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A review by alassel
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman
5.0
I've read a lot of Gaiman's work, including many of his novels as well as other short stories, and so when this went on Kindle sale for $0.99 I absolutely could not resist. I took longer to read this than I would a novel of similar length, because the stories are such that reading a few at a time is enough - I needed to take a break to let them marinate and absorb before starting a new one. The arrangement of the stories is really well done, as while many of them are not directly related they still flow from one into the next to form a surprisingly cohesive whole.
I particularly loved "The Sleeper and the Spindle," which I've seen in the illustrated version but had not read yet - it was a perfect twist on the Sleeping Beauty story. While I'm not a huge Sherlock fan, I adored "The Case of Death and Honey" for all the details and how the bees became a character of the story in their own right. "A Calendar of Tales" has a great setup - twelve stories, one per month, each inspired by a fan tweet - and I enjoyed every single one of them and how they were all different.
The remaining stories were all good, though I connected with them less (particularly the poems, I'm not good with poetry), and while many of these stories have a dark theme or inspiration, this isn't a book of horrors though it may leave you thoughtful. Gaiman's writing is as it always is, interesting, well-worded, and clever, with no surprises or lacks to be found throughout the book. If you like his writing, you'll likely enjoy this book of stories as well.
I particularly loved "The Sleeper and the Spindle," which I've seen in the illustrated version but had not read yet - it was a perfect twist on the Sleeping Beauty story. While I'm not a huge Sherlock fan, I adored "The Case of Death and Honey" for all the details and how the bees became a character of the story in their own right. "A Calendar of Tales" has a great setup - twelve stories, one per month, each inspired by a fan tweet - and I enjoyed every single one of them and how they were all different.
The remaining stories were all good, though I connected with them less (particularly the poems, I'm not good with poetry), and while many of these stories have a dark theme or inspiration, this isn't a book of horrors though it may leave you thoughtful. Gaiman's writing is as it always is, interesting, well-worded, and clever, with no surprises or lacks to be found throughout the book. If you like his writing, you'll likely enjoy this book of stories as well.