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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
As with any short story collection, I didn't love them all, but I loved a good portion of them; the ones I did not love, I really liked, so 5 stars it is. :)
I always find it hard to review a collection of short stories. Naturally I loved some of the short stories, and was immensely bored by the others. That didn’t really happen here. First of all, Neil Gaiman is an excellent author who proves that not all short stories need to be horrifically depressing (see Gift of the Magi), but they can actually be exciting, intriguing, scary, etc. Some of his stories seem in the vein of Lovecraft, in that they are really good short horror pieces, others have more of a bent towards Sci-Fi. What is really impressive about Gaiman is that even in these short stories, you can tell that he did his research, such as the werewolf throwing up fingers. I particularly enjoyed the forward to each story. It’s great to have that sort of insight into one of my favorite authors.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was more sexual (or just a lot of the stories seemed to revolve around sex and/or lust?) than I expected, but I still really enjoyed it. The stories were great for October.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
I am always left wanting something more with a collection of Neil Gaiman's short stories. I wa t them to be longer!!
Hmmmmmmm. This is very much Gaiman-in-the-eighties-nineties. An overabundance of male gaze, sometimes overly horny stories, and then, among them, wonderful little gems.
He's so good at ideas and concepts and dreams, I'm weak. I consider Gaiman a guilty pleasure, at times, I guess.
The best stories in this collection were, without a doubt (even if they had their hmm-moments as well):
Chivalry
Nicholas Was...
Troll Bridge
Murder Mysteries
Snow, Glass, Apples
I also liked the tarot card collection of vampire stories. The rest was, you know, mostly just there. Ups and downs.
He's so good at ideas and concepts and dreams, I'm weak. I consider Gaiman a guilty pleasure, at times, I guess.
The best stories in this collection were, without a doubt (even if they had their hmm-moments as well):
Chivalry
Nicholas Was...
Troll Bridge
Murder Mysteries
Snow, Glass, Apples
I also liked the tarot card collection of vampire stories. The rest was, you know, mostly just there. Ups and downs.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated