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ohclaire's review against another edition
3.0
not my favorite. too much 'adult content' for me, plus I'd already read most of the good stories.
alle_kat97's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
sirlancelot2021's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
naketahgallant's review against another edition
This wasn’t bad in any way, but none of the stories truly gripped my attention and I just found myself not caring to get to it.
lillywing's review against another edition
4.0
Some of my favorites:
- Chivalry
- The Price
- The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories
- Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar
- Murder Mysteries
- Chivalry
- The Price
- The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories
- Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar
- Murder Mysteries
loar's review against another edition
3.0
3,5. Některý povídky jsou lepší, některé horší. (Půl bodu navíc za audio, Gaiman se dobře poslouchá)
namnam84's review against another edition
3.0
I'm actually being kind (out of guilt, mostly) by giving this book 3 stars. I should give it 2 and a 1/2.
I really wanted to enjoy this book but I found the stories a bit underwhelming. The only story I liked was the one with the Holy Grail, and that too I would describe as sweet and funny rather than spooky. Maybe I was undone by my expectations of this book - I thought the stories would be scary, but they were at best vaguely intriguing. The ideas for most were good, the stories did hook me at the beginning, but they never really took off.
I should confess that I did not read the poems - it was a mood thing, nothing to do with the quality of the poems.
Not as good as I thought it would be.
I really wanted to enjoy this book but I found the stories a bit underwhelming. The only story I liked was the one with the Holy Grail, and that too I would describe as sweet and funny rather than spooky. Maybe I was undone by my expectations of this book - I thought the stories would be scary, but they were at best vaguely intriguing. The ideas for most were good, the stories did hook me at the beginning, but they never really took off.
I should confess that I did not read the poems - it was a mood thing, nothing to do with the quality of the poems.
Not as good as I thought it would be.
jamsin_1's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5