the getaway god a sandman slim novel richard kadrey

These opening chapters have Stark speaking about this being the Apocalypse that is occurring all around them, but there appears to be no reference to how and when this begun. An example of this is the lead-in for the end of the world, which is taking place from page one, line one. One second you are reading how Stark is interacting with someone and then the flow and feel of the scene changes without any perceived transition. It read like small pieces of the plot and dialogue where missing or maybe the small nuances and linkages that make a novel feel complete where just not there. Honestly, I found the book to have a rushed and unpolished feel to it. Normally, I would devour a new Sandman book as soon as I get my hands on it, but this time I actually had to come back to it over many days, it just wasn’t that engaging. I'm a big fan of the Sandman Slim series, it's been one of my favourite reads for a while now, but I was very disappointed in The Getaway God. Unfortunately for me this single line is the high point of the book. You won't find God in a bottle.' 'I already found God,' I say.

The best line in the book happens within the first couple of chapters and is pretty much the mantra for Stark’s up beat and positive personality… The Shorin says, 'Drink all you want, dummy. One problem, all of Stark’s favourite stuff is there, his DVD's, his guns and his girlfriend, and as they say possession is nine-tenths of the Law. The Old Gods are at the door and they want the squatters out. Rivers of blood, Armageddon and a resurrected enemy Stark personally made sure was dead.

The getaway god a sandman slim novel richard kadrey