Once in a Blue Moon

by Magnus Mills

'Once In A Blue Moon' brings together a collection of darkly humorous short stories from the best-selling author of 'The Restraint Of Beasts', 'All Quiet On The Orient Express' and 'Three To See The King'.

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

First published July 29, 2003

Reviews

[Danny Peters · Rating 3 out of 5]

I LOVE Magnus Mills's novels, but not his short stories. This collection is much better than the first, though.

[Alice Furse · Rating 3 out of 5]

It pains me to admit this as I LOVE all of Magnus Mills' novels, but this just didn't live up to my expectations. It's not that the writing is bad exactly, but I didn't feel remotely satisfied after reading.

At first I thought his economical, creeping style perhaps didn't work with short stories, but now I think there just aren't enough of them: it's really not worth the full price of a book for what is essentially a leaflet.

[Andrew Logan · Rating 3 out of 5]

First, just to say, for something billed as a high quality small press product, it had not been proof read and it was no more than a normal quality of small paperback.

The stories where disappointing. Vignettes more than stories. Something that could be put into a much wider context by the author in in ones' own imagination - but why take these as a starting point for that? I don't resent the 10 minutes it takes to read, but this is one for fans and completists.

[Nicholas Whyte]

http://nhw.livejournal.com/893218.html[return][return]People are very strange, and by putting them in strange yet almost familiar environments Mills brings out our inherent strangeness beautifully.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Mill's novels are more short story than novel, it's no surprise that Mill's collection of short stories is easily read in 30 minutes. But, an entertaining 30 minutes. I feel as if the stories are an accurate reflection of Mill's wondering, quirky, and imaginative mind.

[Karen Moizer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wierd. Not as good as some of his novels although I do like the one called the good cop.