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So obviously you can't look inside, but this was the only picture I could find of my edition, so ignore that for now. Or head to Amazon and look inside! Anyway, Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman is a collection of short stories and poems. I saw a lot of bad reviews of this before I started reading it, so I guess I was pleasantly surprised by it! I really enjoyed these stories for the most part, although some of them did feel like they were unfinished bigger projects. My personal favorites were... The Fairy Reel--a short poem about splitting one's self in two. October in the Chair--a delightful short story about the month's taking turns telling stories and the story October chooses to tell. Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire--this is a hilarious story about someone who is supposed to write dark and dreary semi-horror stories but can't help but turn them into comedies Instructions--...