I just finished Gaiman's Fragile Things. The DH got it for me for Christmas, and then absconded with it.

I'm always a little disappointed with Gaiman's novels, but OMG his short stories! It's a difficult form, but really where he shines, I think.

Ooh, I'm reading it right now, too! But I've never read any other Gaiman. I was totally won over from the opening of the first story, because I love the Holmes.

I've read Smoke and Mirrors, and I find his short stories to be kind of hit-or-miss with me, much like his novels (although those are generally hit-or-good-but-not-quite-great).

After sj posted the link to American Gods, I started reading it at the link (because it's not like I'm going to *work* at, you know, work). So when the end of the day rolled around, I had read a chunk of it, and needed to keep reading it, so I went to Half-Price Books and bought it. I'm about 2/3 of the way through it.

I had read it about 6-7 years ago, and I remember having trouble with how dense it was, and struggling to identify all the gods. This time around I have the internet, and many a geek before me has already identified all the gods, so its making my reading of it incredibly rich.

I like his novels and many of his short stories. I also like his comics.

signed

Gaiman Fanboy.

I will say, if anyone can explain Bitter Grounds to me, I'd be obliged. I read it years ago, in a collection of zombie/voodoo stories, and couldn't figure it out then either.

My foray into children's lit continues. I read Number the Stars by Lois Lowry last week, and this week I'm working on Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. For class next Monday I have to read Alia's Mission which I think I need to track down a copy of also.

And I owe msbelle an email... t note to self

I mentioned this over in Natter, but it's probably better here. I was weak at B&N on Saturday and brought home three books.

• America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Kenneth C. Davis, who does all those Don't Know Much About... books. A freebie advance reader, and one I'll eventually read, probably when I go on vacation in April.

• Dearest Friend, the collected letters of John and Abigail Adams, which I am definitely looking forward to reading, being the long-time Adams fan that I am (ever since I saw 1776 back in junior high)

• Lost Christianities by Bart Ehrman, which I'm on page 20 of and really didn't want to go to work this morning because I'm already getting engrossed in it.

After sj posted the link to American Gods, I started reading it at the link (because it's not like I'm going to *work* at, you know, work). So when the end of the day rolled around, I had read a chunk of it, and needed to keep reading it, so I went to Half-Price Books and bought it. I'm about 2/3 of the way through it.

Yay! You just proved the point Gaiman made in his blog the other day when he was chastized by a bookseller for giving away a book for free.

Well, technically, Gaiman didn't get any money from that transaction, right? Heh.