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A review by hannahsutherland
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
There were some real bangers in this book and also some real duds.
One thing I loved was that so many of the stories seemed to feature a main character that is fashioned after Gaiman himself.
One thing I really, really didn't enjoy was the number of stories that featured older men hooking up with young women. One story (Looking for the Girl) even mentioned a middle aged man in a "relationship" with a sixteen year old. 🤢
I found all the stories based on H P Lovecraft's fictional town to be boring.
The stories that I would give five stars were:
🗡️Chivalry🗡️
🎅Nicholas Was...🎅
👾Virus👾
🃏Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot🃏
👶Babycakes👶
🫀Snow, Glass, Apples🫀
Reading the illustrated version Snow, Glass, Apples is what made me want to pick up an anthology of Niel Gaiman's short stories.
One thing I loved was that so many of the stories seemed to feature a main character that is fashioned after Gaiman himself.
One thing I really, really didn't enjoy was the number of stories that featured older men hooking up with young women. One story (Looking for the Girl) even mentioned a middle aged man in a "relationship" with a sixteen year old. 🤢
I found all the stories based on H P Lovecraft's fictional town to be boring.
The stories that I would give five stars were:
🗡️Chivalry🗡️
🎅Nicholas Was...🎅
👾Virus👾
🃏Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot🃏
👶Babycakes👶
🫀Snow, Glass, Apples🫀
Reading the illustrated version Snow, Glass, Apples is what made me want to pick up an anthology of Niel Gaiman's short stories.
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship