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| Title            = M Is for Magic
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| ImageDescription = Hardcover - USA - 1st edition.
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| Author          = {{BookAuthor|Neil Gaiman}}
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| PublishedYear    = 2007
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| PublishedMonth  = 06
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| Type            = {{BookType|Fiction}}, {{BookType|Anthology}}
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| Genre            = {{BookGenre|Fantasy}}
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| Themes          = {{MediaTheme|Adventure}}, {{MediaTheme|Fantasy}}, {{MediaTheme|Horror}}, {{MediaTheme|Urban Fantasy}}
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'''''M Is for Magic''''' is compilation of short stories written by [[Neil Gaiman]], published on 2007-06-06.
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==Personal==
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==Stories==
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! Title !! Notes
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| "The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds" || A hard boiled crime story set in the world of fairy tales. The juxtaposition of the two genres made me laugh out loud multiple times.
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| "Troll Bridge" || A tale about a little boy who meets a hungry bridge troll that will spare his life if he promises to return when he's older.
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| "Don't Ask Jack" || A cursed jack-in-the-box drives a family mad. Mildly creepy, but too short to be interesting.
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| "How to Sell the Ponti Bridge" ||
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| "October in the Chair" || See my description in ''[[Fragile Things]]''.
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| "Chivalry" ||
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| "The Price" ||
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| "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" || See my description in ''[[Fragile Things]]''.
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| "Sunbird" || See my description in ''[[Fragile Things]]''.
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| "The Witch's Headstone" ||
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| "Instructions" || See my description in ''[[Fragile Things]]''.
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==Review==
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{{Spoilers}}
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===Good===
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*
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===Bad===
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* Four of the stories in the book were just published less than a year earlier in ''[[Fragile Things]]'', and several others were published in compilations from years earlier. In fact, there are only two stories not previous published in a compilation. This would be like buying a band's latest "Greatest Hits" album and discovering that nearly all of songs were published on their previous Greatest Hits albums.
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===Ugly===
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* Nothing.
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==Quotes==
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==Links==
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_Is_for_Magic}}
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{{Link|GoodReads|https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47699.M_Is_for_Magic}}

Revision as of 13:44, 10 April 2024

M Is for Magic
Author Neil Gaiman
Published 2007-06-06
Type Fiction, Anthology
Genre Fantasy
Themes Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Urban Fantasy
Age Group Adult

M Is for Magic is compilation of short stories written by Neil Gaiman, published on 2007-06-06.

Personal

Own?No.
Read?No.

Stories

Title Notes
"The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds" A hard boiled crime story set in the world of fairy tales. The juxtaposition of the two genres made me laugh out loud multiple times.
"Troll Bridge" A tale about a little boy who meets a hungry bridge troll that will spare his life if he promises to return when he's older.
"Don't Ask Jack" A cursed jack-in-the-box drives a family mad. Mildly creepy, but too short to be interesting.
"How to Sell the Ponti Bridge"
"October in the Chair" See my description in Fragile Things.
"Chivalry"
"The Price"
"How to Talk to Girls at Parties" See my description in Fragile Things.
"Sunbird" See my description in Fragile Things.
"The Witch's Headstone"
"Instructions" See my description in Fragile Things.

Review

Overall:

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— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

Bad

  • Four of the stories in the book were just published less than a year earlier in Fragile Things, and several others were published in compilations from years earlier. In fact, there are only two stories not previous published in a compilation. This would be like buying a band's latest "Greatest Hits" album and discovering that nearly all of songs were published on their previous Greatest Hits albums.

Ugly

  • Nothing.

Media

Representation

Strong female character?
Bechdel test?
Strong person of color character?
Queer character?


Quotes

Links

Link-Wikipedia.png  Link-GoodReads.png 

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