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Neil Gaiman - A Book a Month for a Year "Buddy Reads"
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Lisa Kay
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Sep 26, 2013 08:17AM
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He actually started writing OATEOTL as a response to a truncated conversation that they had. I'll try to dig up her blog post about it because it's really interesting.
Ocean at the End of the Lane, Sonia. I'm a chronic abbreviator - sorry!
I don't think I'll be able to get this before the buddy read. :(
Steven wrote: "I don't think I'll be able to get this before the buddy read. :("I'm worried a lot of people will have this problem :(
I would love to join this, I've only read one Neil Gaiman book before which was Stardust but I have so many of his on my to read list that it wpuld be nice to read one each month :)
Ashley Marie, I take it back. I have a copy! HEHE.Also, thanks for posting that blog from Gaiman's wife. What a lovely story!
Steven wrote: "Ashley Marie, I take it back. I have a copy! HEHE.Also, thanks for posting that blog from Gaiman's wife. What a lovely story!"
Yay!!!
Also, you're welcome :)
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Thanks Ash - love that blog post. Made me a bit teary at the end actually! :o
That's upsetting, I luckily went from being 20th in line on the waiting list to having the copy ready for pick up 2 days later.
Count me in. I was reading "The Sea Change" to my Shared Reading group today in a Lancashire Library, and the group were all blown away by the beauty and intensity he managed to pack into such a short story. The key thing about Neil Gaiman, for me, is that he is a first class writer, and that he has NEVER published a space-filler.
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This book appears to be a magical thing, showing up for all unexpectedly. I like It already.
Okay, I'm brand new here, found and joined because NG retweeted this challenge! I'm very excited and love the book list, however I'd really love it if perhaps for one month we read his kids books. Fortunately The Milk, Blueberry Girl, Chu's Day, Odd & The Frost Giants, Crazy Hair, The Dangerous Alphabet, etc.. You could put all the short picture books in one week, then a week each for the longer ones. I think that'd be really fun and I'd prefer it to American Gods or Anansi Boys, or perhaps it could be a "bonus 13th month". Also, as someone mentioned Make Good Art is incredible as well, though I like it for the speech and not the Chip Kidd graphic book.
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Sure that could be a good idea. It may be a way to end the year challenge - a bakers dozen of Neil Gaiman so to speak ;)
o.O Neil tweeted about this?BRB off to stalk twitter.
Edit: *squee!* He did retweet about this!
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I'm more than halfway through Coraline and I love it. I'm very excited to read the rest of his books.
So cool when authors take an interest in our little homages.
I love how much he advocates for libraries! And reading in general.
Whoa whoa whoa...he tweeted/re-tweeted (whichever) about THIS?? Where? Is there a direct link? I'm so behind on my Twitter reading that I missed his tweet! And I'm behind on this thread, apparently, LOL.EDIT: Nevermind, I found it! I just scrolled through his tweets like a fiend untiL I got to Sept 26 (Julia's post date). Awesome!!! Great job tweeting that, Lisarenee! I should retweet it since the challenge is still going on, not that I have many followers, LOL. But maybe he'll retweet my retweet to refresh the word, hahaha. I'm so giddy, lol. And I have to go to work now, so this is a mood lifter!
Direct link to his retweet, if this works: https://twitter.com/LisaRenee1234/sta...
Add me to the list, I'm not on it yet!I WILL get to Ocean at the End of the Lane soon, I promise! I read Graveyard Book in August, so I will just be discussing and not rereading as it is, so I've a bit of time to catch up on Ocean! :)
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Karen wrote: "Cool Steven - you're on the list! :D"Thanks :)
Won't be joining you guys for the Graveyard Book, but I'll be back again for Neverwhere when it has a discussion group of its own!
I'm going to observe for The Graveyard Book. Busy time for me. :)
I don't think I'm on the list yet, but I posted that I'm in for this back in August. You can just put me down as Teresa, you don't have to put in the bakedgoods part. Or call me Muffin if you wish!I read Coraline a few weeks ago. It was just okay for me but it wasn't so much his writing as it was that I just didn't care for most of the characters. I was kind of bored with them. I think it would be an awesome book for an elementary reader or a middle grader for sure, just wasn't a "children's book that adults would love" book for me.
I doubt I'll read every book on schedule because I find myself always drifting to my old standby mystery/thrillers no matter how much I try to branch out, but I do intend to read all of the books for this challenge at some point throughout the next year. I'll try to stick with the order listed, too.
I'm in, but I don't know what book to read this month. I haven't yet bought "Ocean at the End of the Lane", so I think I could read Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.
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I just noticed that Anansi Boys is listed as American Gods #2. Does anyone know if it is a stand alone? Or does it build off of American Gods? My impression was that they could both stand alone, but I'm not sure why I think that.
Kristie wrote: "I just noticed that Anansi Boys is listed as American Gods #2. Does anyone know if it is a stand alone? Or does it build off of American Gods? My impression was that they could both stand alone, bu..."I read them both and they could be stand alone.
Im in for nov or december , would love to finally read a neil gaiman book.
So, I was 10th on my library waiting list for The Ocean at the End of the Lane, but then I saw that my digital library had a copy of the audiobook read by the author. I couldn't pass that up, so I canceled my other hold and requested the audiobook.Now I'm 39th on the waiting list :(.
Amanda wrote: "So, I was 10th on my library waiting list for The Ocean at the End of the Lane, but then I saw that my digital library had a copy of the audiobook read by the author. I couldn't pa..."Amanda - The audio is worth the wait. I love Gaiman's narration. Hope you get it soon!!
I totally agree, I listened to Gaiman's narration of Coraline and I loved it, it is worth waiting to hear his voice and interpretation!
I figure that it will be worth the wait :). I have seen some videos where he is reading for an audience and I absolutely love the way he does it. I know I'm going to love the audiobook.
Just checking in to remind myself of what next month's read is and it's Neverwhere!! I'm so excited!
I'm going to join too! For Neverwhere!
If you all don't mind me joining late, I would like to jump in. I actually read Ocean at the End of the Lane last month. Gaiman is a favorite of my husband and daughter and I had never read anything of his. After loving Ocean, I must clearly catch up and this seems a great way to do so.
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