tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post3958990558946487710..comments2024-03-06T01:53:57.529-05:00Comments on Back to Books: Short Story MondayNikki in Niagarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post-34780604803145962442007-12-04T14:40:00.000-05:002007-12-04T14:40:00.000-05:00stephanie, some are better than others but so far ...stephanie, some are better than others but so far I'm really pleased with the book.<BR/><BR/>frank, I agree, I'm not too sure who the creepy guy is supposed to be but I took him to be a 'Death' or 'The Boogey Man' type of character who was letting the boy know that he'd get his father someday.Nikki in Niagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post-53760779599409441152007-12-03T09:08:00.000-05:002007-12-03T09:08:00.000-05:00I very much liked "My Brother, Eli." The writing ...I very much liked "My Brother, Eli." The writing just flows and you can hear the narrator speaking. <BR/><BR/>I didn't get the part in "Riding the Doghouse" about the creepy guy on the radio. How did he know the kid and his father, and the address? Whatever I was supposed to understand about that, I didn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post-28182529246813406012007-11-26T14:29:00.000-05:002007-11-26T14:29:00.000-05:00See? That has always been my trouble with short s...See? That has always been my trouble with short stories. I want to read MORE than the author gives!! I guess it's just recently that I am really getting into them. Thank you, Neil Gaiman!! <BR/><BR/>I'm definitely going to have to pick up this collection. It sounds fantastic!! And I'm with you. I am really enjoying reading these over the weekend!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.com