"Your balls are indeed wise"

I'm currently running through giving each book the same generic review (which I've pasted below). This novella gets its own review, however, because it is memorable. It is a very interesting story of Sandman Slim's first days as the ruler of Hell. I didn't really like how it ended, in part because it felt like the author was writing a convenient ending so he wouldn't have to account for this story in the future, and that convenient ending required his main character to be a bit stupid and weak....

I originally rated this story 4.5 stars. Shame on nefarious little me and stuff.Bloody shrimping hell, I'm so glad I ditched Taste of Marrow of the Emotional Saps to read this. Best Decision Ever (BDE™).Why?✔ Because this world. Dark + gritty + violent + full of evil bastards = just beautiful.✔ Because this writing. Because those dialogues. Straight to the gut + hilarious + sarcastic + irreverent = simply marvelous.✔ Because this plot. Fast paced + tons of gory action + wondrous twists + Hell (a...

This is a pretty smart devil-in-the-basement story featuring an actual Devil facing a Devil in a basement story.Yeah, I'm laughing at that twist... all the way down to hell.:)

*** 3 stars ***

Pardon me while I geek the fuck out... *flails around like the T-1000 in an industrial-sized smelting pot* Fuck yeah! This! This is why I love the Sandman Slim series. Yes, the third book did not live up to my expectations, but this one went back to what made the series fun to begin with. Action for days. Twists around every corner. Vulgar, sarcastic dialogue and narration. And I'm actually excited for the next book, which I wasn't after finishing Aloha From Hell. To top it all off, I realized w...

I got this story free for Kindle. This is a story that takes place between books 3 and 4 of the Sandman Slim series. It was an interesting addition to the series and full of the all that bad-assness that is Sandman Slim.Sandman Slim is trying to adjust to life as Lucifer and searching for a way back home. Then he is informed by his minions that he has to travel through the circles of Hell to confront a particularly naughty Hellion.This was a very short read (took maybe half an hour to read) but

Love it. Short, but ever so sweet. The Sandman Slim series is urban fantasy with a hard, bloody edge and a tough as nails anti-hero who's as sharp tongued, sarcastic and vulgar as they come. Reading these, I'm always reminded of the film Constantine, which was based on the popular Hellblazer series of graphic novels.

4.5 StarsDevil in the Dollhouse is a novella that takes place between books three and book four in the Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey. I love this series and cannot get enough of Sandman Slim. I am not sure how I missed this fun little ride down a road in hell.This novel tells a short adventure about James Stark also known as Sandman Slim, and now known as Lucifer or Satan, or The Devil, or The Lord of Lies, or….I think you get the point. This novella covers one of James first missions si...

I do not know why I am so enthralled by Sandman Slim, but I am. This novella gives a great sneak peek into Hell and to get a feel for the games that are being played down there. Stark is still the same no nonsense- straight to the point MF I have grown to love. He is surrounded by hellions that are just as flawed and spineless as the humans and on a journey to get some answers. The way Kadrey ends the story syncs perfectly for the 4th book, because a novella should not be essential to the storyl...

I enjoy everything i have ever read by richard kadrey. The only. Disappointment being its length. I enjoy everything I have ever read by Richard kadrey. The only disappointment being its length.Otherwise excellent as usual.

I've recently been re-reading the Sandman slim books, and because I'm doing them as audiobooks this time, I discovered this story that I'd previously missed.Writing a novella that comes between books is a tricky thing. (I'm speaking as a reader here, who understands things from the perspective of a writer.) You want the events to be important, but you can't make them so relevant to the central plot that people who don't read them are lost.This story walked that line very nicely. It was pleasantl...

”There are just as many assholes in Heaven as there are in Hell. The only difference is the ones in Hell aren’t slick enough to hide it. Therefore Hell is a kingdom of assholes, and thus the Devil is the king of the assholes.”It is not unusual for James Stark, A.K.A. Sandman Slim, to find himself holding the flaming, shit filled bag left on the doorstep of his life, but when Lucifer absconds from hell and leaves him in charge of his hellion creatures, that has got to be the worst left holding th...

It was a great little short that I enjoyed a lot.It's the first time I've listened to a Sandman Slim book as I've read the previous novels before 5. I think the narrator captured the characters quite well and helped bring the story alive.

"There are just as many assholes in Heaven as there are in Hell. The only difference is the ones in Hell aren't slick enough to hide it." This short story is just like a shot of Aqua Regia. (Those of you who had read at least one book in this series would know.) It burns and gives you a mammoth kick. Moreover, the author cares a lot about explaining the Hell. Take a look at this - "Night and day are kind of abstract concepts out here in the hinterlands. Hell exists in a kind of perpetual brui

I liked it, but not really one you need to read for the series and I don't think its one that will make you want to read more about Sandman Slim.

Want to prove your Lucifer? You just have to destroy a Dollhouse.It's a fun little adventure that shows a bit of how Hell is doing now that Stark is in charge. All with a surprising twist at the end.3 stars out of 5.

Devil in the Dollhouse is a short story from the Sandman Slim series written by Richard Kadrey, which is a short story that deals with James Stark's first few interactions in Hell as the new Lucifer. He is trying to play all factions against the middle so that no one remembers that he is not a fallen angel like the rest of them, but a nephilim. It takes place shortly after Aloha from Hell in the Sandman Slim series and it is best read after the third book.Devil in the Dollhouse has James Stark,

So far, the Sandman Slim books have been non-stop, rollicking fun. Our (anti)hero, Stark, just wants to be left alone and he'll kill anything that gets in the way of that, which keeps him picking up strays to care for and responsibilities to maintain at a disturbing rate. As of this short story, listed as volume "3.5" in the books, he's taken over the title of Lucifer and trying to keep hell from boiling over into rebellions that could affect the mortal world. After all, the mortal world is wher...

Brainycat's 5 "B"s:blood: 5boobs: 0bombs: 3bondage: 0 blasphemy: 5Bechdel Test: FAILDeggan's Rule: FAILGay Bechdel Test: FAIL Please note: I don't review to provide synopses, I review to share a purely visceral reaction to books and perhaps answer some of the questions I ask when I'm contemplating investing time and money into a book. This is a short story tucked into the Sandman Slim series. I read it out of order (I'd already finished Kill City Blues) but that didn't change my enjoyment of t...