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Jayson
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Notes:
(1) '"I think that there should have been some nice wumpires," said my sister, wistfully. "Nice, handsome, misunderstood wumpires."'
- I never expected Neil Gaiman to make a "Twilight" reference.
(2) I have to say, this does lose something as an audio-only experience. Its colorful absurdity seems written for wacky visuals, and my imagination isn't nearly up the task.
— Dec 14, 2023 08:05AM
Notes:
(1) '"I think that there should have been some nice wumpires," said my sister, wistfully. "Nice, handsome, misunderstood wumpires."'
- I never expected Neil Gaiman to make a "Twilight" reference.
(2) I have to say, this does lose something as an audio-only experience. Its colorful absurdity seems written for wacky visuals, and my imagination isn't nearly up the task.
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Jayson
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Notes:
(1) '[Dad] looked like he remembered that, without milk, he couldn’t have his tea. He had his "no tea" face.'
- The premise/inciting incident is that kids can't eat their cereal without milk. It always surprises me how milk is seen as absolutely necessary for tea and cereal.
- In both cases, milk's always been a novelty for me. But then, I grew up lactose intolerant.
— Dec 14, 2023 06:55AM
Notes:
(1) '[Dad] looked like he remembered that, without milk, he couldn’t have his tea. He had his "no tea" face.'
- The premise/inciting incident is that kids can't eat their cereal without milk. It always surprises me how milk is seen as absolutely necessary for tea and cereal.
- In both cases, milk's always been a novelty for me. But then, I grew up lactose intolerant.
Jayson
is starting
Notes:
(1) I'm curious how this will come off as an audiobook.
- It's very much a children's book, and therefore I believe was written with illustrations in mind. Certainly every print edition's been fully illustrated.
- Even the cover art for this Audible edition prominently states "Cover Illustration by Skottie Young."
- I'm confident Gaiman's prose will stand on its own.
— Dec 14, 2023 04:25AM
Notes:
(1) I'm curious how this will come off as an audiobook.
- It's very much a children's book, and therefore I believe was written with illustrations in mind. Certainly every print edition's been fully illustrated.
- Even the cover art for this Audible edition prominently states "Cover Illustration by Skottie Young."
- I'm confident Gaiman's prose will stand on its own.
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mwana wrote: "There's a song called The Vampire Conspiracy by Oli Frost"Definitely the right vibes for this book 😁👍
Jayson wrote: "mwana wrote: "There's a song called The Vampire Conspiracy by Oli Frost"Definitely the right vibes for this book 😁👍"
It's such a treat. When the dad whips out the milk at the end as the ✨ proof✨
mwana wrote: "It's such a treat. When the dad whips out the milk at the end as the ✨ proof✨"Something to consider if there's ever a movie adaptation :)
youtu [dot] be/ABf0op0I-Ac?si=7TgNhWHOGuU2KhQ7