I've been a fan of the Sandman Slim but this book was a jumbled pity party. Sandman slim was better when he was driven by his anger at the world and those that had wronged him. The emo version of Stark that the reader is forced to suffer in this book is not the same guy. Somewhere in the endless complaining I think I saw something that looked like a plot but it’s hard to be sure. I vaguely remember something about reality threatening to unravel and random appearances by volcanoes, icebergs, and

This one started really slow, but ended...... (dare I say it?)... ...with a bang!

MacHalo Buddy Read I lurve Sandman Slim. It's been awhile since I've picked up a Sandman Slim. I'm so glad we're doing a buddy read over at the MacHalos. The 3rd book wasn't all that great. I'm glad to see Kadrey back in the groove of things with this 4th book. My battle scarred hero is back in hell and has to find his way out, again. Even though he's Lucifer this time, who wants to be stuck in hell pushing paper when he has a girl on Earth? The story starts off a bit slow, but picks up to th...

Life’s too short for rubbish books. There’s a good story in here somewhere. But the main character is far too annoying and stupid, and the whole book is just trying way too hard to be cool. No where near as good as Dresden series, in my view.

"Don’t fear GodDon’t worry about deathWhat is good is easy to get, andWhat is terrible is easy to endure" James Stark is turning into my favorite monster hero. This book is so good that it corrupts your professional mindset and makes you late on honest reviews requested by the budding authors. I feel no need to comment on the plot and characters. They are extremely crazy and awesome. The plot is mind blowing. Stark becomes Lucifer and is stuck in Hell. (yeah! Again!) Additionally, the Hellion

“Welcome to Hell. It’s just like high school but with more boredom and entrails.”I must confess, I have not read all the books in this series. I’ve read Sandman Slim and enjoyed it immensely, but I missed books 2 and 3. Having said that, I honestly feel that I really didn’t feel lost when I read Devil Said Bang. The author did an excellent job of recapping prior events. I will go back and read Kill the Dead and Aloha from Hell soon, just to fill in the details.I loved Devil Said Bang and here’s

4.5 starsThis is the 4th book in the Sandman Slim series by Kadrey. I got an eGalley for review from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This one started off a little slower than previous books, but really picked up speed as the book went on. I ended up loving this one just as much as previous books. It’s gritty, darkly humorous, and Stark is the perfect anti-hero.The book starts with Stark down in Hell trying to do his job as Lucifer. When he finds out Lucifer mainly does a lot of p...

There is a sort of interest-boredom relationship that I have formed with Richard Kadrey’s character James Stark. The first book – Sandman Slim was a real roller coaster and Stark proved to be an amazing find breaking away from most cookie cutter characters in urban fantasy. However, the subsequent parts were only mildly interesting what with a war between heaven and hell, Lucifer’s woes, God’s nervous breakdown etc. Kadrey has adopted a very predictable approach in his novels which is very simil...

When we last left Sandman Slim he had been tricked by Samel into becoming the next Lucifer and his angel half had ditched him in hell. This book opens with Stark learning how to be Lucifer and to avoid being killed. The hellions are not impressed to have a human in the top spot and seek to overload him with bureaucracy because hell needs to be rebuilt. He taken his ancestor wild Bill on as sort of an adviser but longs to be back in LA.I am pretty sure that this is going to be the last book in th...

Book 4 of this series finds James Stark AKA Sandman Slim, in charge of Hell as the new Lucifer. He finds its even worse than he thought - he has to attend endless planning meetings to rebuild Hell after it was pretty much destroyed in the last book. It takes him almost exactly half the book before he's back to where he wants to be, which is Los Angeles (which strangely enough doesn't seem that different from Hell). The rest of the book finding him doing his speciality, which is blundering into b...

Brainycat's 5 "B"s:boobs: 1blood: 4bombs: 3bondage: 0blasphemy: 4It's been a long time since I read #3 in the series. Unlike some of the other reviewers, I didn't feel like it did a good job of recapping the supporting cast, and I felt lost through a lot of the book. Perhaps related, I had difficulty getting a clean translation from amazon's file (I didn't check the format) to epub.Stark hasn't changed much; this story picks up two or three months after #3 ends. And that's one of the reasons I l...

When I have to boil things down to their primary components, I generally have to say whether I had a really good time.While reading this, I had a really great time.Everything else is just extra-spicy gravy with bacon, a huge dollop of hellish bureaucracy (because, you know, that IS what hell is all about,) an unhealthy serving of killing, mayhem, and enough sweet snark to fill a mansion of Tony Snarks, and EVEN a suit of Iron Meany to go along with the bubbly humor.And you've got yourself a tale...

Closer to 2.5 stars than 3. Least favorite of the series so far. Enthusiasm for sandman slim waning.

4 StarsI am giving this book 4 stars even though I really enjoy Sandman Slim at the 5 star level. This book by its very nature of taking place after Aloha from Hell(book 3) which ended many of the main story lines is at a disadvantage. It does bring to conclusion the few remaining open ends and really brings Sandman Slim back to his center but offers up little extra.This is a fun read that takes place first in Hell and then back on the streets of LA. Without spoilers James Stark spends much of t...

2.5* My friend has advised me this is his favourite series of all time. I just cant get into since book 1. Stark has returned to LA but I feel like hes attempting to be cool rather than just being cool. Something about Stark annoys me. The action is cool but I feel like the characters journey is just repetetive. Will give it one more book.

ok, although I still enjoyed the adventures of Stark, there was a lot of jumping the shark going on.....not a good sign

I'm assuming you've read up to the third book. If you haven't, turn back now. Spoilers ahead!And here I am again, entirely unsure of how I feel about this book because I'm really not sure what the hell is even going on anymore in a not-so-awesome way. Let me first just say that I'm still enjoying the hell out of this series - the things I don't like about this book are not enough to make me quit Sandman Slim or give up hope on Richard Kadrey - but this series, I think, is in a period where I thi...

Actual rating: 4.586 stars. More or less.➽ Question : How can you not fall head over pincers for a guy who says stuff like: “I am bacon, hear me roar.” And also stuff like: “So what’s this all about? You and your crew want a raise? How about two weeks’ vacation while I pull out your intestines with an oyster fork?” ➽ Answer : you bloody shrimping cannot. I mean, seriously. My boyfriend Jimmy Stark is so devilishly (view spoiler)[ there's a pun here, just so you know. You are quite w...

Whew, I'm exhausted. Following Sandman Slim, aka James Stark, aka Lucifer around Hell and LA (oddly interchangeable here) can wear you down. That's a good thing. Another amazing adventure with incredible imagery and wholly remarkable characters. If you're looking for something gritty, violent, and at the same time have a blast with great one-liners and dashes of humor, look no further than this series by Richard Kadrey. Just buckle up and enjoy the ride!!!

The first three entries in this series -- Sandman Slim, Kill the Dead. and Aloha From Hell -- were terrific fun. Richard Kadrey juiced the urban fantasy genre with plenty of dark humor and blasphemous wit. His energy and invention flag, unfortunately, with the fourth novel, Devil Said Bang. Considering that the previous tale ended with Lucifer returning to heaven and the hero stuck with the task of running hell, Kadrey may have painted himself into a creative corner. This starts promisingly enou...