A review by smathew212
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman

4.0

I don't usually like short stories as a format, but I like Neil Gaiman enough to see what he had to offer. This book includes several forms of poems, and short stories of various lengths and levels of detail. It took me a lot longer than I planned to read this - 3 weeks! - but I did enjoy most of it. I particularly enjoy any of the stories in which Gaiman explores the dynamic between good and evil, and the last 2 stories in the collection were my favorites. My favorite thing about this book is that, in the introduction, Gaiman wrote a short discussion of each piece in the collection, talking about his inspiration or why he wrote it. I love that glimpse into the writer's mind!