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Post by Patrick Bateman on Nov 7, 2010 11:17:06 GMT -8
So, who else enjoys his works? I prefer his comics to his regular novels. Sandman is a work of genius. HH: Niel Gaiman released a FREE book, that when you download it, it donates a dollar to charity! www.audible.com/scareus [/color]
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Post by Saeran on Nov 7, 2010 18:50:32 GMT -8
Ah! I love Neil Gaiman him and Terry Pratchett are my favorite authors and my favorite books from him are Good Omens, American Gods and the Graveyard Book.
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Post by Demeter on Nov 7, 2010 19:42:27 GMT -8
I read Coraline in, like, a day. It wasn't that creepy, but I did read it in the daylight hours. I'm going to watch the movie after dark to see if it scares me.
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Post by Mina Murray on Nov 8, 2010 21:44:43 GMT -8
I have most of his books: American Gods(My favorite book.) Good Omens Anansi Boys Neverwhere The Graveyard Book Fragile Things M for Magic Odd And The Frost Giants
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Post by Lord Lovrina on Nov 9, 2010 13:25:10 GMT -8
I read Coraline in, like, a day. It wasn't that creepy, but I did read it in the daylight hours. I'm going to watch the movie after dark to see if it scares me. This. I think I read the book in like four or five hours since I was borrowing it from somebody. I really liked it a lot.
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Post by PRINCESS TROLLESTIA on Nov 11, 2010 19:40:37 GMT -8
I read Coraline in, like, a day. It wasn't that creepy, but I did read it in the daylight hours. I'm going to watch the movie after dark to see if it scares me. The movie isn't scary. It is extremely well-done stop animation, though. I have a few of his books but all I've read so far is Stardust, which was a very sweet romance.
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Post by Lady Phoenix on Nov 11, 2010 21:07:08 GMT -8
Stardust was . . . flat. It's too short and they left out much greater potential. Like the whole Brother Feud thing, it was quickly resolved and swept away. Also, the villainess SUCKS. She's only able to kill 1 guy and make some hag not see the star . . . and then does NOTHING. *sighs* Might sound blasphemousness but . . . the movie was better.
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Post by Mina Murray on Nov 11, 2010 21:21:09 GMT -8
Stardust was . . . flat. It's too short and they left out much greater potential. Like the whole Brother Feud thing, it was quickly resolved and swept away. Also, the villainess SUCKS. She's only able to kill 1 guy and make some hag not see the star . . . and then does NOTHING. *sighs* Might sound blasphemousness but . . . the movie was better. I think the reason it was so flat is because Stardust was originally going to be like a story book for teens/adults. With art nouveau type drawings. But the publishers nixed it, and decided to publish the original text instead.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2010 0:44:25 GMT -8
Ah! I love Neil Gaiman him and Terry Pratchett are my favorite authors and my favorite books from him are Good Omens, American Gods and the Graveyard Book. Ditto this guy. I also love Sandman and Neverwhere.
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Post by Mina Murray on Nov 12, 2010 11:32:08 GMT -8
I read Coraline in, like, a day. It wasn't that creepy, but I did read it in the daylight hours. I'm going to watch the movie after dark to see if it scares me. The movie isn't that scary for adults, for kids maybe. Though you should totally check out the audio book of Coraline read by Neil Gaiman. The way he reads some of the characters is actually kind of creepy.
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Post by PuzzleChick on Nov 14, 2010 7:42:43 GMT -8
Good Omens is by far one of my favorite novels ever. <3 I've also read Anansi Boys, but didn't like it nearly as much.
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Post by La Dame Du Lac on Nov 19, 2010 15:39:31 GMT -8
Neil Gaiman is simply awesome. Stardust is great though I've not read any of his other works.
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Post by pinkfakecheez on Nov 21, 2010 6:00:16 GMT -8
About two years ago, my Geography teacher gave me Neverwhere because "My sister bought it me for my birthday, but I just can't get into it".
Needless to say, I actually quite enjoyed it.
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Post by joseph on Nov 23, 2010 7:51:03 GMT -8
This summer I read American Gods in less than a week. I've been hunting down his bibliography ever since.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2010 20:00:32 GMT -8
I read Coraline in, like, a day. It wasn't that creepy, but I did read it in the daylight hours. I'm going to watch the movie after dark to see if it scares me. Oh, gosh, I loved Coraline. The Graveyard Book seems pretty interesting, but I haven't found time to read it yet.
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Post by Captain Victoria on Nov 29, 2010 20:08:11 GMT -8
I adore Neil Gaiman. So much.
@mina: Really? That format (and story) sounds so cool. I wonder why it got chopped like it did.... And I liked the Stardust movie. XD It was pretty good. And Robert DiNero in drag makes my day, any day. Especially since I watched "Taxi" and "Stardust" in the same day. :lol:
The first book I read by him was Neverwhere and I've been hunting for his other books ever since. I have a few others and read them a fair amount.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2010 12:51:44 GMT -8
I've only ever read Coraline, but it's great. So is the movie. Makes me want to hit up the library for more.
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Post by Saeran on Dec 14, 2010 12:21:36 GMT -8
I might be wrong on this but I heard somewhere that good omens might get a movie soon
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Post by FlyingMintBunny on Dec 19, 2010 12:43:47 GMT -8
The only one I've actually read is The Graveyard Book... Self, I am disappointed. I think I'm gonna read Neverwhere when I get the chance.
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Post by Captain Victoria on Dec 21, 2010 15:45:50 GMT -8
The only one I've actually read is The Graveyard Book... Self, I am disappointed. I think I'm gonna read Neverwhere when I get the chance. The Graveyard Book wasn't bad but it certainly wasn't his best work. A good, light read, imo.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2011 9:16:13 GMT -8
I swear this man is god among men I love everything Neil Gaiman has ever written (or everything I have read of his) Anansi Boy is one of my favorite books of all time
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2011 9:27:08 GMT -8
I have a couple of his books. Good reads, but I tend to like the movies better.
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Post by Iron Maiden on Jul 4, 2011 19:44:59 GMT -8
I've only read The Sandman volume one. I wanna read American gods and Good Omens.
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Post by Melon Collies [Mo] on Jul 6, 2011 19:41:30 GMT -8
Neil Gaiman has a really interesting writing style, and I've enjoyed most of his works I've read thus far. Coraline was pretty creepy (the Other Father turning into a giant maggot was ahshhasdagghsdfhsfhgfvdf ;^ , but I found it really enjoyable, and enjoy the movie just as much as the book. Stardust was pretty good as well, but it's probably my least favorite I've read so far. Neverwhere si probably my favorite book of his, pleashantly bizzarre and creepy. ^w^ I got bored with Anansi Boys. I might have to try rereading it again, though.
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Post by Demeter on Jul 7, 2011 19:53:13 GMT -8
I'm reading Good Omens, and I like it a lot.
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Post by Captain Victoria on Jul 12, 2011 10:47:12 GMT -8
I was at the cinema yesterday and saw a poster for "Footloose". I turned to my mother and said "We could be getting more film adaptations of Neil Gaiman novels yet they're remaking fucking "Footlose"!?"
So, yeah. We need more adaptations of Neil Gaiman novels, especially if the films follow the books nicely or are clearly based on the book, yet brings its own spin (Film!Coraline had more to certain aspects than the book, while each were quite good on their own).
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Post by Lil' Raskol LobLaw on Jul 14, 2011 13:45:38 GMT -8
I fucking love Sandman. Some of the best-written comics ever.
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Post by Mia Garossa on Aug 7, 2011 6:59:22 GMT -8
Never been into this guy since Stardust. I read a collection of short stories written by him too, was grossed out by his twisted version of Snow White. Still have yet to read his other works but I'm not too thrilled to try another one though.
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Post by annaofcrazyland on Aug 7, 2011 8:43:44 GMT -8
I recently got into the music of Amanda Palmer(for those of you who don't know, she is married to Gaiman), and now I really want to read some of his works. I hope they're just as creepy as AFP's music. xD
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Post by Sad-Eyed Sinatra on Aug 7, 2011 9:30:47 GMT -8
Neil's a great storyteller. I'm not that familiar with his work (I've read Stardust, the album liner notes to Tori Amos' Strange Little Girls album, and a little bit of American Gods) but I liked what I read a lot. As a writer, he's flawed and at times sounds a bit amateurish, but I can't deny that he thinks up some damn good stories and characters. I'd put him in the same category as Stephen King in that regard.
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