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rancidslopshop's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
susanhowson's review against another edition
1.0
The story of someone descending into madness and that someone is moi.
brettm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was a foundational text for urban fantasy.
jflux's review against another edition
3.0
This gets an extra star for how very San Francisco it is, and for its celebration of the history of supernatural lit. I found myself regularly noting mentioned stories that I haven't yet read. Some elements did not age well, such as way too much lusting after teenage girls. Also, some of the occult stuff was way too mathematical for me.
bmartino's review against another edition
1.0
I forced myself to finish skimming this. It's safe to say after reading 3 Lieber books that I just do not care for his style. AT ALL. Words cannot say how much I hated this.
stevegoble's review against another edition
4.0
I just gave this a re-read for Halloween. Moody, weird stuff. Name-drops H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Bach, Carl Jung — hell, Fritz even name-drops his own fiction. Set in San Francisco and featuring a former alcoholic who writes weird stories, it manages to turn the world of steel girders and paved surfaces into a genuinely haunted place.
mistress_of_the_weird's review against another edition
1.0
DNF too much sexism and not in an "on purpose to make you hate a character" way.