Paper-Thin Disguise: Played With. Every costume The Great Detective dons seems to be convincing to the humans he interacts with, but Snuff immediately sees through all of them because he still smells like himself. These pen drawings add a layer of oddness to the unfolding storyline. They're so unusual they're good. And I very much wanted to buy some pencils and colour them in! I did see many details this time which I did not notice in the first reading. In fact everything was much clearer this second time round and I could relate all the little incidents together. I really enjoyed spending time again with Snuff and the rest, and I laughed just as much this time at the last sentence as I did the first time round.

The banter is almost as awesome as the structure and simplicity of the storytelling. I think half of the book is quotable, but to truly experience it, I would recommend you to get several friends together and read it, preferably some time in October:):):) You will enjoy the way the characters gather their needed materials, which are supposed to be acquired in some very specific ways and times... Zelazny exhibits a particular talent in knowing when less is more and makes our imaginations work overtime with the hints he gives here and there. I am not sure I can find a weakness in the whole thing at all, and I am not even going to look for it. I just enjoyed it and the way it made me always look for the second meaning of every word and hint, making my brain feel full of champagne bubbles and kept me slightly buzzed throughout! Evgeny, you recruited me into the Legions of RZ's fans! Thank you once again! Capital Letters Are Magic: Snuff describes the vicar ranting about "Creatures of the Night and Unholy Practices and Living Blasphemies and Things Like That". Self-Defeating Prophecy: Defied. Larry realizes that telling others about things he's anticipating may cause them to change their own actions, so he only reveals what his intuition tells him when he intends to do that, keeping silent if he'd rather rely upon his intuitive foresight.We summarized the book, one day at a time, discussing the characters, their names & more about the book in the Roger Zelazny group in the spoiler topic. A brisk morning. After I made my rounds I went outside. I could discover nothing untoward, so I set off in the direction of the Good Doctor’s place. As I was trotting along the road, however, I heard a familiar voice from a small grove to my right: I have zero complaints about this book, but I do have some complaints about the description, which I think gives far too much away. Part of what is so amazing about this book is the way that the mystery unfolds as the story progresses. As the reader/listener, you start out in the dark, and slowly learn about "the game," who is involved, and how everything works. Mentre stavo lì, perplesso, un grosso pipistrello - molto più grande di Needle - è arrivato in picchiata da nord, passando dietro un grande albero. Ma non è spuntato dall'altro lato. Invece ho sentito un passo leggerissimo, e un uomo vestito di scuro con un mantello nero è uscito da dietro l'albero. Bat Out of Hell: Averted with Needle, who's quite friendly, is not a blood-drinker, and is on the Closers' side.

Evil Versus Evil: When the Things escape, the Thing In The Wardrobe winds up brawling with the Thing In The Steamer Trunk. Larry Talbot has gained a measure of control over his condition, and can transform into a wolf at will at any time of month (although he still has to endure an uncontrolled transformation at full moon).I actually put off this book for years, even with friends telling me I would truly love it. Now that I’ve finally read it, I have two major regrets. One, that I didn’t read it earlier, and two, that no sequel was ever written regarding the next Great Game, which Wikipedia states occurred on October 31, 1925. The fact that we are all still here implies that the openers lost out in that one, but I would still have loved to see what happened on that occurrence of the “Great Game.” Since I can’t read about that, however, I’ll just have to make a point of re-reading A Night in the Lonesome October again soon, and not wait decades to do so. Reply New rating: 5 stars. Does that mean there might be hope for me yet? Oh dear. We are all doomed, methinks.

Oct2011: I made up a set of notes this year from discussions over the past couple of years in the Roger Zelazny group here: I think one has to read the book to understand what the story is all about. And many reviewers mentioned that it takes half the novel read to get the idea of the story. I would like to correct it, it took me more than two third of the book to understand what is happening. Story is written from watchdog's point of view. In a certain area of London, during Halloween of 1880's, a group of people (with special powers) gathered to perform a particular ceremony. They call it the Game. Each player has their own companion (animals) who help them during the Game. Players are divided into two groups, the Openers and the Closers. This year's Game became dangerous because of the death of players from both the sides. Snuff, watchdog, and Gray, cat, venture their own adventures during Game to find out truth behind various strange events. You will find all type of characters in story, a magician, a witch, a vampire, a warewolf, a psychopath, a Frankenstein and many more. Heroic Sacrifice: Larry Talbot wrestles Roberts into the Gateway, but is pulled through himself. Though it's worth noting that, due to his unique condition, Larry is the only one of the players besides possibly the Count who could really survive on the other side, and for that matter might even be able to do some damage. And he's most likely be relieved to end up someplace where it won't be people his moon-mad form is killing.A quel punto il parroco, anziché procedere alla fase successiva, si è voltato e si è avvicinato lentamente alla stoffa su cui era posato il coltello sacrificale, Ho notato che anche This was my first book from this narrator and he does a great job. His different voices are well done, particularly the Things. His dogs sound like you would expect a dog to sound. As do his cat, squirrel, rat, owl, bat, and snake.His humans and those who aren't necessarily human but are humanoid, are also excellent. He understands the nature of the book itself, which is vital to get Zelazny right.