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By: fff » Blog Archive » American Gods by Neil Gaiman

fff » Blog Archive » American Gods by Neil Gaiman — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:37:30 +0000

[…] very much, and my feeling is that I am a bit oversaturated with Gaiman-ness, just as I was with Wodehouse - and both are actually fantastic writers, so my lukewarm feelings probably reflect more on my own […]

By: Karo

Karo — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:04:38 +0000

I often wondered how many Wodehouses you would have to read until you became a bit (just a teeny bit, mind) bored. Is 11 it? But then again, “great” isn’t so bad, is it. I can only think of one that left me a bit disappointed, “Ring for Jeeves”.

By: Red

Red — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:48:08 +0000

Thanks for the suggestion, Jen K. I have not heard much about ‘Summer’, so I will check it out.

By: Jen K

Jen K — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:36:40 +0000

A little late here, but I loved Edith Wharton’s novel Summer.

By: dene

dene — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:56:21 +0000

So I just got done with it, but I’m thinking I need to reread it, because I skimmed so much of it (like the math parts, and the super factual stuff) because I just wanted to get the plot. But I think I lost some…emotional impact by doing it. It was a really quick read though (…also probably be cause I skimmed it hah).

By: Red

Red — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:24:23 +0000

Obviously, I was pretty hooked on that one from close to the beginning. I also read the first 80-100 pages in one sitting, which might have had an impact.

By: dene

dene — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:27:58 +0000

Ooo, I’m currently reading the curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon only like 2 chapters into it, but it’s not hooking me yet. I feel like I need to get used to the writing style.

By: Red

Red — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:24:14 +0000

Haha. The fact that she had written a book called ‘Against Love’ spurred me to pick up ‘The Female Thing,’ and it was just awful. She comes up with some hypothesis about women and men, then rambles about it for a few pages, and then ends with something like ‘anyone who disagrees is clearly just afraid of the truth.’ Ugh.

By: Erich Kuersten

Erich Kuersten — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:57:20 +0000

Laura Kipnis! Her “Against Love” kept me a louche swinger for 8 years of my life! But she can’t write her way out of a paper bag. How in the hell did she ever get published?