Neil Gaiman: short stories?

[Leer Baratheon]

Smoke and Mirrors was a fun read -- if you've read Gaiman before, you'll keep saying to yourself, "that is so Neil Gaiman."

However, if you're going to read something of his, you must read "American Gods." I thought it was a masterpiece. I haven't read Stardust, but I do own it and I will get to it eventually. I've heard it was rather good.

[Adasunshine]

Stardust is so worth the read Leer! You'll read it in a day, fabulous book!

xx

[Patrick Mahon]

I've just got hold of 'Smoke and Mirrors', Gaiman's short story collection. Before I read it, I thought I'd just check out what fellow Chroniclers thought about it. There were some mixed views below - anyone else read it in the last year, and want to comment?

[scalem X]

I bought Smoke and Mirrors and started reading about halfway. Although I'm not too familiar with Neil Gaiman as a writer, I have to agree on the: That is so Neil Gaiman You'll be surprised how he can describe a person in two lines and you'll be 100% certain you can picture him/her.

summary: great style and average storylines. I think it's worth its money.

[booksforlunch]

There´s a newer anthology. ( Bought it a few weeks ago, came ´round reading it yesterday ).
It´s called Fragile Things - Short Fictions & Wonders. It contains short stories, poems and a story with Shadow, from American Gods ( which is interconnected with one of the other stories, containing the background of two characters ).
Personally I think I liked the poem The Day The Saucers Came , the short stories Harlequin Romance and Other People ( a Mobius story ) best.

[I, Brian]

Ah, yes - he read that one out aloud at Fantasycon last year.

[GOLLUM]

Originally Posted by Patrick Mahon

I've just got hold of 'Smoke and Mirrors', Gaiman's short story collection. Before I read it, I thought I'd just check out what fellow Chroniclers thought about it. There were some mixed views below - anyone else read it in the last year, and want to comment?

Smoke and Mirrors is good BUT Fragile Things as a collection is superior.

[Flemcodogmusic]

Chivalry - from Smoke and Mirrors - has to be one of my favourite short stories of all time ... a nutty idea, beautifully carried off ...

[DeepThought]

Another vote for Smoke and Mirrors, a great collection with a wide range of stories. I especially like the last one, his take on the tale of Snow White. The most twisted and chilling of it's retelling (from the POV of another significant character...) that I've read thus far which has been already done to death by myriad other authors. I haven't read Fragile Things, had been meaning to do so for quite some time (availability issues here...again). I'll probably have to order it online.

Cheers, DeepThought