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	annabelle_lee 2008-02-12 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	Oooh, nice. Maybe now I'll have the motivation to take the time and actually read something of Gaiman's instead of wondering why everyone seems to be so enamored with him. Thanks! (Reply to this)

	photosinensis 2008-02-12 07:54 pm UTC (link)
	Why doesn't it surprise me that American Gods is currently leading? Certainly, it'll help me to pimp the book, which was the first time I came into contact with Mr. Gaiman, but at the same time, I'm a broke college student who's starved for cheap reading material. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	worstangel 2008-02-12 08:00 pm UTC (link)
	We are in the exact same boat. D: (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ms_treesap 2008-02-12 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	cough library cough (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	photosinensis 2008-02-12 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	The one nearby completely forgets about the idea of adult fiction. Otherwise, I'd use it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_treesap 2008-02-12 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	Awww :( (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tangentialone 2008-02-13 01:35 am UTC (link)
	Awww, suck! Do they do inter-library loans? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	forget funds, I have no shelf space stellabymoor 2008-02-13 04:55 am UTC (link)
	ILL or you can get any Houston Public Library book transfered to your closest branch. can search the catalog here. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kalika_maxwell 2008-02-13 05:04 am UTC (link)
	At least you (presumably) have access to English books. Our libraries assume nobody here would ever want to read an English book. -_- (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hitchhiker42 2008-02-16 12:42 am UTC (link)
	I thought about disproportionate outrage based on employee loyalty, but with so many library systems in Houston, it's hard to tell I need to defend my library's honor, or just let the hapless branch in question go unchampioned. So let me just say... online hold requests for the win! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	photosinensis 2008-02-16 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	To be completely fair, the branch I'm talking about is in the Third Ward, on Scott Street, and adjacent to Jack Yates High School (and across the street from Robertson Stadium). It's not a great neighborhood for anything, really. I'm thinking about catching a bus up to the main library downtown at some point, though. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	doyle 2008-02-12 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	Needs moar Anansi Boys love. votes (Reply to this)(Thread)

	xturtle 2008-02-12 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	I voted for Anansi Boys, too. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	atalantapendrag 2008-02-13 05:26 am UTC (link)
	So did I. I adore American Gods, but Anansi Boys is a better intro-to-Gaiman book IMHO. Easier to dive into, and funnier. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	wolfsamurai 2008-02-12 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	I voted Smoke and Mirrors too. I already own most of the rest of them. (Reply to this)

	come_love_sleep 2008-02-12 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	Is that the American Smoke and Mirrors, or the British? (Reply to this)

	rosehiptea 2008-02-12 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	I think "Smoke and Mirrors" would be good because short stories always seem easier to read online to me. (Then again, I have the attention span of a mollusk.) Plus if I remember correctly it has Murder Mysteries, which sort of has a mini-fandom of its own as it's been requested at Yuletide. (Reply to this)

	hurricane 2008-02-12 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	I tend to loan out my copy of Smoke and Mirrors to introduce people to the author. Short story compilations are so awesome for exposing folks to the range of an author's voice. (Reply to this)

fryingpanofdoom
2008-02-13 02:33 am UTC (link)

I voted for Stardust because it was the first one of his novels that I had read and because I think it's one of the best to use as an introduction to his work. I know at least two people who have read Neverwhere first and thought it was too creepy and weird for them (*coughloserscough*). Stardust features only a very mild dash of violence and disturbing imagery (whee unicorn decapitation and blood scrying!) so it has a wider appeal among readers, especially the ones who might need to be gently eased into Neil's level of gore and mindfuckery. I've also suggested Anansi Boys for this reason as well, but I have this irrational need for people to read that one after American Gods, so I tend to recommend that one less frequently than I do Stardust.

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	batshitinsane 2008-02-13 04:08 am UTC (link)
	And this is why I adore Neil Gaiman <33333333333 I'm surprised that I've read most of the books except for Fragile Things, Smoke and Mirrors and M is for Magic. Has anyone read M is for Magic before? It looks interesting. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	nekoneko 2008-02-13 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	I think that came out... last year? I haven't read it yet, sadly enough. That's why I voted for it. I'll buy it at some point. I always do. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	wrongly_amused 2008-02-13 08:28 am UTC (link)
	Neverwhere, damnit. >:O I already paid for American Gods! (Reply to this)

dayum
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2008-02-23 06:37 am UTC (link)

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