This was delightful! I would love to read this to my little brothers (ages 8 and 10). I think they'd really enjoy it. It was a quick read, full of delightful humor. There were so many surprises in the text, which made it all the more fun and hilarious. I'll probably be getting a hard copy of this for my brothers. Neil Gaiman is a master.

Disclaimer: I don't like dramas. More specifically, I hate Modern American dramas. If I felt strongly enough about this play, I would give it a long review. But it just felt like another shattered-American-dream family that's drunk and addicted and doesn't know how to communicate with each other.

Edmund was the one silver lining of the play, because he actually listened to his dad, like, one time. But none of the characters had any real goals that they were chasing that pushed the play--and conversations--forward. As a result, the play felt aimless and wandering and by the time I got to the end, I didn't feel like anything had happened. No memorable conversations had occurred (except maybe for Edmund listening to his drunk dad, but even that was a stretch given that his dad was, you know, drunk) that offered any sort of change for any of the characters, or even the hope of change. There was a lot to unpack in this, sure, but that's true of most decently-written works, especially when there are flawed characters running the show. We get enough of senseless yelling and failure to listen to others in real life.

I would never read this for fun, and I think it can only be appreciated if read in a classroom setting. But if you like dramas, I guess give it a try? All I know is that I need to read a nice wholesome novel this weekend.

This was really cute. My little sister and I used to fight a lot, so I definitely related to this a lot, though it has been a while since those days. I loved the touch with the snake! And Telgemeier's art was as beautiful and easy-to-read in as ever.

This was really cute and heart wrenching. I got choked up multiple times. The way Telgemeier did ghosts was really unique and touching, and I loved her take on them. The whole story was sweet and moving, and the art was as splendid as Telgemeier's other works!

I was sorting through my TBR shelf like you do at 12 AM on a school night when you have homework you need to finish for the next day, and I noticed this was on there?? But I've definitely read it and loved it? I'm not sure how it failed to end up shelves properly on my goodreads, and I'm kind of sad this happened because I don't remember when I read this first. All I remember is falling in love instantly.

It's a short read, and it's magical and lyrical and surreal. It's the kind of book I aspire to write (and would use as a comp title in querying if it wasn't so old *regretful sigh*). The Netflix movie actually did a decent job adapting from the book, but there will always be that reverent magic that exists in the pure literary form, untouched by film. The illustrations in this are unique as well, and the whole book overall is just a really interesting experience.

Go read this book. Go, be not like me and shelve it correctly. (And also do your homework at sane hours of the night.)