Continuing our project of my reading Prairie bedtime stories, this was her next choice. Both of us remembered enjoying this one as children, but we'd both forgotten just how funny it was. Really a joy to read again, and to read it out loud. Harold, Chester, and everyone's favorite little vampire bunny are great.

Interesting and fun book. Starts off like a modern scienctific/techno-thriller, then suddenly takes a hard right into science fiction. The first half felt more polished, like the author wasn't entirely comfortable with the sci-fi of the second half, but the entirety was still an enjoyable read.

Gaiman continues to hold his spot as one of my current favorite authors, and quite possibly as my all-time favorite 'fantasy' author (though that oversimplified genrefication of his work hardly seems fair). His ability to not just tell stories, but to invoke the Stories underlying everything is magical in itself. Anansi Boys was wonderful -- funny, creepy, and magical -- and is in strong competition with [b:Stardust|16793|Stardust|Neil Gaiman|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519JIJ-RxOL._SL75_.jpg|3166179] as my current favorite Gaiman work.

Two of my favorites in one book: Neil Gaiman and short fiction. All the stories are good, but my particular favorites are the opening ('Chivalry') and closing ('Snow, Glass, Apples'), and one from midway through ('Shoggoth's Old Peculiar').

As with [b:Smoke and Mirrors Short Fictions and Illusions|16790|Smoke and Mirrors Short Fictions and Illusions|Neil Gaiman|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166759020s/16790.jpg|6277491], the combination of Neil Gaiman and short stories is essentially a guaranteed win in my world.

Not the most horrific of Barker's work (though it certainly has some gruesome moments), these are the memoirs of a demon, told by the demon himself, trapped within the pages of the book. An enjoyable, quick read.

This was a lot of fun -- nazis, vampires, even some zombies (of a sort)! Much more entertaining than I expected when I first picked it up. Apparently it's the first in a series, I'm going to have to keep an eye out for more by this author.

For some reason, though I've certainly been familiar with the basics of his mythos for years (through geek osmosis), I'd never actually read any of Lovecraft's work before this. Now, I'm wondering what in the world took me so long. Great, bizarre stuff, and while I can understand that his dry style might not work for everyone, I really enjoyed it. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more of his stories from here on out.