tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post4948242013991003800..comments2023-11-03T04:41:32.335-06:00Comments on A Reader's Journal: Fragile Things: Short Fictions and WondersBookloggedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-59993498367614541092009-06-11T22:44:22.846-06:002009-06-11T22:44:22.846-06:00That is too bad. I am sorry that you did not enjo...That is too bad. I am sorry that you did not enjoy him.J.L. Dangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780762437304912390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-36512993464942228652009-06-10T15:28:45.081-06:002009-06-10T15:28:45.081-06:00I haven't read much by Gaiman, only one book, ...I haven't read much by Gaiman, only one book, but I am interested in reading other things by him. My kids loved Coraline, and I am pretty excited to read the Graveyard Book. Sorry that none of these stories excited you that much.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-13758877953231369142009-06-09T11:41:37.290-06:002009-06-09T11:41:37.290-06:00Neil Gaiman is hit or miss, for me. I'm sorry...Neil Gaiman is hit or miss, for me. I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the stories. In fact, I think I love his voice more than his writing!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-2679223755008373162009-06-09T03:15:55.509-06:002009-06-09T03:15:55.509-06:00While I am not a huge fan of short story collectio...While I am not a huge fan of short story collections, I still want to read this one. Annoyingly, it is one of the few by him that the library doesn't have! I don't know if I really want to own it, so I guess I am not sure what I am going to do about reading it.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-37408095194842060832009-06-09T00:43:08.744-06:002009-06-09T00:43:08.744-06:00I really wished I'd read rather than listened ...I really wished I'd read rather than listened to this one-- I needed to skim some of the stories and decide if I wanted to come back and read them through.<br /><br />I think there were some I really liked, although I don't remember at this point. Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-92032938341748477502009-06-08T21:58:20.862-06:002009-06-08T21:58:20.862-06:00This one was hit-or-miss for me as well. I think ...This one was hit-or-miss for me as well. I think that it was a collection of stories written for all different purposes so I wonder if some of them worked better in their original published settings (and not all side-by-side with other Gaiman stories).Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-83007388936693666022009-06-08T20:49:43.328-06:002009-06-08T20:49:43.328-06:00Sorry that you didn't enjoy this one. I liked...Sorry that you didn't enjoy this one. I liked it quite a bit (though there were a few stories I didn't care for). "A Study in Emerald" is my personal favorite -- nice blend of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and H.P. Lovecraft.<br /><br />I hope your next read is more engaging and enjoyable!Ruth Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863703037623512619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-62411810935575507722009-06-08T20:49:00.957-06:002009-06-08T20:49:00.957-06:00I agree there were some stories I didn't care ...I agree there were some stories I didn't care for, but others I really liked. I do think audio really accentuates things which probably didn't help with this book.Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22500980.post-84555663462708262932009-06-08T18:06:29.211-06:002009-06-08T18:06:29.211-06:00It is interesting to hear what writers have to say...It is interesting to hear what writers have to say about the craft of writing (or is it an <i>art</i>?). I have just gotten a copy of <i>On Writing</i> by Stephen King, which I can't wait to delve into (but I must, because I'm in the middle of a book and then set to read another before I get to King). Although maybe I could read fiction and a book about writing simultaneously.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.com