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Stardust by Neil Gaiman

3.5

This is probably my favourite of the 'books Neil Gaiman has written by himself' group, with the one massive note that I dislike some of how the women are written icl...

1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England by W.C. Sellar

4.0

Let's hear it for THANETTTTTT 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

When I Arrived at the Castle by E.M. Carroll

4.0

ouggghhhhhhhhhhh (<- me when women)

Circe by Madeline Miller

3.75

Taking a medal on my 'books that were so good up until the final act' list, it's Circe. Why that was the ending Madeline Miller went with I will never understand, and I will always be disappointed by. Welcome to the 3.75 void.

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

3.5

I'm so sorry to all the girlies out there weeping over this, but to me this was a deeply mid book. Achilles death and a brief passage of description were the only bits that really stood out to me; I disliked Patroclus as our POV, he felt incredibly passive and uninteresting, and overall this just didn't stand out to me.

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

4.5

Everyone should read this, I think.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman

3.25

I don't think I like how Gaiman writes very much. 

Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman

3.0

Uh. Yeah IDK this just didn't leave any impact on me besides a slight feeling of discomfort, although I've forgotten at what now.

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

3.75

It is perhaps notable that of all the books Neil Gaiman has had a hand in that I have read, this one is by far and away my favourite...All this to say I know who wrote the parts of GO that I really enjoyed, and spoiler alert, it wasn't Gaiman.
I enjoyed GO, but it's not really a reread type of book for me, so it shall remain in the 3.75 purgatory

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

4.0

Oh hey it's my comfort novel. P&P for me is the perfect book to read by a fire in winter.