(Internet critics deride Gaiman’s fans as “Twee ‘Bisexual’ Goth Girls with BPD”—borderline personality disorder—“who are drama majors and who are destined to become cat ladies.”)

Y'know, did they name internet critic names? Cause I don't think I've seen that, and also feel the desire to punch some dillhole in the nads.

Apparently it was Jonathan Ross. [link]

I don't know about that.

He is also a friend of author Neil Gaiman, and he and his wife appear in Gaiman's short story "The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch", collected in Fragile Things.

If he did say that, it may have been completely in jest and taken out of context. Also, what, he is not an Internet critic! He is a BBC personality!

Also, that poster and I disagree on the American Gods plot twist, because it totally slipped by me and I thought it was awesome and hilarious even though I felt stupid.

Apparently it was Jonathan Ross.

That's not attribution, it's a list: Gaiman's fans are (1) "twee 'Bisexual' Goth Girls," and (2)Jonathan Ross.

Also, that poster and I disagree on the American Gods plot twist, because it totally slipped by me and I thought it was awesome and hilarious even though I felt stupid.

Not surprisingly, you and I are alike on this. I got to that point in the book and thought, oh my god, it was RIGHT THERE! How did I miss it?

That's not attribution, it's a list: Gaiman's fans are (1) "twee 'Bisexual' Goth Girls," and (2)Jonathan Ross.

Whoops. I'm glad someone here can read. I guess this is the internet critic then.

I finished Soulless and I liked it a lot more than I expected and I can't wait to read the next one.

I'm still not sold on the idea of werewolves being mostly dead and keeping vampire like hours however, that concept does set up some interesting things for the main character.

Also I'm not sure how accurate it is on Victorian times but the obsession with manners does make things interesting.

Not surprisingly, you and I are alike on this. I got to that point in the book and thought, oh my god, it was RIGHT THERE! How did I miss it?

My friend was even more amused because I had mentioned that I was waiting for that character to show up. I thought it was a brilliant thing to do because it's only obvious in hindsight: Gaiman counts on the reader not to make the connection out of context.

I guess this is the internet critic then.

Plei, punch away.

Plei, punch away.

Nah, I don't think I want to give the little troll man the satisfaction of having an actual factual girl that close to his package.

Hey, I just read that this weekend! I liked it quite a bit; I thought it was fun, although sometimes the characters dropped abruptly out of the Victorian mannered thing. I'm thinking of a sentence where the hero said "Gee, (something snarky)" and it threw me.

But it was mostly lots of fun.