Tag: Neil Gaiman
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Book Review: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
How perfect is this? A book by two of my favorite authors which was later made into a TV series starring two of my favorite actors. It’s like a gift from the universe specially made for me. And even better, it’s pretty amazing. The Story There is a lot going in in Good Omens. We…
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Book Review: Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
I have a love hate relationship with Neil Gaiman’s writings. I love how he uses language to create an otherworldly sense of place and characters that are always far more than what’s happening on the page. But, many of his writings do nothing for me. With each new book, I start reading with the hope…
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TV Series Review: Good Omens
I have a sneaking feeling that I might run across lots of mixed feelings on this one. While the two authors, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, both have huge followings, they also tend to push the boundaries of the expected into often dangerous territory. In Good Omens, what’s a more dangerous subject than the coming…
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2018 Reading List
While lots of people spend hours, if not days, deciding on goals for the new year. I spend days figuring out my reading list. It’s a very involved process that includes pouring over “Books You Must Read Before You Die” lists, searching through releases by fellow author friends, and finding the lost desperate papery souls…
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Genre Talk: Dark Fantasy
From heroic to epic and everything in between, the fantasy genre has something for everyone who loves a touch of magic in their fiction. Fantasy is defined as any story, artwork, or film with elements that are scientifically impossible and are often set in imaginary worlds. That which is impossible is explained as magic and…
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Book of the Month – The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
When an author’s name keeps coming up over and over, at book clubs, at conferences, at critique groups, you know there is something special about what they create. Neil Gaiman is one of those authors. This month I explored his book, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. In this book, an unnamed middle-aged man…