This almost felt like a collection of short stories in the same universe. Not really what I was expecting, but I did enjoy getting more insight into TThis almost felt like a collection of short stories in the same universe. Not really what I was expecting, but I did enjoy getting more insight into The Sandman and his family.
And it's Gaiman, so it's delightfully dark and weird and creepy....more
This is not as neatly organized as some of her other books. But if you can handle wading through a couple of odd metaphors there are so many gems to fThis is not as neatly organized as some of her other books. But if you can handle wading through a couple of odd metaphors there are so many gems to find here....more
This was _so_ good and _so_ helpful! I realize that my family is not everyone's family, but if you suspect or even wonder if you have EI parents I canThis was _so_ good and _so_ helpful! I realize that my family is not everyone's family, but if you suspect or even wonder if you have EI parents I cannot recommend this enough....more
Short stories aren't generally my favorite, but this collection was uniformly excellent.Short stories aren't generally my favorite, but this collection was uniformly excellent....more
This book has a trigger warning at the beginning for a reason — because it is so well written that I feel like I'm living through the trauma with the This book has a trigger warning at the beginning for a reason — because it is so well written that I feel like I'm living through the trauma with the characters. It is so good!...more
_This_ is why I read books. To get inside someone else's head and really understand how they think.
Ok, it's not the only reason I read,Wow! Just wow.
_This_ is why I read books. To get inside someone else's head and really understand how they think.
Ok, it's not the only reason I read, but it's certainly a big one - and I haven't had a book pull me so strongly into such a _different_ headspace in a long time. I didn't know I needed a book that would make me understand a teenage sociopathic pyromaniac, but here we are.
This book pulled me under it's spell from the first page. I was seeing John's life through his thoughts and I could _understand_ and it was _so powerful_!
This is hardly the first time I've read a book that completely pulled me into a character's mind, but it may be the first time I have so completely understood a character that is so very different from me.
The plotting was excellent as well, and the ending very satisfying. But, for me, the character was the truly impressive part of this book....more
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