![]() ![]() The story has an eerie, bittersweet aftertaste to it which makes me wonder why it has that. I’m sure I’m not the only one who read this who could relate to Enn! The ambiguity might bother some readers but I liked it - you could interpret it as a clever, realistic way of how boys and girls interact as teens, or you could believe the fantastical direction Gaiman takes it, but the truthful nuggets Gaiman sprinkles throughout are what makes this work. It sort of is in one sense and totally not in another. I won’t give away the twists in the story but if you’re unfamiliar with it, it’s not what you think it is. And I can see why publishers continue to do this when the results are so good! But is it the right one? And who are all these strange girls?įabio Moon and Gabriel Ba continue the trend of adapting Neil Gaiman short stories with How to Talk to Girls at Parties from his Fragile Things collection. Set in 1970s In-ger-lund, two teenagers - Vic, the confident, handsome ladies’ man, and Enn, his awkward, inexperienced friend and our narrator - go in search of a house party and find one. ![]()
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