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"get into it"? How did you feel reading it—amused,
sad, disturbed, confused, bored...?
2. Is the plot engaging—does the story interest you? Is this a plot-driven book: a fast-paced page-turner? Or does the story unfold slowly with a focus on character development? Were you surprised by the plot's complications? Or did you find it predictable, even formulaic?
3. What passages strike you as insightful, even profound? Perhaps a bit of dialogue that's funny or poignant or that encapsulates a character? Maybe there's a particular comment that states the book's thematic concerns?
4. If you could ask the author a question, what would you ask? Have you read other books by the same author? If so how does this book compare. If not, does this book inspire you to read others?
I just finished reading this book a month or two ago. I don't ready many short story compilations but I really enjoyed this one. Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite authors though so that may have had something to do with it. I enjoyed most of the stories, but a few did jump out at me more than others. I really liked The Sleeper and the Spindle, A Lunar Labyrinth, The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains, The Case of Death and Honey, Nothing O'Clock, The Return of the Thin White Duke, and Black Dog. I love re-imaginings of fairy tales, Sherlock Holmes stories, Doctor Who, David Bowie, and the characters from American Gods so I'm pretty sure that's why those particular stories were my favorites.
I really enjoyed the introduction to the book. It did a really good job of outlining the types of stories contained and the extras about each story were great. I'd recommend using two bookmarks so you can flip back and forth easier.
I would love to just be able to sit down and have a conversation with the author. I don't think I'd ever be able to pick just one question. I've read a lot of his other books, most of his novels and childrens' books (Maybe all. It's been awhile since I've gone over my checklist.), a bunch of his comics/graphic novels. This was the first of his short story compilation that I've read so far though. That said, his tone is pretty unique and it carries well over all of his stories that I've read.
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