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31 Oct

Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Author: Neil Gaiman
Book: The Graveyard Book
Genre: Supernatural/Horror/YA
Julia Rating: 10
Comments: Neil Gaiman’s newest book - The Graveyard Book - is considered to be for children, but I beg to differ.  The main character - who’s name is Nobody - grows up during the duration of the book, but I think that’s the only thing that makes […]

08 Oct

The Graveyard Book Contest

Harper Collins is having a contest to win a copy of Neil Gaiman’s latest masterpiece - The Graveyard Book. It’s a YA book about a boy who is raised in a graveyard by ghosts. I’ve decided to review it for Horror Month as well, since Mr. Gaiman is one of my favorite authors - it’s […]

18 Sep

Horror Month Confirmed

So, starting the first of October, I will be reviewing at least three horror books weekly. I may do more then that. The books will include:
Week 1 - New Books: October 1st - 11th
- Infected: A Novel by Scott Sigler
- Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs
- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (not a new book […]

12 Jul

Good Omens - Neil Gaimen and Terry Pratchett

Book: Good Omens
Authors: Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Genre: Fantasy
Julia Rating: 10
Comments:  This is the book that got me into Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett - both of whom I am slightly obsessed with now. 
“Well,” you say, “she must have read that book a long time ago, why review it now?”
Because I’ve reread it, that’s why.
Anyway, […]

28 May

Article on Neil Gaiman

I am obviously a huge Neil Gaiman fan and, knowing this, my loving father sent me an article on Mr. Gaiman that I’d love to share with you. So here it is. It’s basically is brief history of Neil Gaiman and his work. I found it intriguing and enjoyable… and now I have to find […]

02 May

Neil Gaiman Poem… Translated

The Neil Gaiman poem called The Day the Saucers Came has been translated into LOL Cat language here. Check them out and tell me which one you like better.

30 Mar

Book Review: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Book: Neverwhere
Author: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Fantasy

Julia Rating: 10
Comments: The Minneapolis Star Tribune says, “A dark contemporary ‘Alice in Wonderland’… imaginative, well-crafted (and) highly visual.”
I have to agree with the above quote, except that I think that Neverwhere is half Alice in Wonderland and half Wizard of Oz. The story is about a young man named Richard […]

18 Mar

American Gods is Being Given Away

I am a huge Neil Gaiman fan and Harper Collins is giving away his American Gods book for a limited time. It’s a great book and you can’t beat the price. So, check it out:

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31 Jan

Classic Roundup

I created a poll on “Which Classic is Better?” a few days ago and I wanted to explain my selection of books - why I picked the ones that I did and not other ones.The poll consist of the following books:
The Old Man and The Sea (by Ernest Hemingway)
Les Miserable (by Victor Hugo)
Hamlet (by William […]

13 Dec

Book Review: Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

The Book: Fragile Things
The Author: Neil Gaiman
The Genre: Sci Fi/Fantasy (mostly Fantasy)
Julia Rating: 10 (out of a scale of 1-10, 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest)
My Comments:
A fabulous compilation of short stories and poetry by a modern master.
I loved reading this compilation of Fantasy, Sci Fi and Supernatural stories by Neil Gaiman […]

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