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Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions

Neil Gaiman

3.93 AVERAGE

gemstonejasper's review against another edition

3.75

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I think it's hard to review short story collections because in most cases, some stories are going to hit for you and some will miss. Overall, I think this was a good collection.

Some of my favorites that I thought about after finishing:
Nicholas Was... 
Troll Bridge 
The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories 
When We Went to See the End of the World by Dawnie Morningside, age 11¼ 
Murder Mysteries
Snow, Glass, Apples


The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories + Murder Mysteries were the two 5 star stories for me

mclark224's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

feminist_mayhem's review against another edition

3.0

emotional lighthearted tense slow-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

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Collection of short stories.

juicebox24's review against another edition

5.0

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FANTASTIC! MY FAVORITE BOOK! His short stories are amazing!

ohclaire's review against another edition

3.0

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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

3.25

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sirlancelot2021's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous 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: Yes

naketahgallant's review against another edition

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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.

tzark's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5 stars

lillywing's review

4.0

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Some of my favorites:
- Chivalry
- The Price
- The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories
- Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar
- Murder Mysteries