meredith_peruzzi's review
4.0
While many stories have both heroes and villains, we rarely see both sides of the coin receive equal attention. Heroes are usually given more weight, and villains are to be strictly loathed. In The Side of Good/The Side of Evil, villains get their time in the sun and are also painted with more depth and humanity than usual.
The stories in the book are largely quite strong; my favorite on the good side was "Ghost Wolf" and on the evil side "Henchmonster." My only complaint about the stories themselves is their arrangement - Although "Ghost Wolf" was the right choice to lead off the Good side, I think something else should have led the Evil side, perhaps "The Fan Job." All of the stories are good - I would only have rearranged them.
The two-sided concept works great in the paper version. If you're only getting the e-book, you're missing out on one of my favorite things about this collection. (Mind you, I have both, and the stories are just as good either way.) I highly recommend the paper book, though, as it's a fun one to have on your shelf.
The stories in the book are largely quite strong; my favorite on the good side was "Ghost Wolf" and on the evil side "Henchmonster." My only complaint about the stories themselves is their arrangement - Although "Ghost Wolf" was the right choice to lead off the Good side, I think something else should have led the Evil side, perhaps "The Fan Job." All of the stories are good - I would only have rearranged them.
The two-sided concept works great in the paper version. If you're only getting the e-book, you're missing out on one of my favorite things about this collection. (Mind you, I have both, and the stories are just as good either way.) I highly recommend the paper book, though, as it's a fun one to have on your shelf.
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