false <![CDATA[The Good Fairies of New York]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166759020m/16789.jpg 16789 10 <div><i>The Good Fairies of New York</i> tells the fish-out-of-water story of two Scottish thistle fairies who find themselves in Manhattan. The fairies hook up with two humans, Kerry (complete with colostomy bag) and Dinnie (antisocial in the extreme), finding time to help both get their acts together. A book that brings together race riots and Scottish folklore, <i>The Good Fairies of New York</i> is anything but a typical fairy fantasy.</div> 1013892 1992 The Good Fairies of New York total:906|5:161|4:283|3:294|2:117|1:51| 906 3104 1507 236 5 4 false false Fri Oct 26 23:58:00 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 04 17:50:47 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1 4 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 19 07:34:43 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 19 08:19:01 -0800 2007
Great cover, great introduction by Neil Gaiman, Staff Pick at a great independent somehow does not equal a good book. I thought it'd be ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 08:49:51 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 20:30:51 -0700 2008 quite as life-changingingly awesome as Lonely Werewolf Girl, this is still a ripsnortingly fun read.

Updated to add: One of the reasons this book didn't completely work for me is that, even though it is set in New York and two of the main characters are supposedly Americans if n...more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 28 19:54:19 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 19:54:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 3 false false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 09:07:58 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 09:24:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 2 false false Wed Sep 03 16:57:17 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 21:08:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun May 31 21:39:24 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 25 22:39:44 -0700 2008 Sun May 31 21:39:24 -0700 2009
I wasn't totally disappointed. It was a fun read, and the characters were memorable (especially ...more...]]> 0 2 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jun 25 10:43:33 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 10:43:33 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 16:30:17 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 16:01:01 -0800 2008 Did i have to force myself through this one.
I have to wonder if Neil Gaiman and I were reading the same book. The storyline was completely all over the place. Within a chapter the author bounces from one group of characters to the next, leading me to wonder why he had numbered chap...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 19:52:28 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 22:34:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 18:44:40 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 16:54:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 11:49:08 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 11:51:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 16:44:06 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 16:45:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 06:22:15 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 06:25:04 -0700 2009
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In the intro, Neil Gaiman says...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 26 06:19:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 06:32:38 -0700 2009
I was wrong.

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(ETA now that I see how love-hate most of the reviews are.)

The writing style is really disjointed and choppy and sometimes repetitive. Th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 10:59:51 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 17:28:07 -0700 2009 First line: "Dinnie, an overweight enemy of humanity, was the worst violinist in New York, but was practicing gamely when two cute little fairies stumbled through his fourth-floor window and vomited on the carpet."

With a first line like that, a recommend from Nymeth, and an int...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 13:51:41 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 22:32:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Nov 12 05:59:34 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 21 11:44:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=16789