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The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction by Neil Gaiman

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jamietherebelliousreader's review

5.0

5 stars. Sure, I’d read more than half of the 52 short stories included in this collection in other short story collections by Gaiman but they’re just so good that I didn’t mind reading them again. And amongst those 52 stories there were a few that I hadn’t read so that was a lot of fun.

The stories range from 1984 to 2018 and it was great reading them in chronological order to really get a grasp of how Gaiman’s writing really evolved throughout the years. Some of the earlier work I hadn’t read (particularly Nicholas Was… (1989) and Murder Mysteries (1992)) so that was really cool. His writing has always been amazing but man his growth is crazy. He’s always had that Neil Gaiman style but it’s established now.

I think this would be a good starting place for someone trying to get into Neil Gaiman’s work and it’s also perfect for people who are already huge fans of his like myself. It was a fantastic read.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

rosemary's review against another edition

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Will pick it back later

rynflynn12's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

maximum83's review against another edition

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5.0

A great collection from my favorite author! I did the audiobook version and his voice was really soothing! Quite nice, since the audiobook is 27 hours long.