Hippopottoman's Reviews > Stories: All-New Tales
Stories: All-New Tales
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) , Al Sarrantonio , Richard Adams, Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author), Michael Swanwick, Lawrence Block (Goodreads Author), Peter Straub (Goodreads Author), Jeffrey Ford , more…
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) , Al Sarrantonio , Richard Adams, Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author), Michael Swanwick, Lawrence Block (Goodreads Author), Peter Straub (Goodreads Author), Jeffrey Ford , more…
Hippopottoman's review
bookshelves: library, short-stories, fiction
Aug 10, 10
bookshelves: library, short-stories, fiction
Read from July 26 to August 05, 2010
A very strong collection, overall, with the first third being perhaps a little stronger than the rest, but there are gems throughout.
Standouts for me, in no particular order, and not comprehensive:
"Catch And Release" by Lawrence Block - serial killers aren't everyone's preferred fare, but this was an interesting angle
"The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains" by Neil Gaiman
"The Stars Are Falling" by Joe R. Lansdale - slightly predictable, but a compelling presentation
"A Life In Fictions" by Kat Howard - when done well, meta-stories can be very good, and this was done well
"The Devil On The Staircase" by Joe Hill - a very nice story, although I didn't find that the novel formatting added anything
Standouts for me, in no particular order, and not comprehensive:
"Catch And Release" by Lawrence Block - serial killers aren't everyone's preferred fare, but this was an interesting angle
"The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains" by Neil Gaiman
"The Stars Are Falling" by Joe R. Lansdale - slightly predictable, but a compelling presentation
"A Life In Fictions" by Kat Howard - when done well, meta-stories can be very good, and this was done well
"The Devil On The Staircase" by Joe Hill - a very nice story, although I didn't find that the novel formatting added anything
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