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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
I didn't finish this e-book before it was due, but there are several stories that are included in other Gaiman collections so I feel as though I've already read most of it.
no spoilers.
blurb: an audiobook of Neil Gaiman reading his short stories is some of the best company you can have.
Longer version: A lovely, quirky collection of short stories. Some are odd, some are sweet, at least one was just plain puzzling to me. I strongly recommend the audio version, as you can hear Gaiman smiling and being wistful and being charming all the way through. The art of storytelling is alive and well in Neil's hands.
Gaiman tries out some different styles, from a gumshoe mystery to a teenager attempting to talk to girls, to a mythic/magic tale of the months telling stories around a fire. A wonderful little collection of stories to make you laugh, or smile wistfully. I'd listen to this again and again.
blurb: an audiobook of Neil Gaiman reading his short stories is some of the best company you can have.
Longer version: A lovely, quirky collection of short stories. Some are odd, some are sweet, at least one was just plain puzzling to me. I strongly recommend the audio version, as you can hear Gaiman smiling and being wistful and being charming all the way through. The art of storytelling is alive and well in Neil's hands.
Gaiman tries out some different styles, from a gumshoe mystery to a teenager attempting to talk to girls, to a mythic/magic tale of the months telling stories around a fire. A wonderful little collection of stories to make you laugh, or smile wistfully. I'd listen to this again and again.
These short stories are all fantastic. HOWEVER, this is not a children’s literature book. The content is far too mature with descriptions of things that are not child appropriate. It would be just fine for YA (7th grade and above), but even then I’d err more towards high school.
With that said, it is totally worth reading.
With that said, it is totally worth reading.
Beh, qui le storie sono variegate, sia in lunghezza che in intensità di tenebre e magia. Il fatto che ci siano racconti di sole due pagine, non deve far pensare che non siano anche tra le più spaventose – e credo che questo rientri nella bravura di Gaiman, poche frasi azzeccate per far salire la paura. Alcune storie sono più azzeccate e interessanti di altre, alcune partono “meh” ma si riprendono nel finale (Il ponte del Troll), altre risultano interessanti sin da subito – non è mai facile dare un unico giudizio su un libro di racconti perché alcuni possono piacere ed altri meno... bisogna dare atto allo scrittore del suo essere eclettico nelle varie storie. La prima storia lascia un po' troppe cose in sospeso, ma credo che questa sia una strategia di marketing, visto che il protagonista, Bod, ritorna in un altro libro di Gaiman (che sapientemente ce lo dice nella prefazione). Il libro dovrebbe essere un libro per ragazzi, decisamente non per bambini, visto che molte storie sono troppo paurose per i bimbi (almeno a mio parere). Alcune storie possono essere un po' confuse, se non si conoscono un po' i fiabe, leggende e miti (pare una fissazione, questa di Gaiman), nello specifico la penultima storia per noi può risultare strana ma non chiarissima perché basata su filastrocche inglesi abbastanza conosciute... in Inghilterra.
I think I just have to come to terms with the fact that Neil Gaiman isn’t for me.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
It's a short story collection. There didnt seem to be a common theme that i noticed? Other than they all had some kind of magic involved in the plot. I wish they were all hits, and that's hardly ever true. But even several years later, I remember a few of the stories. The ones that were really good.
Sun Bird, October in the Chair, and Instructions are some of my favorite short stories.