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I was sort of bipolar on this one. The ones I loved, I really loved, and the ones I didn't, I really hated.
I loved 'A Study in Emerald', the one I mentioned above, combining Sherlock Holmes and this sci-fi setting. I think the more often I reread that one, the more I will like it! Very well done.
I also loved 'How to Talk to Girls at Parties', 'The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch', 'Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire' - love t ...more
I loved 'A Study in Emerald', the one I mentioned above, combining Sherlock Holmes and this sci-fi setting. I think the more often I reread that one, the more I will like it! Very well done.
I also loved 'How to Talk to Girls at Parties', 'The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch', 'Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire' - love t ...more
"I like things to be story-shaped."
So says the narrator of The Flints of Memory Lane, one of the stories in this collection. I agree wholeheartedly.
Which is why I'm only giving this a 3-star rating. Not because the writing is poor, but because so few of these stories are actually, well, story-shaped. Also, it's such a mix of genres, not all of which I enjoy...
My favorite parts of this collection are the Introduction (in which Gaiman explains the genesis of each story/poem/whatnot) and the autho ...more
So says the narrator of The Flints of Memory Lane, one of the stories in this collection. I agree wholeheartedly.
Which is why I'm only giving this a 3-star rating. Not because the writing is poor, but because so few of these stories are actually, well, story-shaped. Also, it's such a mix of genres, not all of which I enjoy...
My favorite parts of this collection are the Introduction (in which Gaiman explains the genesis of each story/poem/whatnot) and the autho ...more
I really loved this collection of short stories and poems and oddities. The stories are mostly fantasy/horror type and a lot of them really stuck in my mind and made me think. If you like anything else of Gaiman's, I recommend this book.
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