 2009 marked it as tbr  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, scifi
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Aug 07, 2016 rated it really liked it
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Philip Spagnolli
Dec 30, 2018 marked it as read-next-list
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Aug 19, 2021 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 70s-fantasy
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