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A review by hawkeyegonzalez
Kill City Blues by Richard Kadrey
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
After taking a short break, it's time to dive back into the world of Sandman Slim.
This book is sort of a tale of two stories. The first half is very slow paced and filled with Stark wandering around looking for the Qomrama Om Ya. For such a short book, it's still pretty tough to get through this part. The second half, however, is Stark and his crew investigating the titular Kill City, and this part is very fast-paced and action-packed.
All the usual characters from the previous books (that are still alive) appear here along with the addition of a couple new ones, although none are very memorable. Like any Sandman Slim book, there are a few deaths that happen, including one big one that I'm a little conflicted about. On one hand, I'm shocked that Kadrey that the gumption to kill the character, but on the other hand, I'm left a little confused and unsatisfied by how that story ended.
Overall, this book is a 2-star for the first half, but the breakneck pace of the second half bumped it up to a 3. I plan on continuing to read this series, because I want to find out how the overarching story ends, but the next books really need to start making progress towards that end.
This book is sort of a tale of two stories. The first half is very slow paced and filled with Stark wandering around looking for the Qomrama Om Ya. For such a short book, it's still pretty tough to get through this part. The second half, however, is Stark and his crew investigating the titular Kill City, and this part is very fast-paced and action-packed.
All the usual characters from the previous books (that are still alive) appear here along with the addition of a couple new ones, although none are very memorable. Like any Sandman Slim book, there are a few deaths that happen, including one big one that I'm a little conflicted about. On one hand, I'm shocked that Kadrey that the gumption to kill the character, but on the other hand, I'm left a little confused and unsatisfied by how that story ended.
Overall, this book is a 2-star for the first half, but the breakneck pace of the second half bumped it up to a 3. I plan on continuing to read this series, because I want to find out how the overarching story ends, but the next books really need to start making progress towards that end.