taffy_sea 's review for:

Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions by Neil Gaiman

3.0

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Obviously Neil Gaiman is an incredible, compelling writer. Everything I read by him is wonderfully well-written, extremely original (it never feels like a plot I've heard before), and almost disturbingly personal- his writing sucks the reader in and makes us part of the story. I loved the introduction, where Gaiman discusses being a writer. I LOVED "Chivalry" especially. I'd say I enjoyed 72-80% of the stories... some were too disturbing for me (but that's good writing, right?), but overall it was a good read.