Let me tell you stories of the months of the year, of ghosts and heartbreak, of dread and desire. Start and Run a Real Home-Based Business - Dan Fur.From the author American Gods, now a major TV series for Amazon Prime Video, Fragile Things shows one of the world’s most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.The Penny Pinchers Club - Sarah Strohmeyer.Giveaway - The Castaways - Elin Hildebrand - audio.Do the Web Write - Dan Furman - Review and Giveaway.Giveaway - Close Encounters of The Third Grade Kin.The Book of Unholy Mischief - Elle Newmark.

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It's not too late to join this challenge - visit The Savvy Reader for details.Īnyone else participating or have some good short story recommendations they want to share? I could not wait to see where Gaiman's imagination would take me next. His endings are unpredictable and sometimes downright enigmatic.

In the space of a few pages, he kept me on my toes, unable to see what was coming. What happened before and after these pages? Who is the nameless author? Who found them?Īnd I think that's the genius of Gaiman. 'Pages From a Journal Found in a Shoebox Left in a Greyhound Bus Somewhere Between Tulsa, Oklahoma and Louisville, Kentucky' An author penning what he hopes will be a masterpiece while madness surrounds him. 'Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire' This was a fascinating story within a story. In many, the titles were to be savoured before beginning to read. In 'October in the Chair', we find the months of the year sitting around a campfire trying to outdo each other in storytelling. The stories are quirky, disturbing, dark, odd and humorous -utterly original and downright addicting. What an absolutely delicious books of treats Fragile Things was. In the introduction I found it interesting that the stories have 'life' - that they are the ones directing the writing, refusing to take form until they are told the 'right way'. With all the publicity surrounding the release of Coraline the movie, I thought Gaiman would be a great choice. I chose to read Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman for Harper Collins Canada's Summer Reading Challenge.Īlthough to be honest, it feels like summer hasn't even begun in my part of the country.

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