Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publication Date: February 3rd 2015
Quick Synopsis
Gaiman has possibly the most creatively brilliant and single most amazing imagination ever to be possessed by any one human on this earth. This collection of short stories of varying length are dark yet playful explorations of what it is that makes a person a person.
Review
One of the things I particularly enjoy about this collection of stories is that they are not all in the same style or format. Some first person, some third person. One is even a recount of someones answers to undisclosed questions which to me had the feel of listening to someones phone conversation where you only get to guess at the responses on the other end of the line.I loved the Sherlock Holmes story and the Doctor Who story which to me were a lot like Neil Gaiman trying his hand at fan fiction and celebrating both of these classic franchises.
The best thing about this book is the bite sized nature of the stories. Theres just something about being able to pick up a story and finish it in one sitting. Especially considering that each and every story in this book is a different type of brilliant. The best way I can think to describe it, however lame, is to compare it to a chocolate box where each morsel is perfect and delicate but complete in and of itself yet nestled amongst its companions who are all equality as delicious but entirely different. I'm not usually one for short stories but this book may have just changed my mind.
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