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Re: 29 degrees & sunny

Posted by **murray** on Aug 19, 2013 at 7:42:49 PM:
In Reply to: Re: 29 degrees & sunny posted by **backbeat** on Aug 19, 2013 at 7:18:34 PM:

********been floating in the pool - occasional glass of chardonnay - chilling & reading - the week looks to be 30 plus and sunny - nice summer days - can't complain......just read 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' by Neil Gaiman although I still prefer 'The Graveyard Book' a brilliant read and now reading Fred Vargas's latest mystery 'The Ghost Riders of Ordebec' - enjoying the heat and the sun.....
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******* I've been hearing quite a bit about Gaiman lately...
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*******How would you describe his work to someone who has not yet indulged?*
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******unusual, always interesting, never what you expect...
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******worth the reading - try American Gods
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***** Checked on it and while it sounds promising, there's something about the description of his short stories that draws me to start there...His work was compared to Bradbury on the Barnes And Noble site...Perhaps you recall how often I've expressed my great admiration for Ray Bradbury here... One story sounded very similar to Bradbury's 'Something Wicked This way Comes'...
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*****And the reviews of the book backbeat mentioned made me think it might be a darker take on the theme of Bradbury's 'Dandelion Wine' , my all-time favorite work by Ray..
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*****Gotta check it out anyway...
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****i remember when i began the Graveyard Book and i thought, man what am i reading? is this a kids books, but my god what is happening here, and then i was sucked down and into one of the most compelling stories i had read in awhile - engrossing and well worth the journey - The Ocean is wonderful as well but i didn't know anything about The Graveyard and it just hit me....Gaiman is a really good writer...i love his characters and their names...
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***i should be clear - The Graveyard Book is not a kids book, per se....
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** I saw some mention of surreal elements found in Gaiman's work. Would that be anything which compares to the surreal flavor common in a Murakami novel or is it much darker than that?
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**Have you read 'Revenge' by Yoko Ogawa?
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*I don't find Gaiman's work dark at all - that may be me but i feel quite enthralled and happy in his Graveyard Book and the Ocean at the end of the Lane
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*I will look for Revenge - haven't read it.



So you see nothing in Gaiman's work to remind you of Murakami?

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