![]() ![]() That being said, it’s not a mindless rage that Stark is feeling, there’s a very real history there, and Kadrey wastes almost no time letting readers know just what it is. I mean, this guy is screaming “baditude” and I absolutely love it. This guy is out for his own goals, and he’s not afraid to steal cars and kick ass along the way. The fact that his goals and aims line up with a fairly good cause is just coincidence. ![]() Sandman Slim, AKA James Stark is a bad boy with an attitude and he’s out for himself. We all know I’m weird, I don’t need to advertise it. ![]() Whenever I do feast upon such a book, I feel like I’ve hit the lottery. I love a good antihero and I don’t read books featuring antiheroes often enough. You tell me there’s an antihero in (insert book here) and I’m there with bells on. I have to admit that I have a soft spot for protagonists who are kind of antagonists. ![]() Saving the world is worse.ĭarkly twisted, irreverent, and completely hilarious, Sandman Slim is the breakthrough novel by an acclaimed author. But when his first stop saddles him with an abusive talking head, Stark discovers that the road to absolution and revenge is much longer than you’d expect, and both Heaven and Hell have their own ideas for his future. Or, if you’re James Stark, you spend eleven years in Hell as a hitman before finally escaping, only to land back in the hell-on-earth that is Los Angeles. ![]()
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