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Loading... Sandman Slimby Richard Kadrey
 kfschmid | May 11, 2013 |  One of the stranger books I've ever read but I am finding myself oddly fond of it. This is the "antihero" at it's finest and I can't wait to keep reading. (  ) Mirkwood | May 10, 2013 | br13jowe | Apr 26, 2013 | Kindle. Humourless amch posturing - couldn't be bothered to finish. 20% through. (  ) SChant | Apr 25, 2013 | This is my second go round for reading this book and I found things that I missed the first time around. This book is a titillating romp through the streets of Hell and LA. I loved this book and Kadrey is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. I like the idea of a Hitman from Hell who does have a conscience despite how he tries to avoid it. The ideas of Heaven and Hell made me think and I found myself agreeing to a lot of what was said about them. I would recommend this for urban fantasy lovers and once you start reading the series, it becomes a like junkie craving a fix and you have to have more. I'm working on book two, Kill the Dead right now. 5 stars for this visually stunning landscape that stays in your head long after the last page is turned and the book is put down. (  ) earthwindwalker | Apr 10, 2013 |
 It's the kind of book where suffering and slim hopes are the reality for almost all the characters, and where goals are not achieved without the kind of sacrifice and revelation that change people's lives forever. And by the standards of that kind of book, Sandman Slim is very, very good indeed. This is a tightly plotted revenge story that grabbed me by the throat and didn't let go.
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Working as a sideshow gladiator in Hell after being snatched by demons at the age of nineteen, James Stark escapes and returns to Los Angeles, where he plots to destroy the magic circle that stole his life.
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Editions: 0061714305, 0061976261
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Plot convoluted and snarky/dirty inner monologue of main character gets old after awhile, but that goes with the genre.
Two things did irk me though, outside of the blasphemy(which is more a personal viewpoint than a literary critique).
First, the trope that people who are rich are automatically bad or you can only become rich screwing over other people is getting really common and old the last few years. Just because a person is rich doesn't mean you can screw them over and you are morally absolved. It is an ignorant and unsubtle viewpoint. It wasn't a major part of the book but it came through in a few little scenes.
Secondly, the character spent 11 years in Hell and when he came back to Earth he had missed a lot. The author kept making the point of how out of touch he was; Doesn't know what text messaging is, the vernacular of the internet. But then interspersed with that, the character somehow knows other things that you wouldn't know if you missed the last 11 years. It was inconsistent. Quite sloppy writing really.