The downside is that the stories can become same-y, and, inevitably, some stories resonate more with a listener. This collection of short stories offers a great opportunity to hear a writer's voice developing. I shall return this book and put its value towards my hard-earned annual holiday to Bognor AND consider even so modest a destination a privileged. Gaiman needs less of the distracting ‘mirror’ with which he metaphorises the fantasy genre and more of a window onto the reality of his readers' lives. When I thought of how many of his readers will have to work HARD to buy the very books that clearly makes his life so comfortable that he can be so superciliousness, I realised I could not stomach reading what came thereafter. But, when he smugly told the reader that, as far as he could see, adulthood meant plenty of ‘foreign travel and getting up late’ whilst implying that he couldn’t understand why the majority of the population’s workplace dissatisfaction couldn’t be rectified by finding a job as ‘easy’ as his, my unease turned to anger. I listened to Neil Gaiman’s creative philosophy and varied writing inspirations with increasing unease. If you have read this collection I wonder how you got past the introduction? If you didn’t read it then you probably did the right thing.
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