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I can't call Mur Lafferty a friend, but I listen to her podcast I Should Be Writing where--in addition to Q&As with listeners and interviews with other writers--she talks candidly about her feelings around writing. So, while I only met her briefly at WorldCon (in San Antonio last year), I feel like I know her, in the same way that I feel like I know Marc Maron and Ira Glass (and his crazy dog).
So I wanted to like this book, and while I found it fun, it felt a bit like a beginning book--both in t ...more
So I wanted to like this book, and while I found it fun, it felt a bit like a beginning book--both in t ...more
The Shambling Guide to New York was an immensely fun read. I found that I enjoyed just about every character which is a strength of Mur Lafferty's work that I've found with other works by the author that I've read or heard via podcast.
The one scene in the club was a bit of a surprise and nothing I was expecting but fit with the characters involved so my feelings are mixed.
The snippets from the eponymous guide are a lovely inclusion, sometimes touching on events before or after the excerpt, or p ...more
The one scene in the club was a bit of a surprise and nothing I was expecting but fit with the characters involved so my feelings are mixed.
The snippets from the eponymous guide are a lovely inclusion, sometimes touching on events before or after the excerpt, or p ...more
This is a pretty fun and easy read
Disappointing. It has a great premise, but bad dialogue and weak characters.
Dec 31, 2013
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