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Title: M Is for Magic
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Author: Neil Gaiman and Teddy Kristiansen
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• Posted on 2009-07-23
  M is for Magic
  
  In this collection, we have a variety of short stories that go from funny, to creepy, to fascinatingly clever. Although M is for Magic is aimed at the YA audience I guarantee these stories are great for any adult to enjoy.
  
  Here's an overview of the stories:
  
  The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds
  Little Jack Horner is hired to solve the mystery behind the death of Humpty Dumpty. - I personally loved this one. Detective stories always [...] in.
  
  The Troll Bridge
  Hands down this is my favorite of the bunch. Upon a stroll through the forest, a young boy encounters a troll under a bridge who wants to eat his life.
  
  Don't Ask Jack
  A very short and creepy tale of an old Jack-in-the-Box.
  
  How to Sell the Ponti Bridge
  Not one of my favorites but still a great crime story.
  
  October in the Chair
  Also one of my favorites. The months of the year hold a gathering to tell their stories.
  
  Chivalry
  Fine... this one is also a favorite. When an old lady finds the Holy Grail at her local thrift store a dashing stranger on a magnificent horse comes a knockin'.
  
  The Price
  Quite creepy really... this is the tale of stray black cat that fights the devil every night to protect the family that took him in.
  
  How to Talk to Girls at Parties
  ehhh... Didn't do much for me. But nonetheless, it was still worthy. Two boys walk into a party where they realize the kids aren't everyday average teens.
  
  Sunbird
  A gathering of Epicureans who have become bored having tasted everything there is to taste. They are enticed into seeking the legendary Sunbird of Suntown... for a taste that is to be richer than peacock and lusher than duck.
  
  The Witch's Headstone
  This is an excerpt from The Graveyard Book. It tells a story of Bod getting into trouble outside the graveyard while trying to help the ghost of a witch.
  
  There's always something great about short stories; the satisfaction of being able to read something as a "whole" in a few hours. Yet, as always with short stories, I always want more.
  
  Mr. Gaiman does not disappoint with this collection. This was quite an enjoyable read no matter what the age.
  
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• Posted on 2009-06-06
  Not an appropriate read for a young girl
  
  I purchased this book for my 11 year old daughter who loved Coraline. However, the content of this book was not what I would consider appropriate for a young reader.
  
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• Posted on 2009-05-10
  Growing Gaiman
  
  Having come late to Neil Gaimans works I have been selecting this and that title as it interests me- like a rich mind candy that onle an be injoyed in bits and pieces and then only if you allow it to settle just righ befoe you read the next chapter!
  He's a sneaky one, you think he's writing for one audience and your a outsider enjoying it in secret and then WHAM he draws you in and makes you take ownership of your reading choice! Now I'm buying Gaiman books as stand alone wonders, not the mental palet cleaners I orginally intended. M is for Magic is a road atlas to the cities intent that many of his earlier stories originated and some of his later stories settled. You can't stay comfortable with Neil Gaiman, he's a wild ride and you have to pay attention!
  
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• Posted on 2009-05-05
  Any collection that contains "Chivalry"...
  
  Any story collection of the incomparable Neil Gaiman that contains the short story "Chivalry" ought to be given 5 stars! Every time I read words that Gaiman has written I am in awe and overcome with jealousy that I never thought of this or that incredible idea! As a child, my favorite stories were the legends of King Arthur, and the story "Chivalry" was not yet around for my enjoyment! How I would have loved to have this collection - as well as his recent Newbery winner, "The Graveyard Book" as a young, avid reader, who obsessively read Ray Bradbury and Edgar Allan Poe over and over again and couldn't find anything on the same level of quality and bone-chilling enjoyment. Even though many of these are being republished here, it is a great introduction for young adults to the crazy, chilling, creative, vivid world of Neil Gaiman. I find these stories to be perfectly acceptable - and amazing - stories for the young, precocious reader. Neil is perfection.
  
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• Posted on 2008-12-16
  Not Free SF Reader
  
  A collection designed to be kid friendly, big print, lots of spaces between lines, all that stuff. A not too bad selection at 3.30.
  
  Call the book a 3.25.
  
  M Is For Magic : The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds - Neil Gaiman
  M Is For Magic : Troll Bridge - Neil Gaiman
  M Is For Magic : Don't Ask Jack - Neil Gaiman
  M Is For Magic : How to Sell the Ponti Bridge - Neil Gaiman
  M Is For Magic : October in the Chair - Neil Gaiman
  M Is For Magic : Chivalry - Neil Gaiman
  M Is For Magic : The Price - Neil Gaiman
  M Is For Magic : How to Talk to Girls at Parties - Neil Gaiman
  M Is For Magic : Sunbird - Neil Gaiman
  M Is For Magic : The Witch's Headstone - Neil Gaiman
  
  Humpty Dumpty push investigation.
  
  4 out of 5
  
  
  Eat Jack.
  
  3 out of 5
  
  
  Lurking toy.
  
  3 out of 5
  
  
  Skull tennis con.
  
  3.5 out of 5
  
  
  Monthly avatar stories that most of them don't even like.
  
  2 out of 5
  
  
  Magic junk knight.
  
  3 out of 5
  
  
  Cat love.
  
  3 out of 5
  
  
  Ordinary party and alien chicks = run away.
  
  3.5 out of 5
  
  
  "I have a presentiment of doom upon me," ..."And I fear it shall come to us with barbecue sauce
  
  4 out of 5
  
  
  Visibly grave talk.
  
  4 out of 5
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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