A review by hailiejackiebrown
How the Marquis Got His Coat Back by Neil Gaiman

5.0

Listen, I never read short stories, but I've been in a MAJOR reading slump as of late, so I picked up this short story I bought for my mum last year and just went at it. Oh My God am I glad I did. I'm quite new to Gaiman, even though I've admired him for quite some time, and this was a perfect foray into his work. Without having read Neverwhere (I definitely will now) this story delicately balances providing character context for new readers without bogging the story down with it, making the writing tedious, for the seasoned readers. Excellent and succinct worldbuilding which felt fleshed out and fun, whilst maintaining a bit of grit. An enigmatic protagonist with some very human and relatable family hang ups. It's the whole package- especially in one as small as 58 A6 pages. Fully recommend.