Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
Ratings94
Average rating3.9
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Ratings94
Average rating3.9
This third collection of short fiction by Gaiman includes previously published pieces of short fiction -- stories, verse, and a very special Doctor Who story that was written for the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved series in 2013 -- as well "Black Dog," a new tale that revisits the world of American Gods.
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Loved some, didn't love others. The American Gods short sequel made the whole thing worth reading.
Small bits of magic
even bronchitis can't kill
I'd like some more, please.
DNF at 15 %
First we are offered a massively off-putting and overinflated edgelord intro that was unnecessary in every imaginable way. I don't need trigger warnings and therefore I do not read them, not because I want to be challenged more than people who need them do but because I do not have the trauma and or experiences that they have. The apparent inability that Gaiman has to envision an experience of the world that isn't his own makes me wonder if his work was ever really as good as I thought it was or if I was just too immature and privileged to see it for what it was. The tirade is the reason I'm giving this book a 1 star rating where I would normally just not give a rating.
Then to add insult to injury we are offered a poem on the assembly of a chair followed by a pompously worded half-baked story. I couldn't be bothered to even flip to the story about American Gods which was the sole reason I decided to read that book.
Not Gaiman at his best. The intros are getting way too long (we get it, you spend a lot of time on the internet) and these stories were just sub-par. I guess I just prefer his novel-length work better.
