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PatentAbsurdity:
I've noticed that quite a few people have Neil Gaiman, which shows that all is right with the world because he is excellent.
But not a single person has even mentioned Stardust. I'm shocked by this. Profoundly shocked. Gaiman's Stardust is elaborately crafted and completely lovely. It is a fizzy, shining piece of fantasy and a wonderful story with a beautifully wrought setting and a plot that twists like a lightning struck tree. Completely huge fan of all his stuff, don't get me wrong, Smoke and Mirrors is a glorious, bizarre anthology, Good Omens is hilarious, but Stardust is probably my favorite of his work. The new illustrated version is the stuff dreams are made from.
The movie does not do it justice, which was disappointing after the terrific acid wonderland brilliance of MirrorMask.
And Stardust is the result of a bet Neil and Diana Wynne Jones made about John Donne, which is great. I always like hearing that all the authors I like are actually good friends.
Diana wrote Howl's Moving Castle for her part. The book is a whimsical delight with really likable characters, and the Miyazaki film version has droolworthy animation. Check 'em out.
Tom:
every time I go to buy Stardust, "Sorry we're out"
"Can I order a copy?"
"Yeah sure"
I then order it and it never comes in. Last week they finally got a copy in but someone bought it before i did.
My local library doesn't have any Gaiman.
I found out yesterday that no one in my religion class, which has a lot of people who are in advanced English class, has read Jane Eyre.
Please, if you haven't read it, read it. It's the greatest piece 19th century gothic literature.
pistachio_love:
I've just started reading Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer; I'm only a few chapters in, and I've fallen in love.
Alex Perchov is a gem; "I am a premium person." ^^
Liz:
For those that want to read more Neil Gaiman, we had a user on the forums a couple months back that created a QC Forums Gmail account and filled it full of some great e-books, including a ton of stuff by Gaiman. Just go to www.gmail.com, enter the username as 'qcforums' and password as 'pintsize' to reveal the glory. Then put 'Neil Gaiman' into the search bar and enjoy!
Tom:
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