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This is art of the highest order. I have listened to these over and over and get more out of them each time. Neil Gaiman is a brilliant writer and the actors in these audio plays are incredible.
The B-plot story, however, just plain didn't make sense. "Murder Mystery" I found quite wonderful - it is a tale that includes the investigation of the first murder ever - an angel has been killed, and another angel is called to investigate. If I had to break them into two parts, "Snow Glass Apples" would get a '5' and "Murder Mystery" would get a '3.' Hence the '4.' 'Nathan Two very disturbing stories from Neil Gaiman, this was a duet of short plays adapted for "Seeing Ear Theatre" and read by Bebe Neuwirth ("Snow Glass Apples") and Brian Dennehy ("Murder Mystery.") "Snow Glass Apples" was a re-telling of Snow White with a ghastly vampiric twist, and from the voice of the Queen, who is anything but the Disnified villainess we've come to know and loathe. Snow White is herself a disturbing figure, and all in all, this was a very enjoyable re-telling of a classic, if a tad gruesome in its telling and conclusion.
I am a big fan of Neil Gaiman and this format brings two incredible stories to life. Snow Glass Apples is a shivery fairy tale which cuts to the core of good vs. Two Plays For Voices is part of the Seeing Ear Theatre Productions from the Sci-Fi Channel. Murder Mysteries is expertly presented and the twist at the end is a surprise to say the least. evil and that some things aren't always what they seem. More television stations should follow their lead. These two stories told in the form of radio plays are terrific.
The two plays in this package provided my wife and I the best entertainment we were going to get while being stuck in 8 hours of traffic. I'm a fan.Neil's worst works still qualify as excellent in my mind, and these are some of his best. If you like reading Neil's work, you'll like it even better this way.Neil, if you're reading this.can we have some more of these. Finally I got my wife to pay attention to Neil's stuff (she refused to read Sandman)and she dug it.If you like books on tape, this is better. I read these stories when they were published 10 years ago in a small distribution book called Angels and Visitations. Then I saw them reprinted again in another book some years later.
The two plays in this package provided my wife and I the best entertainment we were going to get while being stuck in 8 hours of traffic. I'm a fan.Neil's worst works still qualify as excellent in my mind, and these are some of his best. If you like reading Neil's work, you'll like it even better this way.Neil, if you're reading this.can we have some more of these. Finally I got my wife to pay attention to Neil's stuff (she refused to read Sandman)and she dug it.If you like books on tape, this is better. I read these stories when they were published 10 years ago in a small distribution book called Angels and Visitations. Then I saw them reprinted again in another book some years later.
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