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This republished version of Neil Gaiman's novel from 2001 is like a director's cut of a movie. Originally differently edited, Gaiman here releases the book he originally wrote, more or less. It is one of those shambling, rambling, picaresque Don Quixote type tall tales - except the landscape is remarkably dark, gothic, terrifying and bloody, as well as quirky, inventive and playful. A mysterious man, Shadow, whose rather mythic identity will eventually be revealed is released from his prison sentence early. And from then on, things go abysmally wrong. The symbolically named Shadow, who indeed, always seems to be in someone's, stumbles into a complex ancient… Read more
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Various people in the know had suggested that Asics were the running shoes to get, so I followed advice for my foot (a bit wide, neutral) and that the Asics tend to be a little on the small side, as others have helpfully said on here, and many suggested 'get a half size bigger than normal' So I did. Slipped snugly into these and away we went. I won't break the land speed record, that's for sure, but that is nothing to do with these sterling comfortable shoes. i was immediately aware how much easier these were for me to run in than (sadly) the Merrell Barefoot pair I had been running in. Perhaps i need special training for those, but I did seem to be thunking and… Read more
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I have always found the short story - or rather, the collection of short stories, to be a problematic venture. To a fast reader, one story is not enough for a reading session; yet a well-written story demands a pause for absorption. This is why possibly its best placement is within a magazine, as a single. With a short story collection, if it is the collected works of several writers, the difference in voices, one to another, is a bit like eating a spoonful of steamed fish, followed by a Yorkie Bar, followed by a raw egg, and so on. Or like a collection of literary slaps in the face. When it comes to a collection by the same author, unless they are highly skilful, the reader… Read more
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