Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

by Neil Gaiman | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 9780060515232 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Minerva101 of Calgary, Alberta Canada on 5/21/2011
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10 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by Minerva101 from Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, May 21, 2011
Beautiful, wonderful short story anthology by the amazing and fantastic Neil Gaiman!! Can you tell I love this book and author ??
:)

Journal Entry 2 by Minerva101 at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (6/7/2011 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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I gave this book to rureading at Coffee Cats. It`s a great set of short stories and I hope she enjoys it :)

Journal Entry 3 by wingrureadingwing at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, June 12, 2011
Giving ol' Neil another try after creepy Coraline.... :) Thanks again, Minerva101.

Journal Entry 4 by wingrureadingwing at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, June 9, 2012
I really enjoyed the first story 'A Study in Emerald'; about the early days of Holmes & Watson - with a twist. And I continued on through the progressively odder and unpleasant stories.
I have a copy of Gaiman's 'American Gods' on Mt. TBR and it may moulder there for quite awhile after this disappointment.

Journal Entry 5 by wingrureadingwing at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, June 9, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (6/9/2012 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Took the book to the Calgary BC Meetup at the Joshua Tree Cafe today.

Journal Entry 6 by locker-monster at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, June 10, 2012
Picked up this book at the Calgary BookCrossing June meet-up. Yay, Neil Gaiman!

Journal Entry 7 by locker-monster at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Thursday, July 12, 2012
My familiarity with Neil Gaiman isn't that broad. Before this, the only thing that I had read was Coraline. I watched Neverwhere but didn't read the book (and then there's his Doctor Who episode but I don't think that counts). I really must read more of his books. The poetry stuff was strange though; I don't associate Neil Gaiman with poerty. My favourite story in the book is definitely "A Study in Emerald". At first you think it's just a Sherlock Holmes story set in the Lovecraft-ian universe, but then it has that great twist at the end.

Released 11 yrs ago (7/14/2012 UTC) at Joshua Tree Café, Edmonton Trail in Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Releasing this book at the Calgary BookCrossing July meet-up. If it didn't go home with someone, it's on the bookshelf.

Journal Entry 9 by DendriticTrees at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, July 14, 2012
Picked up at the July Calgary Bookcrossing Meeting.

Journal Entry 10 by DendriticTrees at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Monday, July 30, 2012
"The Study in Emerald" was AMAZING! I read it twice! The stories definitely leaned towards the creepy side, but I liked that, and I think that's just Gaiman writing. I've already read American Gods, so I enjoyed "The Monarch in the Glen", but I don't know how much sense it would make if you don't know the prior story. "Forbidden Brides..." was absolutely hilarious. And "The Day the Saucers" came was very sweet.

Journal Entry 11 by DendriticTrees at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Friday, August 10, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (8/11/2012 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Taken back to the Calgary Bookcrossing Meeting.

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Journal Entry 12 by Crossing-Guard at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Picked this up at August's meeting, once again came home with too many books!

Journal Entry 13 by Crossing-Guard at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Friday, August 21, 2015

Released 8 yrs ago (9/12/2015 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Are you in the Calgary area and interested in meeting up with other Calgary BookCrossers? Please check out our facebook group, "BookCrossing Calgary" for details on how. Meeting are held on the second Saturday of every month starting at 11am. Location is unknown, please PM me for information. New Crossers are always welcome.

I am overloaded with books and a new baby so returning this as other people are waiting for it. I would like it back at sometime though....

Journal Entry 14 by megami-no-ushi at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Monday, September 14, 2015
Brought home from the September meeting - way, way too many books this month!

Journal Entry 15 by megami-no-ushi at Cravings Market Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, May 14, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (5/14/2016 UTC) at Cravings Market Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Taking to the May meet up for the "Useful or Unusual books" theme!

To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!

Journal Entry 16 by BookyMcBooks at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, May 15, 2016
Picked up at the May Calgary BookCrossing meetup.

Journal Entry 17 by BookyMcBooks at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, February 10, 2018
Short story collections are always hard to rate. There were some stories that just didn't click with me, but there are enough gems here to recommend.

The stories that stuck with me are:

How Do You Think It Feels?
Feeders and Eaters
Goliath
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
The Monarch of the Glen

Journal Entry 18 by BookyMcBooks at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, February 10, 2018

Released 6 yrs ago (2/9/2018 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Taking to the February Calgary BookCrossing meetup.

Journal Entry 19 by reveredchicken at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, February 10, 2018
Picked up this book at the monthly book crossing meeting at Cravings Market Restaurant

Journal Entry 20 by reveredchicken at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Tuesday, December 15, 2020
I mean its Neil Gaiman... does more need to be said?

Journal Entry 21 by reveredchicken at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (12/15/2020 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Released into the first book box we have circulating.

Journal Entry 22 by sing-song at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Friday, January 22, 2021
Pulled this out of the Travelling Covid Book Box.

Journal Entry 23 by sing-song at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Monday, April 19, 2021
I didn't enjoy this as much as some short story books. This could be as some of them left me wondering ......WHAT???? Just felt puzzled at the end. Probably my brain issue. The ones that I liked (like all the rest the Emerald was a favorite) were great reads.

Journal Entry 24 by sing-song at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, June 6, 2021

Released 2 yrs ago (6/6/2021 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Well, I have had to pick a few of my read books to add to this Covid book box.

Journal Entry 25 by AnnaDevika at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Monday, July 19, 2021
Love this author, looking forward to reading these.

Journal Entry 26 by AnnaDevika at Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, September 24, 2022

Released 1 yr ago (9/24/2022 UTC) at Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Controlled release to next reader

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