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Loading... Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusionsby Neil Gaiman
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Neil Gaiman has the rare ability to be equally brilliant in short and long form. His prose style and his invention stand out among contemporary fantasy/SF authors. This collection of short stories is presented with brief notes on each one in the introduction, as well as a bonus short story in the introduction. (  ) EstelleChauvelin | Jan 31, 2010 |  A collection of stories that's sure to be enjoyed by any fan of Neil Gaiman. Typical of Gaiman, you won't find anything "light hearted" here, and that's all to the good. These stories may have you rethinking some of the beliefs you have about a few subjects, especially "Murder Mysteries". The only downside to this book for me were the stories told in "poetic" form, but that's a matter of personal taste. (  )1  rastaphrog | Nov 28, 2009 | Haunting and atmospheric as usual; whenever I read any of Gaiman's stories I immediately wish I could visit whatever location he describes. No matter how desolate or bland, he always manages to fill it with a sense of wonder and beauty. I wasn't, however, quite so impressed with the story-poems, which struck me more like prose with awkwardly placed line breaks. I also wish I'd known so many of the stories would be from collections devoted to authors I've never read, such as H.P. Lovecraft. But that's okay. Maybe someday, after I've read some of those stories, I'll come back and reread these. Speaking of rereading, the final two stories, "Murder Mysteries" and "Snow, Glass, Apples", I'd heard before on Two Plays for Voices. They're much easier to follow in prose form. All in all, I think I prefer the other Gaiman I've read. (  ) melydia | Oct 28, 2009 | D-I like this book very much. I might even love it... Let me think about it some more. ( ) bramon | Oct 12, 2009 | The title is quite apt, short prose and poetry give but a glimpse of something, an illusion of a different world. I've always loved short story anthologies, and it's a great treat when they all come from an author whose stories I always find somewhat refreshing. This collection was everything I wanted and more. Every story was something unique with something to appeal to all sorts of literary types as long as they have a taste for the slightly fantastical. An old woman finding the holy grail, Snow White being not nearly as pure as she seems, a cat who can hold off the devil: all this and more can be found within these pages. Simply an enchanting read. (  ) Alera | Aug 25, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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