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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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
Brilliant book of stories, much better than the later Fragile Things.
Maybe I'm just not a short story person, maybe it's just that these are average. I don't know. I do know I get annoyed at too many 'inspired by' (Lovecraft, fairy tales, Lovecraft again, Beowulf, folk tales again) stories. It was fine. It was not impressive.
I really wanted to love this more. Some of the stories I loved and others were really hard to get through. Neil Gaiman is one funky dude.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Murder
Confession: I skipped most of the poems/hanging line texts and just read the stories. My favorite was Snow, Glass, Apples. Like, of course. I also liked Murder Mysteries and Chivalry. Also, Tastings.
dark
fast-paced