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Trigger Warning
by Neil Gaiman
As Neil Gaiman's collections of short stories always are, this was a great read. What's always impressed me about his work (and why I'm such a fan) is his ability to do such DEEP WORLDBUILDING regardless of the length of the piece. 10-volume graphic novel series? Check. Ten-page short story? Check. Eight stanza poem? Check. It's consistently the kind of writing that makes you want to know more, which is the kind of writing that I love.
I'd read several of the pieces in this book before as they were published separately (Truth is a Cave, Calendar of Tales, Sleeper and Spindle) but appreciated having them all in one place. LOVED the Sherlock Holmes one, loved the complexity of his women across the board in these pieces, and SHADOW!!!
Gaiman writes in his introduction to the Shadow piece (Black Dog), "There is one last story to be told, about what happens to Shadow when he reaches London. And then, if he survives that, it will be time to send him back to America. So much has changed, after all, since he went away." AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
The only thing I didn't love is the fact that I think Gaiman and I have different stances on the "trigger warning" debate, but putting that aside this was an enjoyable read.
I'd read several of the pieces in this book before as they were published separately (Truth is a Cave, Calendar of Tales, Sleeper and Spindle) but appreciated having them all in one place. LOVED the Sherlock Holmes one, loved the complexity of his women across the board in these pieces, and SHADOW!!!
Gaiman writes in his introduction to the Shadow piece (Black Dog), "There is one last story to be told, about what happens to Shadow when he reaches London. And then, if he survives that, it will be time to send him back to America. So much has changed, after all, since he went away." AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
The only thing I didn't love is the fact that I think Gaiman and I have different stances on the "trigger warning" debate, but putting that aside this was an enjoyable read.