Smoke and Mirrors

With my introduction to the world of Tori Amos last week also came an introduction to the world of Neil Gaiman. Though Amanda had given me American Gods to read last Spring, and though I enjoyed it, I suppose I wasn't quite ready to get into all of his material.

Amanda gave me her copy of Smoke and Mirrors several weeks (almost a month) ago, and I set it aside to tackle a few other books. I have just finished it, and I am hooked.

I'd recommend it to everyone I know, but there are some, as Hollywood would say, "thematic elements" that may be inappropriate for, say, younger sisters. The breadth of styles that Gaiman tackles in the book is pretty incredible, though. Favorite stories: Chivalry, Troll Bridge, The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories, Virus (I'm not generally a 'poetry' fan, but this grabs me), We Can Get Them for You Wholesale, Babycakes (delightfully disturbing!), Murder Mysteries, and Snow, Glass, Apples. Not exhaustive, and not exclusive, but I'd say that those are the stories that I'd go back and read now if I had the time.

Hell, I'm in work now; why not?

November 20, 2002 - 03:05 PM

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