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Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
This definitive collection of Neil Gaiman's short fiction will haunt your imagination and move you to the very depths of your soul.An elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat. A stray cat fights and refights a terrible nightly battle to protect his unwary adoptive family from unimaginable evil. A young couple receives a wedding gift that reveals a chilling alternative history of their marriage. These tales and much more await in this extraordinary book, revealing one of our most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.
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SpeculativeFemale
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
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#AutumnPlease Day 3
A really great collection and some #Candleflame
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty 🖤🕯️ 13mo
Eggs Brilliant 🕯️🖤🔥 13mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
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#Smoke 🌫️🖤💛🤍 #BookBinge 📚❤️📚

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 📚💨 1y
Eggs Brilliant 💨🕯️🩶 1y
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jackilynn
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
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Sharing a hotel room with my mom and she snores like a freight train. I guess it is time for me to put my earbuds in and let the claming voice of Neil Gaiman tell me a bedtime story.

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wideeyedreader
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Pickpick

Finished my April #doublespin just in time for next month‘s drawing tomorrow! I‘m a huge Gaiman fan, so while I didn‘t like all of these short stories and poems, I‘m glad I read them. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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BekaReid
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
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Excited to receive a signed copy of Smoke and Mirrors today from The Golden Notebook today! #bookmail

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CoveredInRust
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
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I would listen to Neil Gaiman read a new york city phone book. Including the ads. I swear he'd make it interesting.

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CoveredInRust
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
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I hate short stories.

But when it's Neil Gaiman, I make an exception.

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nikekay
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman

I saw her chewing gum, when I was thirteen, and I fell for her like a suicide from a bridge.

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SconsinBookyBadger
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
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Late evening celebration of 🖤 World 🦇 Goth 🖤Day 🦇 with my comfort author.

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wisherwishinguponastar
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Mehso-so

I almost always love Neil Gaiman, but I found myself feeling much more “meh” on these short stories. I find myself being drawn out of a tale when I have to constantly remind myself that the rest of the world might be as obsessed with sex as these characters are when I am not. Once or twice I can deal with this interruption, but when the second part of your book is filled with unasked for smut... I tend to lose interest. #bookjournal

Megabooks Totally agree re: sex. I just don‘t understand books that obsess around it. 4y
wisherwishinguponastar @Megabooks I did some research into the book and learned that a couple stories were written for Penthouse or an erotica collection, but this was sold to me as a fantasy collection with some focus on self reflection. Not what I was expecting. BUT there was a great short story about an angelic murder mystery! 4y
The_Penniless_Author Yes! Murder Mysteries is definitely the best story from this collection (honestly, it's the only one I remember after having read this so many years ago). 4y
wisherwishinguponastar @The_Penniless_Author His religious stuff can be really good. I kind of want to relisten to it now that I have heard Gwendolyn Christie is going to be Lucifer in the Sandman film. 4y
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AshleyHoss820
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Pickpick

I will *never* not read a Gaiman book. This isn‘t my favorite collection, but I still enjoyed it. Chivalry, The Price, Troll Bridge, The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch, and Snow, Glass, Apples were among my favorites!

Tera66 Love it🖤 4y
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wisherwishinguponastar
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I had way too much fun making this! #bookspin

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Branwen
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
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I had the craziest dream last night! Neil Gaiman was a repair man and came to my apt building to fix a leak in the laundry room. (I feel like this had the potential to turn into a sexytime dream and I'm not sure whether to be relieved or disappointed that it didn't! 😂) So I had him to sign my books. I woke up and was sad that I don't actually own any signed Gaiman books! 🤣 I decided to read some Gaiman today in honor of my wacky dream! 💕📚😁

GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣 I‘m so sorry you‘re not in possession of signed copies. That would be upsetting. 4y
Branwen @GingerAntics Hahaha! Right?! I woke up super happy, thinking about all my signed Gaiman books...before I realized that it was only part of the dream! 🤣😂🤣😂 So sad! 4y
GingerAntics You should tweet him. Maybe he‘d mail you a signed copy of something. 🤣😂🤣 4y
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GingerAntics Since he can‘t do his undercover bookstore signings. 4y
Branwen @GingerAntics OMG. 🤣😂🤣😂 I would just die. That would be SO FREAKING AMAZING! 😍 I guess I should start a Twitter account, since I don't actually have one! 4y
Branwen @GingerAntics It was just such a vivid dream, you know? Like I can vividly remember having a great conversation about Good Omens with him! 🤣😂 4y
GingerAntics Oooooh that is an awesome dream!!! 4y
Branwen @GingerAntics It really was! 😍💕📚 4y
GingerAntics I like how your unconscious mind works!!! 4y
Branwen @GingerAntics I also just realized that I do in fact have a Twitter, I just haven't used it in like 10 years! 🤣😂 4y
GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣 Oh my, then you might need a new one. They did a purge a couple years ago now. I‘d you hadn‘t logged in or tweeted or had some kind of activity (I forget the specifics now) in over a year or something, they were going to release your handle so others who were using twitter could have it. I guess the account might still exist, you‘d just have to pick another handle if someone else chose the one you had before...I think. 🤔 4y
Branwen @GingerAntics So I tried it out and it looks like my username is still okay, but I had to change my password and update everything! 😂 4y
GingerAntics That makes sense, though. I‘m glad it still worked. 4y
Branwen @GingerAntics Yes, thank you so much! Because of you I am slowly but surely becoming Twitter savvy! 🤓😂🤣 I just followed a ton of authors (including Gaiman and Stephen King!) so I'm pretty happy about that! 📚💕 4y
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Demeter2112
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Linsy
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
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Was #audiocoloring, then got distracted by @MidnightBookGirl‘s post about Neil Gaiman‘s “Nicolas Was,” so I had to go read it. You‘re right, that was so creepy! I had to read it a couple of times. Definitely makes an impact. I think I loved it.

“Ho. Ho. Ho.”

Also, I‘m logging one more hour for #24b42020.

#wintergames #thefilthyanimals
#holidayread #holidaycrafts

Andrew65 👏👏👏 5y
Crazeedi Very pretty!💖 5y
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KatieDid927
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
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Pickpick

Took a Litsy break for awhile. Work was crazy then went through some personal stuff, but I‘m starting to post again!

I extended my Screamathon reading into November because work overtook my life in October. Had to post a review for this which I got from @bullbunny in the #ScreamathonSwap!

I loved this collection. I read Fragile Things first, but this was much stronger. Several of these stories will stick with me.

@4thhouseontheleft

CarolynM Nice to see you back👋 5y
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KatieDid927
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Thanks so much for my festively fun #ScreamathonSwap package @bullbunny ! I love the zombie finger wine stopper and the Buffy postcard!! (Hard to see in the pic, but still.) Perfect to get me in the holiday spirit! Smoke and Mirrors is def going on my Screamathon tbr for this year! 🤗

@4thhouseontheleft #Screamathon

bullbunny I am so glad you like everything! I wish I did more, I wanted to make sure it got to you. Before my trip. What I forgot to say in the card was, I included the funko to add to your villain collection. Not sure how broad it goes. Dumb me 🤦‍♀️ 😄 5y
KatieDid927 @bullbunny Haha no worries, and thanks again! 🤗 5y
alisiakae Ahh, that wine stopper! So cool! 5y
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Becker
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I always like to have a collection of short stories on hand that I can dip in and out of. This one has been on my shelf for several years. It‘s time it sees the light of day. 📖

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GrilledCheeseSamurai
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman
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#Friyayintro @howjessreads

1. Gaiman FTW!

2. Psionics/telepathy/telekinesis

3. Leo ♌

4. Read during the day/work in the evening and then watch anime when I get home followed by more reading. 😁

5. Whoever wants to play along.

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TheBookDream
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#BarnesandNoble for the moments you want to read a particular short story but can‘t for the life of you find your copy 😬#underemployedadventures

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MaleficentBookDragon
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I did not walk the past few days (yoga and Pilates classes). Today my walking was indoors. I started a 12 week program at my local hospital. I did about 2 miles on the different machines. I took a pic on the sidewalk near my car on the way out.
#LitsyWalkers
#audiowalking
@kaye
This will be my Etched in Cement square.

DivineDiana Glad you are healing! 👏🏻on your bingo square! 😀 6y
Kaye Good for you ! Congrats and best wishes on your road to recovery. Good job on the bingo square. 🌟 6y
rockpools 🌼 I hope the program goes well. I finished something similar recently and was SO glad I‘d done it! 6y
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jackilynn
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Mehso-so

Not my favorite collection of his stories but there were still some great gems hidden in there. My favorites were probably "We Can Get Them for You Wholesale" and "Snow Glass Apples".

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Chrissyreadit
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#happilyeverafterswap #heas

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NQMQ92C

RealLifeReading Thanks for posting. I haven‘t seen some of these before 6y
kellyann28 Good to know for the #booked2019 challenge! 6y
Chrissyreadit @RealLifeReading @kellyann28 I want to stack all of them! 6y
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JoyBlue
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Mehso-so

Book 2 of post-trip catch-up: I lurve Neil Gaiman; but I'm not keen on this collection, overall. I hope I won't feel the same about the other short story collections (Trigger Warnings and Fragile Things, both of which I own, as well). Some of the stories were amusing or clever. A lot of them were too sexually graphic (and I have a high tolerance in that regard). [read 11/9-11]

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amb
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Pickpick

Finished this one up today while participating in the #12inTwo, my stupid timer reset itself sometime after 10 hrs. I really enjoyed this, as in every short story collection I liked some better than others but the topics were all so varied and well written, it was a great way to get out of my reading slump.

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amb
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Fairy tales, as G.K. Chesterton once said, are more than true. Not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be defeated.

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Aaronlisa
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Pickpick

Book #75 of the year. This was a re-read for me. It was probably the first Gaiman I had picked up. I quite liked it.

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Craftylikefox
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Some lovely #jb mail thank you @BookwormAHN @amb @Kaye @Trashcanman past couple of weeks have been a blur with some reading time tucked in. Starting some much needed vacation time. Today is A‘s birthday so we will be busy celebrating with his family (maybe a trip to Barnes and Noble) and mini golf. Not much reading time today. Happy Thursday!!

Kaye Have a fun day ! 6y
JoScho Love the Groot! Enjoy your day and time off. 6y
tracey38 Have a great day! 6y
BookwormAHN 😺😺 6y
Craftylikefox Thanks @Kaye @JoScho @tracey38 😊 there was no mini golf, there will be this weekend but I got to go to the bookstore! 6y
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BookNAround
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Look who was the big winner at the post office today! Thank you so much @JenlovesJT47 !! I am looking forward to the Gaiman (I‘ve never read him before). I‘ve only read Capote‘s Christmas stories and liked them very much so this should be great. And the collection looks perfect for dipping into. The bookmarks are too cute! #shortstoryswap @CSeydel

JenlovesJT47 Yay I hope you enjoy everything! Capote is one of my favorite authors and this is a really good collection. And you can‘t go wrong with Gaiman!! 💚 6y
CSeydel Great box! Thanks for participating 💗 6y
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youngreadrshelf
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Mehso-so

A hit or miss fantasy short story collection. Some were based on myths. Some had some very thought-provoking ideas. But some of the stories were a slog.

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lauren.lerner
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This was our 4:00 AM feed listen this morning and I loved it. I‘m a big Neil Gaiman fan but haven‘t read this #shortfiction collection in years (so many, I forgot I had) so I was pleasantly surprised by this story. Gaiman tends towards darker work much of the time; it was nice to listen to some of his lighter material.

When Mrs. Whittaker finds the Holy Grail in an Oxfam shop and takes it home, does she know what will follow?
#LevarBurtonReads

BekahB This short story is in an anthology I just ordered. I‘m thinking that hearing Levar Burton read it to me would be a great way to start the book. 😀 7y
lauren.lerner It‘s definitely a good listen, @BekahB. Levar Burton could read me a grocery list and I‘d listen! 😂 7y
BekahB @lauren.lerner oh definitely! I actually just listened to him read that one and Nnedi Okorafor‘s Baboon War (AMAZING!) this morning while I was running errands. Now I‘m going to download all the other episodes and spend my weekend listening to Levar Burton read short stories. 😄 7y
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lauren.lerner I‘ve been saving Baboon War since I saw it on the schedule for this new season, @BekahB!! How was your weekend of listening to #LevarBurtonReads? (edited) 7y
BekahB @lauren.lerner i really enjoyed listening to Levar Burton read these short stories. Even though I watched Reading Rainbow as a kid and remember listening to him read, I forgot just how amazing he is. And I love the selections! I still have a few more to listen to so I can continue enjoying his narration this weekend. 😀 7y
lauren.lerner @BekahB - Reading Rainbow was a favorite when I was a kid too. I‘ve been saving the last few episodes because I don‘t want to run out of them!! Baboon War was phenomenal. 7y
CSeydel I‘m listening to this tonight 😊 6y
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sparrowssavvy
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Neil Gaiman is one of my absolute favourite authors and this book of short stories and poems was purely delightful. I love his range of subject matter and variety of characters. He also has such a quirky take on things, I am always excited to see where his stories will go.

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sparrowssavvy
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Love me some Neil Gaiman! Perfect breakfast accompaniment.

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ArcticDwarf
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I'm hosting a GIVE AWAY on Instagram! Scoop over there to admit your entry!
#giveaway #bookstagram

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youngreadrshelf
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My new #bedtime read because short stories are where it's at.

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LilithHomer
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Pickpick

Full of creativity and magic. My favourite stories were Chivalry and The Goldfish Pool

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Shemac77
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GlassAsDiamonds And now I need to dig out my Christies and read those! 😊😊😊 I'm waiting to see what stacks 4 & 5 remind me to do!! 😂😂😂 7y
Shemac77 Hahahahaha! Glad I could help! I can't believe I haven't read any Christie before. Sheesh! @GlassAsDiamonds 7y
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kuhkuhbird
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First exposure to Neil Gaiman. I'd always wondered what all the fuss was about. Then again, Levar could read the phone book and I'd listen. But you don't have to take my word for it. #morningcommute #podernfamily

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miserybookchick
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These are what I *thought* were my final 3 adult fics left of gaimans, then i discovered interworld which is a whole other trilogy i didnt even know about 😲 has anyone read it? Thoughts?!

Sophoclessweetheart Oh! No, I haven't read interworld. I didn't know about it either until now 🙈😂 7y
miserybookchick @TheOtherMother its so sneaky!!! Its cowritten by someone else i think so not sure what to expect 🤔 i feel like good omens is way more Pratchett than Gaiman so I wonder if inter world will be more of the other guy 😧 7y
Sophoclessweetheart Yes, it is written by another author too. I couldn't say either way but I think it's safe to assume to that it's likely, BUT I notice on the book cover Gaiman's name is a lot bigger and bolder than the other author so maybe he's the main author for this one? On good omens Pratchett was the main author I believe. 🖤 7y
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annieftbooks
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman

This is not what I expected. I've read like 200 pages and some stories are too short, and others too long. Also most of the long stories are irrelevant. Idk, I'll keep reading and see what happens. 😯

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annieftbooks
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman

I've only read 91 pages for now but I'm liking it. I don't know how it will end but for the moment yeah, recommended.

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Jamesfahyauthor
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Pickpick

Short stories can be fairly hit and miss. Usually, even with the best writers, there's a couple of good stories in any collection, some mediocre ones, and a couple of stinkers.
Gaiman seems to be the exception to this rule. I love every one of the tales in this collection. He pitches a perfect game, which is no small feat.
#books #bookstagram #shortstories #collection #gaiman

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annieftbooks
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I've just recieved this book. It's going to be re-edited here in Spain so it's a kind of ARC and I love when I can read ARCs! I've searched information about this book and I really like what I found! I'll tell you about it soon 👼

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Betty_Bookworm
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Pickpick

Listening to #neilgaiman read- meow. 😍

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Smashlee
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Oh to have a job where I just got up and did what I wanted and got paid for it!

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Tamra
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Mehso-so

Some of these stories were terrific and some I didn't finish. I guess that is a so-so for me. This was my first Gaiman reading and I'm wondering which of his novels I might try? I'm not a super fan of fantasy, so it would need to be relatively grounded in a plausible reality. (The weird thing is I do love children's fantasy; I'm not a consistent human being. 😏)

lauren.lerner Try The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Its a cross between A Wrinkle in Time and Tuck Everlasting (two of my favorite children's fantasy books). 8y
Tamra @lauren.lerner thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out. 8y
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Smashlee
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Going on a little trip for a few days and this is one of the books I'm taking with me because it's short stories. I also ha The Shifter King by @HeatherKilloughWalden that I'm half finished with and NOS4A2 by @joe_hill Bring on the reading!

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Tamra
Smoke and Mirrors | Neil Gaiman

Advice needed: I prefer paper books. But we camp for 2 months each summer and I can't take stacks of books. I usually have one I'm reading and one or two on deck. I always have a niggling worry I won't have something enjoyable next and we aren't in areas where bookstores are easily accessible. Question: do I pay for an e-reader knowing I may not use it the rest of the year? Note, I haven't tried one in several years.

Tamra Maybe I could be converted? (First world problems. 🙄) 8y
megt Does your library (or even a friend) have one you could borrow for a week or two to try before deciding? I do love reading paper copies, but I also enjoy my ereader. 8y
Tamra @megt Good idea, I'll check! 8y
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KellyMuser
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"And then the child would touch the catch, and the lid would open, slow as sunset, and the music would begin to play, and Jack came out. Not with a pop and a bounce: he was no spring-heeled Jack. But deliberately, intently, he would rise from the box and motion to the child to come closer, closer, and smile."

Here is another one of my photos inspired by Neil Gaiman. In this case a haunting short story titled Don't Ask Jack.

#neilgaiman