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Tag Archives: Neil Gaiman
Seven Bookish Virtues/Sins Tag
Looks like all my blogging friends are playing this game of tag, and it’s my turn to be IT. Ola G at Re-enchantment of the World, Lory at Emerald City Book Review, Chris at Calmgrove, and I-can’t-remember-who-else (sorry, blogger buddies, … Continue reading
Posted in Am reading, Favorite books, Lists, reading
Tagged Arthur Ransome, Eduardo Galeano, EF Benson, Eric Kraft, George Eliot, George Saunders, Hendrik Van Loon, Jane Austen, Joseph Conrad, JRR Tolkien, Marcel Proust, Mary Norton, Mikhail Bulgakov, Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Roland Huntford
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Oceans of trouble
For a change, this Gaiman post is about his latest book! I’ve nearly caught up with him. The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013), Neil Gaiman If you aren’t paying attention, you’ll miss the Domesday Book reference the … Continue reading
Fighting off sleep
Hey, here’s a brand new, never before seen anywhere post! Enjoy it while it lasts. The Sandman, Vol 1: Preludes and Nocturnes (1988-1989), Neil Gaiman. When I was in college in the 1970s, I was introduced to the work of … Continue reading
Bang? Whimper? Something else?
An old post, so ignore the reference to the end of the world (this particular ending was 21 May 2011; the post dates from 20 May that year). Obviously, we’re still here. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of … Continue reading
Tribute to Lord Dunsany
I must bring this old post forward, as part of my NG appreciation Stardust (1999), Neil Gaiman, 248 pp. This is my month to focus on fantasy, catching up on stuff I should have read long ago but am only just … Continue reading
Unbeatable Neil Gaiman
From my earlier blog, as I catch up on Gaiman’s books I haven’t read. Posts on them to come. Neverwhere (1996), Neil Gaiman, 370 pp. There’s a point on the 1 train in Manhattan, between the 86th and 96th street stations, … Continue reading
Graveyard rock
I hope you get the Garland Jeffries reference! Any-who. Neil Gaiman won the 2009 Newbery for The Graveyard Book, adding another notch to his award belt and crossing another goal off his writer’s bucket list. For it seems that Gaiman can … Continue reading
