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Post by ladyvorkosigan on Jan 30, 2016 23:22:53 GMT -4
There's also Stardust, it might not be typical Gaiman, but it's adorable.
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bluemuna
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Post by bluemuna on Jan 30, 2016 23:38:12 GMT -4
I really liked Neverwhere. And I love Good Omens which he cowrote with Terry Pratchett.
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Post by ladyboy on Jan 31, 2016 21:10:44 GMT -4
I really liked the Ocean at the End of the Lane by Gaiman. I'm not into his stuff and don't know much of it but I liked that and had my 9 year old read it too, and he also enjoyed it.
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Lady in Waiting
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Post by trifle on Feb 1, 2016 8:18:34 GMT -4
I started my Gaiman kick with The Ocean at the End of the Lane. It's short and sweet and the perfect intro to his work, in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 2:53:48 GMT -4
Wondering if someone can help me with this -- I was talking to a group of millennials and trying to describe a series I had read as a child that I couldn't remember the name of, and I got a lot of blank looks. They were very slim biographies of major American historical figures, but told from the perspective of anthropomorphic inanimate objects that were relevant to the person in question. Like, the Jackie Robinson object was a talking cartoon baseball. And I think the Benjamin Franklin one was a kite. Does this ring a bell for anyone? I can't seem to find the right Google search term to figure it out for myself and it's driving me nuts!
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Post by moreta on Mar 9, 2017 22:00:00 GMT -4
Wondering if someone can help me with this -- I was talking to a group of millennials and trying to describe a series I had read as a child that I couldn't remember the name of, and I got a lot of blank looks. They were very slim biographies of major American historical figures, but told from the perspective of anthropomorphic inanimate objects that were relevant to the person in question. Like, the Jackie Robinson object was a talking cartoon baseball. And I think the Benjamin Franklin one was a kite. Does this ring a bell for anyone? I can't seem to find the right Google search term to figure it out for myself and it's driving me nuts! You're thinking of the ValueTales series. The Wikipedia page definitely matches what you described. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 2:08:57 GMT -4
Wondering if someone can help me with this -- I was talking to a group of millennials and trying to describe a series I had read as a child that I couldn't remember the name of, and I got a lot of blank looks. They were very slim biographies of major American historical figures, but told from the perspective of anthropomorphic inanimate objects that were relevant to the person in question. Like, the Jackie Robinson object was a talking cartoon baseball. And I think the Benjamin Franklin one was a kite. Does this ring a bell for anyone? I can't seem to find the right Google search term to figure it out for myself and it's driving me nuts! You're thinking of the ValueTales series. The Wikipedia page definitely matches what you described. I believe you are right -- thanks for the assist! Wow, these books look so different from what I remembered. And are way weirder than I remembered (Will Rogers' "friend" was a talking lasso, WHAT). |
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Post by Ripley on Oct 14, 2017 14:09:43 GMT -4
I just read The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. I bought it as a gift for my niece because it was her 10th birthday and because I really wanted to read it. It is so very good -- definitely meets the hype. I'm really looking forward to talking about it with my niece. A sequel just came out this month. I will buy it for Christmas for niece but I will wait to read it myself and it is driving me crazy! |
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Post by chonies on Oct 14, 2017 16:35:20 GMT -4
I just read The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. I bought it as a gift for my niece because it was her 10th birthday and because I really wanted to read it. It is so very good -- definitely meets the hype. I'm really looking forward to talking about it with my niece. A sequel just came out this month. I will buy it for Christmas for niece but I will wait to read it myself and it is driving me crazy! Oh, this looks so good! I can't wait to read it. It sounds like a good companion piece to one of my favorites, Searching for Shona. |
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Post by Ripley on Oct 15, 2017 21:55:59 GMT -4
I just read The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. I bought it as a gift for my niece because it was her 10th birthday and because I really wanted to read it. It is so very good -- definitely meets the hype. I'm really looking forward to talking about it with my niece. A sequel just came out this month. I will buy it for Christmas for niece but I will wait to read it myself and it is driving me crazy! Oh, this looks so good! I can't wait to read it. It sounds like a good companion piece to one of my favorites, Searching for Shona. I'll have to get that one from the library! |
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