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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Some excellent stories, a few more mediocre ones. This book is a mixed bag, but it's worth reading if just for The Price, Chivalry, and The Troll Bridge (and probably a few I'm missing).
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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:
Complicated
I hate saying this, but I'm only giving this one 3 stars.
I love Gaiman's writing, I truly do. Somehow I felt a lot of the stories in this anthology were a bit disjointed. Some were boring, to be quite honest. As if they were just something thrown together from a discarded pile. A few of the stories were enjoyable so I'm just going to say I had a neutral time reading this.
That being said, I am not giving up on Gaiman just yet. I know he's an author has the potential to make my weirdly wired brain happy.
3 Ninja-Bunnehs-Disappointed
I love Gaiman's writing, I truly do. Somehow I felt a lot of the stories in this anthology were a bit disjointed. Some were boring, to be quite honest. As if they were just something thrown together from a discarded pile. A few of the stories were enjoyable so I'm just going to say I had a neutral time reading this.
That being said, I am not giving up on Gaiman just yet. I know he's an author has the potential to make my weirdly wired brain happy.
3 Ninja-Bunnehs-Disappointed
Uninteresting characters, and uninspiring stories.
É aquela coisa com livros de contos, né: alguns são muito bons, outros nem tanto. Na introdução o próprio Neil Gaiman diz que "todos esses contos são, de uma maneira ou outra, sobre sexo". Eu não leio cenas explícitas de sexo, e esse livro é cheio delas. As partes não explícitas... Bom, em resumo, eu não gosto de como o Neil Gaiman fala sobre sexo.
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Revisited this short story collection which I first read in the opening years of the twenty first century. Some of the stories have aged better than others. I imagine new editions will need footnotes to explain what a fax machine was! Having said that, some of the stories have really stayed with me, The troll under the bridge, the coy carp bearing the lipstick kiss of a long deal film star and the terrifying Jack in a Box were all still in my head like memories. Snow Glass Apples is a 5 star read. But many of the others are a bit patchy.