Litsy

Ocean at the End of the Lane | Neil Gaiman

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Typical Neil Gaiman. Well written, and keeps the wonder of being told mainly from a child perspective while not being written childishly.
#neilgaiman

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KCofKaysville

Anansi Boys: A Novel | Neil Gaiman

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Really good story with a lot of humor. Almost like Pratchett. Kind of a loser finds love and self-expression dealing with his brother, Spider. I have not seen the TV series.

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KCofKaysville

Anansi Boys: A Novel | Neil Gaiman

Starting a Neil Gaiman I have not read yet.

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Schnoebs

Anansi Boys: A Novel | Neil Gaiman

so-so

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This was a hard one to get into because it doesn‘t follow the same main character and it was so slow in the beginning. What I really enjoyed about American Gods was the complexity of the problems and all the gods we got to experience. It took a really long time to experience any of that magically portion which caused me to drag my feet reading this. That being said, once those elements were back in the story, I was flying through the book.

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BethM

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories | Neil Gaiman

Working in the justice system I‘ve had a front row seat to a lot of injustices - both to victims and offenders (and offenders who shouldn‘t be offenders), so I‘m always hesitant to weigh in at the first information. If you haven‘t read the full article, do but know it‘s graphic. He isn‘t disputing the events happened just consent. There‘s enough smoke that I feel confident the fire was real for a long time and a lot of people knew. Beyond sad.

Hooked_on_books I read a long form article back when the initial accuser came forward and he appeared to exhibit a clear pattern of behavior, so I‘m not surprised. This kind of behavioral pattern doesn‘t happen in a vacuum. The more we move to value women and stop socializing boys to believe they can do whatever they want, the better this will get (though, of course, women can be abusers, too). 3mo

BethM @Hooked_on_books I agree. I can‘t fix the damage done by our parents to my generation of men but I can sure as hell make sure my son is a better version. 3mo

Hooked_on_books We need more women like you making that commitment. We all know wonderful men who would not do these things, proof that it is possible! 3mo

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DaveGreen7777 This is beyond disgusting and disappointing! 🤮 For years I thought Neil was one of the good ones, only to find out he was just really good at hiding what he really was through his public persona. ☹️ 3mo

AmyG Exactly @BethM ….my son and DIL said the same thing. This man is a predator. I was horrified by the article. And I was sadly disappointed by Amanda Palmer. 😢 (edited) 3mo

Darklunarose This is highly disappointing, but we shouldn‘t be shocked.makes you wonder how many more predators are hiding in plain sight. 3mo

Soubhiville I started to read the Rolling Stone article released today and had to stop, it‘s too disturbing. I‘m so disappointed that someone so trusted had this lurking behind the scenes. 3mo

5feet.of.fury The Vulture article is ROUGH. I agree @Hooked_on_books pattern of behavior.. not just in what they are alleging but how the interactions came about… complete power imbalance. Yuck. 3mo

BethM @AmyG I have never heard of her, but the complicity is not surprising. 100% guarantee she‘s been his victim too, and is working to prevent losing access to their son. Prior to this who would‘ve believed her? So easy to take that kid from her then. And honestly- this is pretty typical behavior from the family of sex offenders (which is what he is), but I wish it wasn‘t. 3mo

BethM @Darklunarose a lot is the answer. 3mo

BethM @Soubhiville @5feet.of.fury what is the most disappointing is the ease with which he felt protected. People knew. They had to have. It‘s sort of like the diddy thing- there are many others involved in the cover up. I‘d put money on it. I wish the behavior itself floored me but honestly I‘ve been exposed to too much over my career for this to even hit the halfway terrible mark. But the dichotomy of the public/personal persona is next level. 👇 3mo

BethM I‘ve worked with less than 5 sociopaths in my time, it‘s not as common as you would think, but I think he would probably fit the bill. 3mo

Darklunarose @BethM yep. A heck of a lot out there. 3mo

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Litsi

Stardust | Neil Gaiman

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There are but a few near-perfect novels that have ever been written. Of course we don't all agree on what they are. It takes reading thousands of pages to find near-perfects - which I will just refer to here as marbles because they are complete, polished, both ethereal and hardened, and have mysterious depth. Some are never found. This is a found marble.

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TieDyeDude

Sandman vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes 30th Anniversary Edition | Patrick Rothfuss

#Choose20 comics that stayed with you or influenced you. One comic a day, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.

Day 16

Via @notcool

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Littlewolf1

Fortunately, the Milk | Neil Gaiman

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My third and final day of my short story marathon, andI‘m officially 15 books ahead of schedule and 16 books to make my reading goal for the year. This weekend has been a lot of fun and I found a lot of great stories in doing this. COMPLETELY RECOMMEND doing a short story marathon. You never know what you might find.

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