Ellis does such a good job introducing premise, developing tension, and playing with modern technology in the form. I want to see him unleashed on a longer format and answer, "If this is true, what else is true? And, if that is true, what ELSE is true?"
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Ellis does such a good job introducing premise, developing tension, and playing with modern technology in the form. I want to see him unleashed on a longer format and answer, "If this is true, what else is true? And, if that is true, what ELSE is true?"
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Scary, but superficial. I don't know if it's his art style, but this felt a little tongue in cheek throughout. I really liked the commentary after each story, and the stories are all clearly very personal, but I wish that came through more in the telling.
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Scary, but superficial. I don't know if it's his art style, but this felt a little tongue in cheek throughout. I really liked the commentary after each story, and the stories are all clearly very personal, but I wish that came through more in the telling.
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I can't believe I've been reading this series for twenty years, and it can still make me laugh out loud. If you want to understand what makes me tick, I think you could do a lot worse than reading this and watching The Venture Bros.
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I can't believe I've been reading this series for twenty years, and it can still make me laugh out loud. If you want to understand what makes me tick, I think you could do a lot worse than reading this and watching The Venture Bros.
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Like any collection of short stories, there's some bangers and some duds, but the back half of this is absolutely stacked. Rattlesnakes is a phenomenal sequel to Cujo, The Dreamers is a great nod to Lovecraft, and Laurie is King at his best.
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Like any collection of short stories, there's some bangers and some duds, but the back half of this is absolutely stacked. Rattlesnakes is a phenomenal sequel to Cujo, The Dreamers is a great nod to Lovecraft, and Laurie is King at his best.
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It would not be too far a stretch of the truth to say that, in this writer's view, Melville's prose (while often parenthetical and meandering) nevertheless brings joy not unlike that found upon grasping some ineffable truth once thought hidden by the Creator
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It would not be too far a stretch of the truth to say that, in this writer's view, Melville's prose (while often parenthetical and meandering) nevertheless brings joy not unlike that found upon grasping some ineffable truth once thought hidden by the Creator
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North makes humanity this loveable bunch of saps bumbling around in the dark accidentally inventing things that work for the wrong reasons, and says "Look at all the great things these bozos did. You can do better. Go do it."
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North makes humanity this loveable bunch of saps bumbling around in the dark accidentally inventing things that work for the wrong reasons, and says "Look at all the great things these bozos did. You can do better. Go do it."
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Nice little read. I didn't fully resonate with the main character, but I enjoyed the imagery and some of the philosophical musing. There's a passage about the heavenly sphere's influence on the soul that'll stick with me.
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Nice little read. I didn't fully resonate with the main character, but I enjoyed the imagery and some of the philosophical musing. There's a passage about the heavenly sphere's influence on the soul that'll stick with me.
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This book rules. It's super clunky, but it's got the juice. I feel like I've been reading Butcher my whole life and these books are so special to me. They're cheesy, they're dated, but they've got heart where it counts. Strange to get so much rain in December
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This book rules. It's super clunky, but it's got the juice. I feel like I've been reading Butcher my whole life and these books are so special to me. They're cheesy, they're dated, but they've got heart where it counts. Strange to get so much rain in December
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Reread in preparation for Twelve Months next year. Enjoyed it much more the second time around, but it's still a really flawed book. It's padded. It's too short. Characters make huge choices that only make sense if you've read all the short stories. Still Dresden tho
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Reread in preparation for Twelve Months next year. Enjoyed it much more the second time around, but it's still a really flawed book. It's padded. It's too short. Characters make huge choices that only make sense if you've read all the short stories. Still Dresden tho
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now the roach is extremely lubricated and frictionless and gliding all over
Got literal chills at least three times while reading this. That scene at the end of the arc that sounds like a Beatles song? Perfection. And, the Davy Back game might be the funniest yet.
"I'll do it!! I'm the Ball-Man!! This ball suits me!!"
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Got literal chills at least three times while reading this. That scene at the end of the arc that sounds like a Beatles song? Perfection. And, the Davy Back game might be the funniest yet.
"I'll do it!! I'm the Ball-Man!! This ball suits me!!"
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This book's got it all: schemes, romance, betrayal, war, and most importantly GIANT WEIRD ANIMALS. ARMORED NARWHALS TWICE THE SIZE OF A BLUE WHALE. DIRIGIBLE FALCONS WITH A TWENTY FOOT WINGSPAN. WHATEVER THE HELL MATA ZYNDU IS. Book rules; read it.
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This book's got it all: schemes, romance, betrayal, war, and most importantly GIANT WEIRD ANIMALS. ARMORED NARWHALS TWICE THE SIZE OF A BLUE WHALE. DIRIGIBLE FALCONS WITH A TWENTY FOOT WINGSPAN. WHATEVER THE HELL MATA ZYNDU IS. Book rules; read it.
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