tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post8287031180004916218..comments2024-03-19T06:44:28.556+11:00Comments on The Intrepid Reader and Baker: Fragile Things Readalong - Week 1Marghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-32978300383249926472011-09-14T22:14:38.158+10:002011-09-14T22:14:38.158+10:00Have only read American Gods and Good Omen's.Have only read American Gods and Good Omen's.Sean Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485575602984697926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-12411111866391638292011-09-14T21:41:58.668+10:002011-09-14T21:41:58.668+10:00Sean, have you read any Gaiman short stories?
Kri...Sean, have you read any Gaiman short stories?<br /><br />Kristen, I am glad it wasn't just me!<br /><br />Emily, The Graveyard Book is probably my favourite Gaiman (so far) so yes, it was great to see where it came from.<br /><br />Sharr, there was definitely a sense of impending doom wasn't there!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-12753827229637505102011-09-12T20:19:36.175+10:002011-09-12T20:19:36.175+10:00Damn it. Another one to add to the list :)Damn it. Another one to add to the list :)Sean Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485575602984697926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-91601552534686393822011-09-12T16:52:36.715+10:002011-09-12T16:52:36.715+10:00I also didn't like the poem very much. I'm...I also didn't like the poem very much. I'm glad to know I wasn't alone. I read it more than once, trying to see if I was missing something. Maybe I should have read it aloud!<br /><br />And October in the Chair was just wonderful. I don't think I liked it as much three years ago but now I think it's one of his best.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-38048522036942394592011-09-12T13:07:32.080+10:002011-09-12T13:07:32.080+10:00I'm not a huge poetry reader, either, but I lo...I'm not a huge poetry reader, either, but I loved The Faerie Reel, perhaps because I'm a huge fan of Faeire? I, like, you liked October in the Chair best. A great story, and it was fun to see how The Graveyard Book got its start.Emily Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971084813206845680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-68477619702994887332011-09-12T06:47:23.873+10:002011-09-12T06:47:23.873+10:00I love the "October in the Chair" story!...I love the "October in the Chair" story! I love how Neil Gaiman portrays all the idiosyncrasies of the months....now I can't imagine them any other way! And October's story was so darn creepy at the end...I really did not want to know what was in that farmhouse!<br /><br />--SharrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-67827167829953673692011-09-12T06:33:52.321+10:002011-09-12T06:33:52.321+10:00Zibilee, I am sure that it isn't too late if y...Zibilee, I am sure that it isn't too late if you want to join in at some point during the readalong over the next 8 weeks.<br /><br />Bookswithoutanypictures, I do remember thinking that this was a lot of information to have in an introduction. I got to the end and looked at the index and though....oooohhh. A story in the intro! <br /><br />Carl, I tend to go back and read introductions because I have had read a few too many where they actually told too much about the book that was being introduced!<br /><br />Alison and Kailana, if I find myself at home alone at some point I will try and read it aloud.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-6749486413089246882011-09-12T03:12:05.204+10:002011-09-12T03:12:05.204+10:00I have not read much Gaiman at all, actually, and ...I have not read much Gaiman at all, actually, and would have been really thrilled to have read this to get a better feel for him and his work. I am glad that this read was interesting and different for you!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-60407715287574561872011-09-12T02:54:50.427+10:002011-09-12T02:54:50.427+10:00I actually had to go back through the intro to rea...I actually had to go back through the intro to read "The Mapmaker," because I didn't expect it to be there and thought I'd read the intro to each story when I read the story itself. Oh, how very wrong I was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-1966244748980501722011-09-12T01:33:08.730+10:002011-09-12T01:33:08.730+10:00I too suggest reading The Fairy Reel aloud. Actua...I too suggest reading The Fairy Reel aloud. Actually if you search You Tube you can find a couple of very poor videos with Neil reading the poem. I have the audio book and he reads it so interestingly that regardless of your original thoughts you will find yourself appreciating the rhythm of it and his skill with it because of that. <br /><br />I wouldn't necessarily take the blame yourself. As I wrote I am 50/50 Gaiman's poetry. I usually love it or don't like it at all, there is rarely any in between. I think more than anything it is subject matter that makes me like or not like his poems.<br /><br />I am always fascinated by people's feelings about introductions. I love reading them, except in classics as they generally reveal waaay too much about the stories. Gaiman does name drop, and yet I don't believe he name drops at all, if that makes sense. I certainly think he travels in an interesting circle and so that naturally comes out in his conversations. <br /><br />I like that both stories in October in the Chair work well by themselves and also worked really well together. Loved the personalities of the month, especially February. He cracked me up. I know people like that.<br /><br />Great to have you taking part in this and look forward to more conversation about these stories.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-76435734774193725432011-09-11T23:40:09.620+10:002011-09-11T23:40:09.620+10:00Yes! Read the poem aloud — the rhythm of it is so...Yes! Read the poem aloud — the rhythm of it is so interesting and you get a new appreciation of how Gaiman placed various words within the poem.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470999393375072607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-79506667533418491652011-09-11T20:40:23.704+10:002011-09-11T20:40:23.704+10:00I am not sure that I exactly liked what the poem w...I am not sure that I exactly liked what the poem was saying, but I enjoyed reading it aloud... I don't do a lot of poetry either...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com