A review by keikoya
Prince of Stories: The Many Worlds of Neil Gaiman by Christopher Golden, Hank Wagner, Stephen R. Bissette, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
3.0
After skimming through this book, I have come to the conclusion that the only people who should buy PRINCE OF STORIES are those who want a fat, pretty, hardcover book with Neil Gaiman's name on it to sit on their bookshelf. After all, people who are not big fans of Gaiman will have no interest in the thin summaries of all of his works (which comprises the majority of this tome), and diehard fans will find that there is almost nothing new to be found here.
The only pearls of enjoyment that I found in this book were some of the interviews and "trivia" sections, although both are rather short. Also, I use the word "pearls" here because only a few of them were interesting, particularly for the trivia bits. Most of the "trivia" were obvious facts or tidbits that can be found elsewhere.
Despite all of my criticisms, though, I can't hate this book because the idea itself is pretty cool. It was nice to see attention given to Gaiman's works that are lesser known, and the photos are neat to look at. (Just don't get too excited about the "rare comic"-- it was never published for a reason.)
The only pearls of enjoyment that I found in this book were some of the interviews and "trivia" sections, although both are rather short. Also, I use the word "pearls" here because only a few of them were interesting, particularly for the trivia bits. Most of the "trivia" were obvious facts or tidbits that can be found elsewhere.
Despite all of my criticisms, though, I can't hate this book because the idea itself is pretty cool. It was nice to see attention given to Gaiman's works that are lesser known, and the photos are neat to look at. (Just don't get too excited about the "rare comic"-- it was never published for a reason.)