R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 1/2/2021 + 1438 more book reviews

While I enjoy most anything written by this talented author i have mixed feelings about this collection. I do so like short story collections but several of these tales left me frowning and wondering why I even read them. In short, they were too dark for me and a bit beyond what I like to read.

There is a Huga Award winning short story featuing Sherlock Holmes that I quite enjoyed complete with a royal murder that leads Holmes off into an intriguing investigation. A Locus Award winning short story where a group of individuals seek a dish they have never tasted with a unique ending that made me smile. "Feeders and Eaters" was entertaining. And, I quite liked "October in the Chair" and "The Facts in the Case of the Disparture of Miss Finch."

Suffice it to say if you enjoy this author's talent and imagination you will find something you like in this collection. Gaiman has a most fertile brain that keeps the stories and books coming again and again.

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