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Nov 05, 2010
Slayermel
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I’m a pretty big fan of Neil Gaiman's writing, but I’m not a huge fan of the short story format. I like a good story that goes on for a while which is why I couldn’t give the book a higher rating than a 3. The stories themselves where interesting and my favourite by far was the very last one called “The Monarch of the Glen” which funny enough was also the longest by approximately 54 pages. I just find that by the time I’m really interested the stories are over and I’m left wanting more. So in a
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That last story made me add one more star. Neil Gaiman, where do you get all these strange ideas? More thoughts coming up in a while.
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“There are so many fragile things, after all. People break so easily, and so do dreams and hearts.” – Neil Gaiman
Sigh. Isn’t that a lovely quote?
Fragile Things: Short Fiction and Wonders is my second Neil Gaiman — Coraline was the first — and I must say that I am fast becoming a fan of this literary geniu ...more
***REVIEW UPDATE***
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“There are so many fragile things, after all. People break so easily, and so do dreams and hearts.” – Neil Gaiman
Sigh. Isn’t that a lovely quote?
Fragile Things: Short Fiction and Wonders is my second Neil Gaiman — Coraline was the first — and I must say that I am fast becoming a fan of this literary geniu ...more
Jun 25, 2009
Lindsay
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A beautiful collection of short stories. I can imagine that bits and pieces of these will float back into my mind in the future, leaving me wondering 'Where did that come from?'. Lovely!
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A collection of short stories, some are brilliant, some are not. The only thing that prevents me from giving it four stars is that Gaiman wrote rather lame poetries. But all and all, it's an enjoyable read.
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Dec 29, 2008
Angela Randall
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May 02, 2010
Kathy
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Apr 25, 2012
Kristina
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