Helpful Score: 2
I just wasn't impressed with the majority of the stories in this book. Some of the poetry was nice, but that was about it. It was a quick read but nothing in it was really that memorable, for me anyways.
Ginger L. (SnarkyHarpy) reviewed Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders on + 54 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
One day, I came across this book and decided to check it out. I'd heard of Gaiman, but never read anything by him (Anyone with a monstrous list of "to read" books will understand). Anyway, I'm really glad I checked out this book, because he became one of my favorite authors. I'd recommend it to anyone who is interested in fantasy/mythology, odd things, and/or great writing.
1) An introduction
2) A Study in Emerald
3) The Fairy Reel (poem)
4) October in the Chair
5) The Hidden Chamber
6) Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire
7) The Flints of Memory Lane
8) Closing Time
9) Going Wodwo (poem)
10) Bitter Grounds
11) Other People
12) Keepsakes and Treasures
13) Good Boys Deserve Favors
14) The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch
15) Strange Little Girls
16) Harlequin Valentine
17) Locks
18) The Problem of Susan
19) Instructions
20) How Do You Think It Feels?
21) My Life
22) Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot
23) Feeders and Eaters
24) Diseasemaker's Croup
25) In the End
26) Goliath
27) Pages from a Journal Found in a Shoebox Left in a Greyhound Bus Somewhere Between Tulsa, Oklahoma and Louisville, Kentucky
28) How to Talk to Girls at Parties
29) The Day the Saucers Came
30) Sunbird
31) Inventing Aladdin
32) The Monarch of the Glen
1) An introduction
2) A Study in Emerald
3) The Fairy Reel (poem)
4) October in the Chair
5) The Hidden Chamber
6) Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire
7) The Flints of Memory Lane
8) Closing Time
9) Going Wodwo (poem)
10) Bitter Grounds
11) Other People
12) Keepsakes and Treasures
13) Good Boys Deserve Favors
14) The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch
15) Strange Little Girls
16) Harlequin Valentine
17) Locks
18) The Problem of Susan
19) Instructions
20) How Do You Think It Feels?
21) My Life
22) Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot
23) Feeders and Eaters
24) Diseasemaker's Croup
25) In the End
26) Goliath
27) Pages from a Journal Found in a Shoebox Left in a Greyhound Bus Somewhere Between Tulsa, Oklahoma and Louisville, Kentucky
28) How to Talk to Girls at Parties
29) The Day the Saucers Came
30) Sunbird
31) Inventing Aladdin
32) The Monarch of the Glen
R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders on + 1452 more book reviews
While I enjoy most anything written by this talented author i have mixed feelings about this collection. I do so like short story collections but several of these tales left me frowning and wondering why I even read them. In short, they were too dark for me and a bit beyond what I like to read.
There is a Huga Award winning short story featuing Sherlock Holmes that I quite enjoyed complete with a royal murder that leads Holmes off into an intriguing investigation. A Locus Award winning short story where a group of individuals seek a dish they have never tasted with a unique ending that made me smile. "Feeders and Eaters" was entertaining. And, I quite liked "October in the Chair" and "The Facts in the Case of the Disparture of Miss Finch."
Suffice it to say if you enjoy this author's talent and imagination you will find something you like in this collection. Gaiman has a most fertile brain that keeps the stories and books coming again and again.
There is a Huga Award winning short story featuing Sherlock Holmes that I quite enjoyed complete with a royal murder that leads Holmes off into an intriguing investigation. A Locus Award winning short story where a group of individuals seek a dish they have never tasted with a unique ending that made me smile. "Feeders and Eaters" was entertaining. And, I quite liked "October in the Chair" and "The Facts in the Case of the Disparture of Miss Finch."
Suffice it to say if you enjoy this author's talent and imagination you will find something you like in this collection. Gaiman has a most fertile brain that keeps the stories and books coming again and again.
Starts out pretty slow, but picks up steam 1/3 of the way through. Great stories.
short words and long words all good words and an American Gods story
