Ah, the age-old issue of the short story collection — some of the stories were fantastic, some of them were less than my favorite. The better stories were masterful representations of magical realism, written in Gaiman’s signature style. Meanwhile, I was not a fan of the way women were consistently written throughout these vignettes, and did not enjoy being jumpscared by sexual scenes and stories. My favorite stories in this collection, however, include The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories, Queen of Knives, We Can Get Them For You Wholesale, When We Went to See the End of the World, and Babycakes. Edit 6 July 2024: you know what, the way women were written was a BIG problem. -.5 stars.