Neil Gaiman anyone?

[Blahblah]

Pick a favourite:

The Graveyard Book always. 

But then again,  Neverwhere.

And also The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

I know I'm not the only one here who adores Mr Gaiman.

[Myrtille]

The Ocean at the end of the lane.

The Graveyard Book.

Stardust.

The truth is a cave in the Black Mountains.

The Sandman.

All the rest

 

He's one of my favourites authors, along with Terry Pratchett.

 

 

 

[violynn]

American Gods

Anansi Boys

The Graveyard Book

Ocean At....

Yes, Mr.Pratchett, may he flow with the World Turtle evermore.

[happy atheist]

Sandman

Good Omens

 

[Myrtille]

22 hours ago, happy atheist said:

Sandman

 

And now I want to re-read them all. Again.

*siiiigh*

[happy atheist]

I haven't' reread them in a long time.

And apparently I need to dust.

[FundieFarmer]

I LOVEEEEEE HIMMMMMMM

Everything, anything, all the things.

[RabbitKM]

I've never read him, but I have heard so many good things.  Which one is a good intro book? 

[OnceUponATime]

The Ocean at the end of the lane is awesome in audiobook form.

[Myrtille]

The audio version of the Graveyard book is read by Neil Gaiman himself and it's awesome. (I think he recorded most of his books, if not all.)

[EyeQueue]

So, I recently finished Neverwhere (and loveloveloved it!), but am about 80% through American Gods and am not liking it so much.

Does it get better? Should I continue with the series? Am I just not getting it for some reason?

[CTRLZero]

7 hours ago, EyeQueue said:

am about 80% through American Gods and am not liking it so much.

I read Anansi Boys (loved this book!) before I read American Gods, and I remember how interesting it was that there was a cross-over character.  That said, I felt I needed a firmer background in mythology/folklore to really get into American Gods.  So, I had a hard time with it, too, but it was probably one of those books I needed to study some of the underlying themes before launching.

[manda b]

Just finished Neverwhere a couple days ago

[EyeQueue]

OK, just finished American Gods and ended up coming around. I think, like @CTRLZero mentions above, that had I known more about the various gods/goddesses/culture heroes/etc. being referenced, I might not have been such a resistant reader to it.

I was most interested in the Lakeside subplot. I never really, however, got into Shadow as a character. I think there needs to be something more there.

I'm going to give the sequel a shot, though. I think, though, that I'm first going to read The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

[NakedKnees]

American Gods is one of my favorite books, even though it wasn't so much of a page-turner for me toward the end. This is so cheesy, but where it really resonated for me was gripping with how I felt about (U.S.) American heritage. It was a really rich interpretation, to me at least.

I've read some Sandman, Coraline, and short stories, but need to dedicate serious time to his other novels. I have to admit that my interest in Neil Gaiman has unfortunately been largely celebrity ever since he married Amanda Palmer (I love them both so much).

[LadyCrow1313]

I enjoyed Stardust & the Anansi Boys, but haven't read too many of his other books. I did try to read Good Omens, but as I'd gotten that book to read while waiting during my father's open heart surgery, I couldn't really concentrate/or get into it.

I met him back in November 2014 (when he & Amanda did a mini book tour in NYS; this was pre-baby). He's an awesome individual, & I'll freely admit to having a major crush on him.