Destination Anywhere – Paris R2 #12

Another freezing day in paradise. The plan was to go out for a walk, but it was a bit too cold for my taste. Stayed inside and finished Butcher Bird, the latest romp from Richard Kadrey. The book is a great read, no wonder William Gibson raved about it on that fantastic cover. Butcher Bird is a fun, neatly plotted, extremely entertaining piece of supernatural fiction, much to the tune of Joss Whedon, though it’s not as deep as his stuff. I mean it, I know it’s high praise, but this apocalyptic treat feels like the best (season four) that Angel had to offer us. I would’ve loved it had the author fleshed out the characters a bit more, maybe given each some backstory, but it works like this too. You can download it for free from the publisher – Night Shade Books, I recommend it. I tried to get into Light Music, but just couldn’t get past the first third so I sold it back to Book-Off. Also gave up on Straight Man when I realized I was in the mood for something else, but I’ll probably try again at home. Now starting Living Shadows.