Fragile Things

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The American Gods novella, "Monarch of the Glen", also had some good parts, which leads me to believe that the novels really must be far better. A re-read of A Study in Emerald proved highly enlightening as I was able to observe and analyse the technique used by Gaiman in creating the story.

The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. And it only took me, well, 3 months to make my way through this collection of Neil Gaiman fantasy stories. This is apparent in The Problem of Susan when Greta says that her interest in children’s fiction is because ’they seemed the books that were most important to me.For years I’ve heard the name Neil Gaiman passed about, weighted with heavy praise, and have always promised myself to read him. Some of the prose poems also seem to be placed in here just because and do not have the same impact as many of his stories, however Gaiman admits in the introduction that he originally did not intend for any of the poetry to be included.

Una raccolta di racconti e poesie che spazia un po' lungo tutta la carriera di Gaiman, da racconti iniziati agli albori a un bel racconto su Shadow di American Gods, dopo la fine di quel libro. Bitter Grounds", "How to Talk to Girls at Parties", "Keepsakes and Treasures", and "Harlequin Valentine" were all favorites too. And this book of short stories and prose, Fragile Things, is by far my most favorite compendium of his.There are a few others that bring about a smile, although the stories are the real meat of the collection. pages Multi-award winning, scarce in signed condition, "Fragile Things" is an exclusive Collector's Edition SIGNED by Neil Gaiman. The main story in this collection is ‘Monarch of the Glen’ and it is a novella that is part of the American Gods story and I heart that story.