This was my second anthology by Neil Gaiman, and at first I had to check that this wasn’t the same as the first one. There are four stories toward the beginning that are also in M is for Magic (“Chivalry,” “The Price,” “Troll Bridge,” and “Don’t Ask Jack”) , so if you would like my opinion on those you can go here. The first thing that surprised me was that the introductions for the stories were all in the beginning, instead of before each […]
A book so sweet you’ll get cavities
This is a very sweet book about acceptance and friendship. Twig Fowler is a 12-year-old girl living in Sidwell, Massachusetts who doesn’t have any friends. That is not by choice, but her mother insists that they not visit other people, because then a reciprocal visit would be expected, and no one is to come to their house. Because they have a secret. The secret is Twig’s brother, James, who no one else knows exists. He is a secret because he has been hit with the […]
This girl got all the gifts! Thanks Loubear!
Thank you, Loubear, for my lovely gifts! (And thank you scootsa1000 for being a helpful mom! Your review made me want to read The Girl With All the Gifts!) My library doesn’t have The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, so the only way to read it was to get it. And the bookplates are adorable, so maybe I can safely lend out some books and know they’ll come back home! Can’t wait to see you in Cannonball Read 9!
No time to read the book? Well then this is the review for you!
So, I know this book was long. I was one of the people who voted for it, so I was going to read the whole thing, darn it! And I’m glad I did. It was ridiculously long, but also really good. And I feel like I accomplished something when I finished. As I read, I realized that things were going to get complicated, and I didn’t want to lose track of what was going on. So I started writing my review chapter by chapter. I […]
Is it just me, or it the title never mentioned in the book?
Some rolling thoughts as I went through the book: I have no idea what’s going on. Jessica is a bitch. Was Richard cheating on her? I think he mentions underwear belonging to someone else… but he doesn’t seem the type…or was this a figment of my imagination… Richard does not deserve that phone. It makes him appear way cooler than he is. “Richard was not an enthusiastic holder of pigeons, even at the best of times.” I like how they used the special effect for […]
My twelve-year-old self might have loved this book, but we’ll never know
The problem with reading beloved children’s classics as an adult, especially having not read them as a child, is that you tend to find the outdated bits. Not outdated in the form of technology, which is also apparent, but in character development. The children seem to do what they are told without questioning here. Today’s literative children are a lot more inquisitive, and also less trusting. And the female characters are stronger and more developed. Fantasy and children’s literature have both evolved since this was […]
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