Fragile Things

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Stories, Neil Gaiman informs in the introduction, are fragile things made up of 26 letters (more if you want to use phonetic symbols), ink and paper. I also remembered “The Problem of Susan” from my first reading all those years ago, and I was happy to revisit it. If, unlike me, however, you crave the shorter fiction, this is a curated smorgasboard of delectable items. I'm not a horror fan, but so many of his short stories seem to delight in twists, and I'm not just referring to the surprise ending.

Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves of the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire" (3 stars)- I still have absolutely no idea what in the world was going on. The book also included, at the very last part, a novella published two years after American Gods came out, entitled Monarch of the Glen. Sometimes the cake won't rise, no matter what you do, and every now and again the cake tastes better than you ever could have dreamed it would. A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night, taking one of the spectators along with it .More recently, although I was happily buried in a pile of Christmas reading, I purchased his second collection of short fictions, Fragile Things, to revisit this infectious voice and break away from heavier reading into his eerie landscapes. I have loved everything else that I have read of Neil Gaiman's though I did only find Good Omens to be okay/good and have no intention of re-reading it. You think you know all there is to know about her immediately upon meeting her, but everything you think you know is wrong. So in terms of entertainment value (and the ability to keep things fresh and interesting across pieces) this scores very highly.

I like his ability to effortlessly maneuver his readers right into the position we need to be in for maximum effect, and when we get there, he flips everything, so we're left wondering just what happened and how we got where we are when obviously we were just on our way to somewhere else. All of the signature excellence with which Gaiman has rightly built his widespread fan-base is present to prove that he is equally wonderful with his short game as he is in novel form and to tell stories which will send shivers down the spines of readers of all ages. The inner story was enjoyable, but the outer felt unfinished, although I enjoyed the personification of the months.I liked some elements of it, for instance the technical aspect of the writing and the hint that the woman being interviewed was Susan.

He shows how that pure, innocent period of growth is essential before they reach the pornography and violence that befalls adulthood. Gaiman stated that the books we read in our childhood always reside in our hearts and help shape who we are, and also enjoying fiction at a young age helps ensure we continue to pursue literature throughout our lives. Por lo que entendí, este relato son fundamentalmente pequeñitas historias acerca de vampiros y otras criaturas. But I do want to say that one thing I love about almost the entire collection is the interpretability of the stories.Harlequin Valentine' was one of the few I rather enjoyed, an unexpected metamorphosis coming to a stalking puppet. On the other hand, something like “Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire” frustrates me, because I feel like I’m almost-but-not-quite getting it. October in the Chair has been in 2 other collections so it’s a good thing that is one of my favorite stories.