Neil Gaiman

[guingel]

I just read Murder Mysteries and it was fantastic. And it lead to a train of thought about how Neil Gaiman has changed me. He looks at the world in such a. . . I'm not sure what word I want. Original, I think. All his writing is so creative and original and different. It's amazing. You read it, and you see this new point of view. And it broadens your mind. It opens you up to new ways of thinking. (when I say "you", I really mean me--I can only tell how it's affected me) And it changes you. I don't know. It's fantastic and wonderful and fun.

[I'm feeling particularly poetic, if you didn't notice.]

I interrupted Katie in writing an e-mail to David, I just had this thought and I knew I'd lose it, my memory being what it is, so I borrowed the computer.

Comments

[cloudtrader.livejournal.com]

What is Murder Mysteries? I don't think I've read that one.

[guingel.livejournal.com]

it's new. it's just out June 12th, I think (somewhere around then). Although I believe the short story was around before and was only recently formatted by P. Craig Russell. I was really lucky to find it!

It's very, very cool. It's a story-within-a-story. A man offers a story in exchange for cigarettes, and he tells about the first murder, in the Silver City, and how he (as God's vengeance) had to solve the crime. It's a really awesome, because it has hints of a more traditional murder mystery in there too.

[cloudtrader.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, sounds interesting. I'll have to get my hands on it. It's a comic book?

[guingel.livejournal.com]

yes, but it's a hardcover comic. the cover is blue and has "Murder Mysteries" written on the bottom in curly writing, and it has a few feathers above that.

[ffenics.livejournal.com]

Do you mean it's a comic now? I read it in Smoke and Mirrors before, but woohoo! Whats the art like? :D

[guingel.livejournal.com]

the art? the art is by P. Craig Russell--of course it's good! :D

there's a sample here: http://pub43.ezboard.com/fluridfrm3.showMessage?topicID=34.topic
(I made an icon out of the Silver City)

[catka83.livejournal.com]

Neil is a god to me. Right now Im reading 'American Gods' and I can't put it down.

[guingel.livejournal.com]

Yes. He is incredible. I worship his writings :D American Gods was amazing. I was so excited to get it and it was so good and so cool. I need to reread it and memorize it and know it, except that I'm too busy reading Smoke and Mirrors and Coraline and Dream Hunters. lol.

Hiya :) Always good to meet another Neil Gaiman fan!

Re: Whoops.

[guingel.livejournal.com]

lol. messing with my head.

but yes, get her to read them. everyone should read Neil Gaiman.