I first heard about Neil Gaiman from a friend who absolutely loved the Sandman series. I was exposed to his work when I watched the movie adaptation of Stardust which I really liked. I finally got my hands on a copy of one of Gaiman’s works entitled Smoke and Mirrors, a collection of short stories and poems.
With Stardust as my introduction to Gaiman’s world, I had an inkling that all his works would be somewhat macabre and out of this world. I was pleasantly surprised—in the out of this world part. Turns out Gaiman has the gift of twisting the simplest and sometimes most
overlooked stories from our childhood and turning it into something fresh and worth a double take.
My favorite shorts in this collection were We Can Get Them for You Wholesale, Murder Mysteries and Snow, Glass, Apples.
We Can Get Them for You Wholesale is like a warning to those who are too obsessed with getting good deals that it could actually lead to one’s untimely death. I like the way the characters were portrayed in such a human-like way that you feel the protagonist could be your next door neighbor or even you! This story is one of the more realistic ones in the collection, making you ...
