[Books 2007] Neil Gaiman, ghost stories

[inulro]

55. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

I've finally finished this short story collection. I've said elsewhere that short stories aren't really my thing. The exception is Neil Gaiman - his short stories are always better than his novels. This collection is no exception. As always, some are better than others, but the quality is astonishingly high throughout. I can actually see myself re-reading these a lot (inasmuch as I ever have the time to re-read anything).

56. Haunted Hotels by Jo-Anne Christensen

Every year my mother sends me a volume or three of the Lone Pine/Ghost House collection. Some of these are better than others. This is one of the better ones (generally speaking, the ones by Jo-Anne Christensen are). She's from western Canada so I was less than surprised that Fort San (now Echo Valley Conference Centre) made the cut - it's probably our most famous haunted place - but I'd never heard the one about the ghost motel south of Red Deer, which is one of the more unusual stories in the volume, and probably wouldn't have had a look-in if the book had been written by someone from elsewhere.

Comments

[girfan.livejournal.com]

I have Fragile Things on audio CD and found this a great way to "read" the stories. Neil reading them makes all the difference. :)

[mimmimmim.livejournal.com]

The ghost book sounds fun. Have you visited Fort San?

[inulro.livejournal.com]

My dad went to teacher training conferences there every year, but I've never been closer than driving past it.