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Ville posted a review at 2009-11-22 23:31:06.
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Awesome. Each story puts a smile to your face and you never want to stop reading.
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Joao posted a review at 2009-10-01 14:39:29.
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Nicely written and evolving stories.
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Jess posted a review at 2009-09-24 17:00:09.
(Language: English)
I can do a better review after I'm done.
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Linda posted a review at 2009-09-11 18:09:25.
(Language: English)
I have only discovered Gaiman recently, definitely because of the Author, Author group. I read Coraline and The Graveyard Book both of which I loved, and I am now working my way through his back catalog. Fragile Things is a collection of short stories and poems. I am not a huge fan of the short story, because I always find I want more than I get and often resent the ending to the story as I have just begun to get into the rhythm of the story. This collection was a very mixed bag, so I really liked several of the tales and others were just okay. Because the two previous books I read were children’s books I was a little surprised by the language and some of the sex scenes, but it’s just because I wasn’t expecting it. I would have to say my favorite story was October in the Chair, where the months of the year have a sort of board meeting, and one month gets to tell a story. I would have loved to hear each month’s story. I also really liked The Monarch of the Glen which featured an enigmatic character named Shadow; I’d really like to read something more substantial featuring this character. The few poems were lovely and because I listened to this on audio there is always the added bonus of Neil Gaiman’s beautiful voice. Overall this was an interesting if not great collection of horror/fantasy/sci-fi tales. And now I will be moving onto Anansai Boys.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-09-08 23:23:10.
(Language: English)
A very enjoyable read. A must for all Gaiman fans. I especially enjoyed catching up with my old friend Shadow (from American Gods).
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Lauralynn posted a review at 2009-08-26 16:43:07.
(Language: English)
Excelent, a must have!
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Hamish posted a review at 2009-08-14 19:26:29.
(Language: English)
There were some very good parts, and some real clunkers. He had some good ideas in there and ran with them the wrong way. Still, it was never actually boring, and even bad Gaiman is better than most other fantasy writers. Still, I approach each of his new books with less excitement.
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Istiaque posted a review at 2009-08-04 12:08:06.
(Language: English)
Rated the book "It was amazing" simply because of the very last short story "The Monarch of the Glen" featuring the return of Shadow, one of my all-time favourite creations of Neil Gaiman. There were a couple of good short stories here and there but that last one definitely takes the cake.
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Simon posted a review at 2009-08-01 14:28:44.
(Language: English)
Some really good stuff here - I'm always interested in Neil Gaiman's output, and this is a great collection of some of his short stories. I wasn't really to into the poems, but some of the stories here are really excellent, and there's quite a mix so probably something for everyone.
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Dan posted a review at 2009-07-20 18:43:28.
(Language: English)
Although some of the stories in this collection were too artsy and abstract for my taste (maybe those were the "wonders"), there were enough solid tales to make the collection worth reading. It was great fun to catch up with Shadow from American Gods again, combined with a clever twist on one of Gaiman's screenplays. And any collection that includes 2 works written for Tori Amos is a "must have" to me.
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