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Tag Archives: Neil Gaiman
American Gods and the absent Jesus
American Gods by Neil Gaiman Another fantastic book by Neil Gaiman. This one is very dark. (Definitely not intended for a YA audience.) The subject matter is also huge: Jesus, just look at the title! American Gods . But that’s just the thing. There’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American Gods, book review, Christianity, criticism, fantasy, Neil Gaiman, religion
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Stardust and my new author-hero Neil Gaiman
Stardust by Neil Gaiman As many of you know, I have a new author-hero: Neil Gaiman. I’ve started to read everything he’s ever written. OK so I’m only on the fourth book, but I do intend to keep reading until … Continue reading
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Tagged fairy tale, fantasy, Neil Gaiman, novels, stardust
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Review of Neverwhere: onward with my Neil Gaiman read-a-thon
After reading two great Neil Gaiman books, I decided I needed to read everything the man’s written. So I picked up something outside of YA sci-fi/fantasy (I know *gasp*!), but it turns out I didn’t go very far outside. Neverwhere … Continue reading
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Tagged bbc, fantasy, london, Neil Gaiman, neverwhere, new adult, radioplay
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Odd and the genius of Neil Gaiman
Odd and The Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman This is a story for kids and for adults, in typical Gaiman style. Odd is a twelve-year-old Norse boy with a twisted foot, a terrible step-dad, and an annoyingly constant smile. One … Continue reading
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Tagged childeren's books, fairy tale, fantasy, myth, Neil Gaiman, norse, Odd and The Frost Giants
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Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and the adult “children’s book”
Wow. This is one terrific, terrible book! Let me explain… Coraline is about a young girl who likes exploring and finds a hidden door to another world… so far a pretty common premise for a “children’s book,” right? But what’s … Continue reading