Summary: Fairly straight retelling of a number of Norse myths. I am a big Neil Gaiman fan. And I love his voice as a narrator. So it was really inevitable that I would pick up this new book of Norse Mythology. I had a few hesitations, reviews from people that are seeped in Norse mythology … Read more
Summary: Marvel heroes reimagined in 1602 Elizabethan England. I love a good reimagined work. I like cover songs. I like re-told fairy tales. I like alternate history. So even though it took me nearly a year to get around to it after a friend gave me the book, I was interested to read Marvel 1602. … Read more
Neil Gaiman has credibly been accused of sexual assault and abuse. Summary: Coraline finds the perfect parents and life in a creepy children’s book. Neil Gaiman is a force within the fantasy book world. Gaiman original was a comic book artist and writer. He is best known for Sandman. In the early 2000s Gaiman primarily … Read more
Neil Gaiman has credibly been accused of sexual assault and abuse. Takeaway: The world of adults can be scary for children. I have read, and in most cases re-read, all of Neil Gaiman’s adult novels. (I have read most of his children’s books and some of his short stories as well, but none of his … Read more
Neil Gaiman has credibly been accused of sexual assault and abuse. Takeaway: All of life is about growing up. I am a big fan of Neil Gaiman. I think he is one of the most innovative writers around. And I love that he concentrates mostly on fairy tale stories, whether for adults or kids. Many … Read more
Neil Gaiman has credibly been accused of sexual assault and abuse. Takeaway: Fairytales are not just for children. Stardust is intentionally a fairytale written for adults and quite good. Gaiman is one of my favorite fantasy authors. I have read almost all of his books. He is mostly an adult author (although I enjoyed his … Read more
Note: Neil Gaiman has been accused of sexual assault and abuse. I am a big fan of Neil Gaiman. I like his writing style, the sense of wonder that he brings into books and his literate references. But he has a dark, but romantic side. So nothing ends quite as you think it will, but most … Read more
Neil Gaiman has credibly been accused of sexual assault and abuse. Takeaway: Is comfortable better? After I reviewed Neil Gaiman’s latest novel (The Ocean at the End of the Lane), I started having friends ask for recommendations of other Gaiman books. So I decided I should go back and re-read some of those books that … Read more
Neil Gaiman has credibly been accused of sexual assault and abuse. Takeaway: America is a difficult land for the gods. American God’s is a classic postmodern fictional look at religion. All of the Gods are here. If someone once worshiped them at some point in the past, then that God is wandering around, except for … Read more
Takeaway: Fairytales are important, especially for adults. We need more fairy tales in the world. And I don’t mean either vampire paranormal tales or moralistic children’s stories. I mean stories that show the world we see as part of a greater world. Stories that get at the real meaning of life. Stories that you can … Read more