Backup
by Jim Butcher
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Author: Jim ButcherIllustrator: Mike Mignola
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-31
ISBN: 1596061820
Number of pages: 72
Publisher: Subterranean
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Book Review: Should be a little longer
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a good story and I enjoyed seeing events through Thomas's eyes. But it's very short. I assume the high cover price is because of the illustrations, but there really aren't enough of those to justify it.
I don't usually complain about cost, so I won't now. I knew it was a novelette going in and if price mattered I'd have waited for used. I'm sure it bothered many others, though.
My problem is that the story seemed truncated to keep it shorter than it naturally would have been. It could have used another couple of chapters, I think, to make it a complete and fully realized narrative.
I give it three stars because, as usual, Butcher has created a compelling story and also given us a perspective many of us are thrilled to see.
But I can't go higher than that because the story needed more and that's a shame.
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