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I won't call this book "too weird" — it's not like I finished it and then slunk off to the grocery store to buy some James Patterson — but I struggled with the first half. It seemed like just one bizarre, randomish thing after another. Zap! We're on a freaky carousel. Bing! We're in another dimension. Pow! We're drinking mead with a leprechaun.
It got going more in the second half when things were coming together, but damn. Neil Gaiman's mind is a strange place. ...more
It got going more in the second half when things were coming together, but damn. Neil Gaiman's mind is a strange place. ...more
Let me start by saying I really enjoyed this book, however there were a couple of scenes that lost a star for my rating. These scenes were overtly violent and/or sexual in nature and I felt they were added to give a bit of shock value to the book,as they did not particularly add the story in any meaningful way.
Beyond that, it would have earned four stars from me as it is a compelling and thought provoking piece, combining mythology and current issues in an interesting and dynamic way. The prota ...more
Beyond that, it would have earned four stars from me as it is a compelling and thought provoking piece, combining mythology and current issues in an interesting and dynamic way. The prota ...more
Weird. Confusing. Listened to audio book off and on. Not a fan
Jul 14, 2012
Kari
marked it as to-read
Jan 25, 2013
Butterflycager
marked it as to-read
Jun 04, 2014
Tallyho
marked it as dnf
Dec 02, 2014
Mary Bronson
marked it as to-read
Sep 29, 2017
🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️
marked it as to-read
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Jun 25, 2018
Traci
marked it as to-read
Feb 03, 2019
Linda C
marked it as to-read
