“‘When we die, we don’t cease to exist or turn into shimmering motes of ectoplasm or purple angels or anything else you may have been brought up to believe. We just…go on living. Someplace else.’” I oftentimes feel like I can tell when a book is objectively good or not. Yes, there are personal biases…
“Coming back from the dead feels less like a miracle than like waking up with the world’s most debilitating hangover.” Urban Fantasy has this fixation with stupid characters, action heroes who run blindly into the fire, not a care in the world. Call it bravery; doesn’t matter if you’re limbs are torn from you by…
“’I’m not taking name abuse from someone called Sandman Slim. That sounds like a diet shake with roofies.’” My sentiments exactly. If there’s one thing Richard Kadrey knows how to do, it’s crafting an insanely funny story. Every page is littered with many wisecracks, smart-aleck remarks, and generally hilarious observations of the world he makes…
Acerbic Writing 