In my younger days I read short stories as a preference over novels and trilogies/series were an anathema to me. This is a book I would have loved then and I really enjoyed it now even though I rarely read short stories anymore - well try finding new collections these days for starters!
Anyway this is a perfect collection - not a bad story, some stunning ones and a great narrative from the author that enhances but doesn't spoil any of the stories.
I know Neil Gaiman only from his co-write with Terry Pratchett on the very funny Good Omens and his wonderful work on Marvelman/Miracleman that ended prematurely due to litigation and Publisher problems. After reading these stories I shall be looking for more of his work.
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Enjoyability 10
Re-readability 6
Complexity 4
Writing Style 3
Character Development 7
Neil Gaiman - Smoke and Mirrors 10/10 {unrated}
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I really loved this collection as well. 
I especially liked the story "Chivalry"--the one in which Mrs. Whitaker finds the Holy Grail under a fur coat in a secondhand store.
I also liked "Nicholas Was..." that one had me laughing out loud, though it was but a hundred words.
Oh, and "Babycakes" lol
And so many more...
I especially liked the story "Chivalry"--the one in which Mrs. Whitaker finds the Holy Grail under a fur coat in a secondhand store. I also liked "Nicholas Was..." that one had me laughing out loud, though it was but a hundred words.
Oh, and "Babycakes" lol
And so many more...
"A writer's chosen task is to write well and professionally. If you can't keep doing it, then you're no longer a professional, but a gifted amateur." L. E. Modessit, jr.