Neil Gaimon fans

[cloudy]

Hey Cloudy,

Another one you might try is Charles de Lint. He is a Canadian, but try not to hold it against him.

He throws in both Celtic and Amerind mythologies into his work.

Coolness! Thanks

 

[Remec]

The first Gaimon book I ever read was Neverwhere - I was hooked, but run across his books rarely. The only other one I've ever found around here is Anansi Boys.

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Anyone else a fan?

I have been more and more. I'm reading Stardust right now, in anticipation of going to see the movie. Another one to look for is Good Omens written in conjunction with Terry Pratchett. It's hilarious.

 

[Remec]

we just picked up a dvd of the BBC production of Neverwhere - you might be able to get it through Netflix or a video store chain

Ooh, I'll need to check into that. I bought myself a copy of Mirrormask, like months ago and just got around to watching it the other day. Interesting concepts, you can see where it came from the same person who did the Sandman comics as well as some of the novels.

 

[john-the-author]

Good Omens movie

I've had the pleasure of hearing Terry Pratchett doing presentations a number of times, as well as speaking at some length with him on several occasions. He's a very personable man who has actually used oral footnotes in at least one of his speeches.

About 8 years ago, he was talking about a Good Omens movie, which he and Neil wanted to have directed by Terry Gilliam on the grounds that "A bad film by Terry Gilliam would still be better than a good film by anyone else." Given what they'd need to do to make Good Omens work, I think he's right.

John

 

[gauchecritic]

Terry Gilliam would probably be the ideal for any Pratchett work.

Gamain? mneh. I recently read Anansi Boys and found it thin and superficial. Unbelievable characters (yes I like believability in my fantasy) and just a sort of uninteresting picaresque with a goal rather than a plot. (and yes I guessed the essence of the story as soon as his brother turned up)

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Cloudy has now made me a fan, I'm reading her copy of American Gods and I love it!!!

 

[Oblimo]

My favorite short story of Neil Gaiman's is online on his website: How to Talk to Girls at Parties.

(er, that's the name of the story, not the website)

It's a good example of his style and sense of humor, a good litmus test to see if you'd enjoy his longer works.