tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post8470062458086806776..comments2024-02-01T08:20:01.784-06:00Comments on Stephanie's Confessions of a Book-a-holic: Short Story Monday - Smoke and Mirrors Part IIIStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-34945241195595334662007-12-13T10:41:00.000-06:002007-12-13T10:41:00.000-06:00John - I'm hoping I never run out of Gaiman short ...John - I'm hoping I never run out of Gaiman short stories!! Actually, in another couple of weeks, I will have to find some other author to praise!!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-56668621786057904092007-12-13T08:40:00.000-06:002007-12-13T08:40:00.000-06:00What are you going to do when you run out of Gaima...What are you going to do when you run out of Gaiman short stories?<BR/><BR/>Interesting that he has another story involving Cthulhu.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-21481820259420662962007-12-11T14:15:00.000-06:002007-12-11T14:15:00.000-06:00Kookie - I don't think I'm there yet. But getting...Kookie - I don't think I'm there yet. But getting close!! <BR/><BR/>Carl - I fell in love with Fragile Things from the opening story. We'll see how I feel when I finish Smoke and Mirrors!!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-15207289410167131622007-12-11T14:13:00.000-06:002007-12-11T14:13:00.000-06:00Melody - You should definitely read this one. It'...Melody - You should definitely read this one. It's really great! <BR/><BR/>Carl and Nymeth - I think that might be why I really liked Shoggoth's so much. When I was a little younger, I had a total Lovecraft fetish!! I may have to go back and read them again! <BR/><BR/>Debi - Thanks!! There was a guy in my office that used to go to Belgium 2X a year on business. He'd always come back with these huge boxes of Leonides Chocolates. Yummy. It didn't matter which one you picked up, they were all amazing! <BR/><BR/>Stephen - You know....I may have to agree with you. I don't know whether it's because I read Fragile Things first....or some of the stories were just so CREEPY. But I might have to say I liked it a little bit better. Then again...I haven't finished this one. <BR/><BR/>A Study in Emerald and Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desires both knocked my socks off!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-31245284773134970052007-12-11T13:49:00.000-06:002007-12-11T13:49:00.000-06:00Stephen, I think you're the first person I've ever...Stephen, I think you're the first person I've ever heard say that. For me they have become a tie as far as which I like better. Smoke and Mirrors has such fantastic stories in it that I just love and will always have a special place for it. Fragile Things has gotten better each time I've read/listened to it and for some reason there are fewer stories in it that I find don't work than in Smoke and Mirrors, but that is just my opinion. Suffice it to say I love them both!<BR/><BR/>I found that I enjoyed A Study in Emerald more listening to it after I had read some Lovecraft!Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-82712515896863412162007-12-11T13:08:00.000-06:002007-12-11T13:08:00.000-06:00You still don't consider yourself a short story af...You still don't consider yourself a short story aficionado?kookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994570192941993135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-23522137084813155902007-12-11T10:10:00.000-06:002007-12-11T10:10:00.000-06:00I guess I don't need to add how good Gaiman's shor...I guess I don't need to add how good Gaiman's short stories are. "Smoke and Mirrors" is very good, but I think I prefer "Fragile Things" even more. It's one of my favourite reads of the last year.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310138902431551124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-42080295727627495972007-12-11T07:09:00.000-06:002007-12-11T07:09:00.000-06:00Oh, I just loved your comparison to the Belgian ch...Oh, I just loved your comparison to the Belgian chocolates...another wonderful review, Stephanie!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-15644672452116306802007-12-11T06:30:00.000-06:002007-12-11T06:30:00.000-06:00Carl is totally right - the first time I read Shog...Carl is totally right - the first time I read Shoggoth's Old Peculiar I had not read any Lovecraft yet. Returning to it after I had was an immense joy!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-10078713553286762122007-12-10T23:45:00.000-06:002007-12-10T23:45:00.000-06:00I need to read Shoggoth's again now that I have so...I need to read Shoggoth's again now that I have some Lovecraft under my belt. I remember enjoying it, but I would probably get so much more out of it now.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-52324733265720198542007-12-10T18:44:00.000-06:002007-12-10T18:44:00.000-06:00I haven't read this book yet, Stephanie, but I def...I haven't read this book yet, Stephanie, but I definitely will. I have a few of his books in my TBR pile, and am still looking for his earlier works, including the children books, hehe... He's one AMAZING writer not to be missed!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-8520566528888629372007-12-10T16:32:00.000-06:002007-12-10T16:32:00.000-06:00Chris - Exactly my point!! Each week, I write how...Chris - Exactly my point!! Each week, I write how fabulous the stories are....and how much I love them. It seems a little repetitive after a while, doesn't it??Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179077428618811016.post-14487926112460633032007-12-10T16:27:00.000-06:002007-12-10T16:27:00.000-06:00OK, so much like you just said in your post I was ...OK, so much like you just said in your post I was about to say that all of these were some of my favorite short stories of his, but that statement starts to become pretty invalid when I say that in every single post that you do :p But I really fell in love with Looking for the Girl and Shoggoth's Old Peculiar. Those are both awesome stories! Changes was really cool too.chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.com