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Jan 23, 2012
Jessica Andersen
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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This book was amazing. I think it will take more than one reading to take it all in. It was the first thing I'd read by Neil Gaiman, and it won't be the last!
I just reread this book in excitement over the upcoming Starz series. Now that we are getting some information about casting, I needed a refresher. I really paid attention to character descriptions this time around. And some of the plot points. I remembered very little from my first read in 2012, other than broad impressions and some idea o ...more
I just reread this book in excitement over the upcoming Starz series. Now that we are getting some information about casting, I needed a refresher. I really paid attention to character descriptions this time around. And some of the plot points. I remembered very little from my first read in 2012, other than broad impressions and some idea o ...more
Well, since I grew up on German folklore and European Gods, I wasn't impressed. The only thread I liked, and the only one I fully remember is that of the missing kids in the Northern town -- and it was only a minor side-thread in the novel. One scene I enjoyed despite not much liking the rest, and that was the visit to the House on the Rocks in Wisconsin. I've been there myself and the description captured the essence of the building very well. It shows that Gaiman does know how to write captiva
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I don't think I ever have to struggle to read a Neil Gaiman books before. His books are always weird, in a good way, to me but this one took my reading experience to the whole new level. For one, it's a huge book with lots of characters that has their own story that are intertwine each other, sometimes in a mess kind of connection. Not to mention that after lots of pages I still don't have any idea where the story will go.
Fortunately, it has interesting story and characters. The unclear story an ...more
Fortunately, it has interesting story and characters. The unclear story an ...more
Lexile 840L
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 28.0
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 28.0
Jun 09, 2012
Carrie
marked it as to-read
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Jun 03, 2017
Holly
marked it as 2024-list
