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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
Not a fan of the narrative poems - and there are quite a few - but fuck me Neil Gaiman really knows what he's doing. His short stories are super creative, super cool, and his voice and style are truly some of my favourite.
Another recommendation from Nhung, are we surprised? No? Good.
Instead of a proper review, I will try to give my reaction/opinion on some short stories. We all know Gaiman's skills in writing, another insufficient person praising him will not make any differences.
Fairy tales, as G. K. Chesterton once said, are more than true. Not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be defeated.
THE WEDDING PRESENT is only an introductory story and already it FUCKED ME UP. It went The Picture of Dorian Gray without me even realizing.
“I’d spent days staring at a blank screen, occasionally writing a word like the and staring at it for an hour or so and then, slowly, letter by letter, I’d delete it and write and or but instead. Then I’d exit without saving.” (isn't it all of us)
“NICHOLAS WAS older than sin, and his beard could grow no whiter. He wanted to die.” This story got my attention and broke my heart with like 100 words.
“People talk about books that write themselves, and it’s a lie. Books don’t write themselves. It takes thought and research and backache and notes and more time and more work than you’d believe.”
Time for me to preach about something unrelated and probably never mentioned again in this book. but i don't believe in 'If you do what you love, you never work a day in your life.' Of course you will work, of course you will pour your life and soul into your project. Work is work, even if it's something you enjoy doing. It takes time and effort. It doesn't come easy.
QUEEN OF KNIVES is so interesting. Wtf. I was waiting for things to happen and then it came like a fucken wave and then it was over...
Just exactly what went through Gaiman's head when he wrote CHANGES? i just want answers.
Is THE DAUGHTER OF OWLS about Annabeth Chase because it's written in such a weird way I think I'm having dyslexia... or it's just my epub hahah but I doubt it.
SHOGGOTH’S OLD PECULIAR is my favourite story in this book.
LOOKING FOR THE GIRL is really.... scary to me, I don't know. The story is about the male gaze and THAT itself is already icky to me but the story actually made me put the book down for a while....
FOREIGN PARTS is trippy... BRILLIANTLY TRIPPY. I don't know what to feel or what to get or how to explain this damn story !!!!!
Some stories are super good and very Black Mirror-like (or Black Mirror is more like this one), which really draws me to it. But some are not as good. Overall super enjoyable. Easily binged but not easily understood.
Instead of a proper review, I will try to give my reaction/opinion on some short stories. We all know Gaiman's skills in writing, another insufficient person praising him will not make any differences.
Fairy tales, as G. K. Chesterton once said, are more than true. Not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be defeated.
THE WEDDING PRESENT is only an introductory story and already it FUCKED ME UP. It went The Picture of Dorian Gray without me even realizing.
“I’d spent days staring at a blank screen, occasionally writing a word like the and staring at it for an hour or so and then, slowly, letter by letter, I’d delete it and write and or but instead. Then I’d exit without saving.” (isn't it all of us)
“NICHOLAS WAS older than sin, and his beard could grow no whiter. He wanted to die.” This story got my attention and broke my heart with like 100 words.
“People talk about books that write themselves, and it’s a lie. Books don’t write themselves. It takes thought and research and backache and notes and more time and more work than you’d believe.”
Time for me to preach about something unrelated and probably never mentioned again in this book. but i don't believe in 'If you do what you love, you never work a day in your life.' Of course you will work, of course you will pour your life and soul into your project. Work is work, even if it's something you enjoy doing. It takes time and effort. It doesn't come easy.
QUEEN OF KNIVES is so interesting. Wtf. I was waiting for things to happen and then it came like a fucken wave and then it was over...
Just exactly what went through Gaiman's head when he wrote CHANGES? i just want answers.
Is THE DAUGHTER OF OWLS about Annabeth Chase because it's written in such a weird way I think I'm having dyslexia... or it's just my epub hahah but I doubt it.
SHOGGOTH’S OLD PECULIAR is my favourite story in this book.
LOOKING FOR THE GIRL is really.... scary to me, I don't know. The story is about the male gaze and THAT itself is already icky to me but the story actually made me put the book down for a while....
FOREIGN PARTS is trippy... BRILLIANTLY TRIPPY. I don't know what to feel or what to get or how to explain this damn story !!!!!
Some stories are super good and very Black Mirror-like (or Black Mirror is more like this one), which really draws me to it. But some are not as good. Overall super enjoyable. Easily binged but not easily understood.
Not putting a full review here because Gaiman is a household name. I'm just leaving a note here for when I assemble my annual book ranking: This would have been rated five stars were it not for one godawful story originally written for Penthouse.
Great read. There are a few stories that aren't as great as others for my taste, but that's to be expected out of a collection such as this.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This is one of my all time favorite collection of short stories. It's simply a great. Each story is there own, with a good start, middle and finish. I re-read this collection alot between other books, because the stories grip me so. My absolute favorite out of all the ones in this collection by Neil is The Price. "And, selfish and scared, I wonder how much more he has to give."
Loved this anthology. A bit more H.P. lovecraft than I expected, but all of the stories were good, especially "murder mysteries" and "snow,glass,apples". Keep a bookmark in the introductions so you can read each one after you've read the corresponding short.
It's hard to rate a collection of stories. I first heard "Chivalry" on the podcast LeVar Burton Reads. I loved how quirky it was. I dreaded reading the poetry in this book. I tried to read them but I just do not like poetry. I just don't understand it. I really liked the stories that were influenced by Lovecraft. Especially "Only the End of the World Again" with Lawrence Talbot as the main character. I love the homage to the original Wolfman movie. "Nicholas Was..." was one on the most horrifying short stories I have ever read. "Snow, Glass, Apples" was definitely my favorite story in the whole book. It has everything I like: fairy tale retellings, a villain that was not really a villain, and vampires!
Overall, I would recommend.
Overall, I would recommend.