Book Review: Trigger Warning By Neil Gaiman

    

This is a collection of short stories by Neil Gaiman, the noted author who has taken a serious hit because of some of his personal issues. Apparently, even by his own admission, he is more than a little flawed on a personal level.

That said, he is a solid writer. I have read and enjoyed his works before, particularly "The Ocean at the End of the Lane." Also, I enjoyed some works of his on Norse mythology.

So yes, I like his works. And I wanted to read this one, as well.

Before I go any farther, however, let me give the usual warnings to stop reading if you intend to read this book, because there will be spoilers ahead.

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Okay, so by now if you are still reading this, I have to imagine that you either are familiar with this story already, or perhaps you do not mind the spoilers. Please just don't say that you were not given advanced warning. 

Indeed, as mentioned earlier, I like Gaiman's books. I have never read a bad one. At least not yet. And this one is no exception.

However, this one just did not quite grab me like some of his other works have. I am not entirely sure why. But yeah, my mind kept wondering off. The stories just did not hold my attention like some of his other works have in the past.

Don't get me wrong: there were definitely some good ones. Some of the stories really captured my attention and were enjoyable. It was just that it did not feel consistent. There were some stories that just...well, I had a hard time getting into them, frankly. I mean, I struggled almost to ridiculous levels. And that felt unusual. My mind would wonder almost at the exact same points whenever I attempted to reread certain stories. So when I say that they did not grab me, that's an illustration. 

Now, that is not to say that it is bad. There were some stories which I actually enjoyed in this collection. It's just that by and large, this collections feels like it is generally not his best work.

Still, it is not a bad book. His writing style has always been solid, and he really is a great storyteller, even if other books feel to me like they illustrate that a little better than this one tends to do.