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last updated Dec 16, 2014 09:22AM
Free copy of Proximity Factor this July, no reviews required. Just enjoy.
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See my full review here: http://youtu.be/6Xgw683Wkl0
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What a wonderful, sad, hopeful story. I loved it, as I have universally loved everything Neil Gaiman has written, though this one is probably now my favorite of his collected works.
I liked it, so don't get me wrong, but I didn't love it the way so many of my friends did. Maybe they raised my expectations too high; I don't know. Maybe if I'd listened to it in one sitting, the way so many people I know read it, I'd have "gotten" in better. Somehow, I just didn't connect with it the same way everyone else I know did. Mr. Gaiman's writing and narration is great and all, but I just didn't have the exultant experience that my friends had.
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Odd little book.
sweet, sad, and creepy all in one.
Dec 15, 2013
Alison
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it was amazing
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This novella was wonderful and I didn't want it to be over - though I thought it ended well. It's a very creepy sort of magical realism - I was pretty squicked out at one part and there were definitely some excellent points of suspense. To borrow from a friend, it's a childhood tale told from a perspective of adulthood, with all of the knowledge that can bring to bear in the retelling. Truly excellent, if you're at all interested based on the plot synopsis I'd recommend picking it up.
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I remember loving this book when I first read it ten years ago, and as an audiobook read by Neil Gaiman himself, it was highly enjoyable, even from the back seat of the car. My only complaint is that the chase between the enemy and the narrator grows repetitious.
