tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post4333804309917017612..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-59418313447023761752018-03-22T09:26:48.691+00:002018-03-22T09:26:48.691+00:00I don't really listen to audiobooks, but this ...I don't really listen to audiobooks, but this is one I'd love to hear. Do yo think it works better when you listen to it compared to reading it off the page?Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-36111352716707392102018-03-22T09:24:55.151+00:002018-03-22T09:24:55.151+00:00Good Omens is great. Or at least that's how I ...Good Omens is great. Or at least that's how I remember it - as being the best of both Pratchett and Gaiman. And I absolutely agree with you on not getting into the heads of his characters. The end result is that I find his books enjoyable but no more than that. Sometimes it's enough, sometimes it isn't. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-26828612120683334572018-03-22T09:14:32.578+00:002018-03-22T09:14:32.578+00:00I like that film a lot! I like that film a lot! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-72501282208635320862018-03-22T08:29:56.774+00:002018-03-22T08:29:56.774+00:00The audiobook of Anansi Boys is brilliant, narrate...The audiobook of Anansi Boys is brilliant, narrated by Lenny Henry (in the afterword of the book Gaiman mentions that he pictured Henry as Fat Charlie as he was writing the book.) He is just perfect and does all the voices wonderfully. My favorites are the little old ladies. <br /><br />Gaiman's short stories are also excellent. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-51975175866726852752018-03-22T08:28:00.338+00:002018-03-22T08:28:00.338+00:00Have you seen the movie version of Stardust? It...Have you seen the movie version of Stardust? It's really good, I think I like it even better than the book.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-67227643660241296632018-03-21T11:16:48.903+00:002018-03-21T11:16:48.903+00:00I've always liked the idea of Neil Gaiman more...I've always liked the idea of Neil Gaiman more than his actual work, I wasn't really sure why but I think that that point about oral storytelling hits the nail on the head. His plots are great, he's full of ideas and clearly has an amazing imgination - all crucial for storytelling. But for me his prose is a bit unexciting and he never really gets in the heads of his characters, which I suppose are more novelisty traits. I've never read Good Omens though, I really should. :)helenhttp://gallimaufry.typepad.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-91655492095487700452018-03-18T18:57:53.100+00:002018-03-18T18:57:53.100+00:00I'm working all over Easter, but time off in M...I'm working all over Easter, but time off in May which I'm looking forward too. I have mixed feelings about Gaiman as a writer - I enjoy his story telling and the way things unroll, but have yet to feel particularly engaged by his novels. I like him much more when he's collaborating with an illustrator, or with Pratchett. On the other hand at least I was able to stick with this and got through it quickly (I've just finished Neverwhere as well) which is more than I've done with most the books I've picked up recently. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-65285707911156749962018-03-18T17:40:03.070+00:002018-03-18T17:40:03.070+00:00As you did, I found Gaiman through Mr Pratchett an...As you did, I found Gaiman through Mr Pratchett and thoroughly enjoyed Good Omens but didn't feel the need to read any of his other work until I got Stardust. I have just looked at Goodreads to see that I gave it just two stars but wrote nothing about it and, having just listened to a sample, realise that I can recall nothing about it. <br /><br />I hope that your reader's block will soon expire and you will have a decent time off at Easter to relax and get back into knitting and reading. Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com