I enjoyed American Gods lots back when I read it, which must have been in like 2002 or 2003 (was still living in France) and means I need to read it again at some point. I'm pretty sure I already said that last time you mentioned it in your LJ though. I'm also pretty sure I've asked you that already but have you read Neverwhere? Is very good imo.
And again, I know I must have said it before, and I'm not sure why I'm suggesting that now as it's got nothing to do with Neil Gaiman, butt you should totally read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time if you haven't done it yet. But I totally feel like I'm just repeating stuff I must have said in like 2005... @_@ In a way it makes me feel like it's because I haven't read much since I stopped being a student, but tbh it's not the only thing, it's just that since 2005 I've mainly switched back to reading French literature to make sure I don't forget my own language too much... ^_^;;
I still need to finish Crime and Punishment, and I still need to read The Idiot. And I still need to read the other 556342 books that are on my PA list. hmmm, I think I need holidays or something... :o
I have a memory like a goldfish so it's good if you repeat yourself a bit :D
I'll definitely put The Curious Incident on my reading list, I think I remember Adrian reading it some time around 2004. Can't remember if he liked it or not though.
This might just be personal taste, but I really like audiobooks for reading when I don't have the time. They're useful if you're on a bus or a train or just walking somewhere because you don't have to carry a physical book around and walk into lampposts :P When I was in Germany I "read" all of the Discworld series from start to finish just passing 45 minutes each way walking to and from work.
I think Aidsy read it after I did actually, so that would have been in 2005? :p And as far as I can remember from previous LJ and real life discussions anyone who's ever read that book enjoyed it. ^_^
Audiobooks are good. Especially page 556 :D I guess I should get's some :o ...On an unrelated note, this also reminds me I lost my H2G2 mp3s when my Ipod died :{ (which is a shame as I loved listening to them again and again) And my CDs are at my parents or something :/
I have read Neverwhere and I really liked it. I found out about it because somebody mentioned it's based on the names of London tube stations which got my interest. I read the book first then watched the TV show and I enjoyed both. I'm glad that I did it in that order though, because I got the full effect of the plot before seeing it "simplified". Apparently they wrote the TV show first but Neil Gaiman thought the concept was good enough to deserve a full novel.
Peter Capaldi is great in it too. He definitely shows qualities in Neverwhere which make him perfect as Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It. :D
Ya rly, it's 6 episodes I think and has a few faces I recognise from British comedies like Peep Show, Chef! and The Thick of It
It's not a bad programme at all but I think it's aimed at kids and inevitably some of the subtlety is lost as a TV show. If you've already read the book it's nice to see the story in live action, even a low budget dodgy BBC TV show :D
And again, I know I must have said it before, and I'm not sure why I'm suggesting that now as it's got nothing to do with Neil Gaiman, butt you should totally read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time if you haven't done it yet. But I totally feel like I'm just repeating stuff I must have said in like 2005... @_@ In a way it makes me feel like it's because I haven't read much since I stopped being a student, but tbh it's not the only thing, it's just that since 2005 I've mainly switched back to reading French literature to make sure I don't forget my own language too much... ^_^;;
I still need to finish Crime and Punishment, and I still need to read The Idiot. And I still need to read the other 556342 books that are on my PA list. hmmm, I think I need holidays or something... :o
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I'll definitely put The Curious Incident on my reading list, I think I remember Adrian reading it some time around 2004. Can't remember if he liked it or not though.
This might just be personal taste, but I really like audiobooks for reading when I don't have the time. They're useful if you're on a bus or a train or just walking somewhere because you don't have to carry a physical book around and walk into lampposts :P When I was in Germany I "read" all of the Discworld series from start to finish just passing 45 minutes each way walking to and from work.
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Audiobooks are good. Especially page 556 :D
I guess I should get's some :o
...On an unrelated note, this also reminds me I lost my H2G2 mp3s when my Ipod died :{ (which is a shame as I loved listening to them again and again) And my CDs are at my parents or something :/
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I have read Neverwhere and I really liked it. I found out about it because somebody mentioned it's based on the names of London tube stations which got my interest. I read the book first then watched the TV show and I enjoyed both. I'm glad that I did it in that order though, because I got the full effect of the plot before seeing it "simplified". Apparently they wrote the TV show first but Neil Gaiman thought the concept was good enough to deserve a full novel.
Peter Capaldi is great in it too. He definitely shows qualities in Neverwhere which make him perfect as Malcolm Tucker in The Thick Of It. :D
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It's not a bad programme at all but I think it's aimed at kids and inevitably some of the subtlety is lost as a TV show. If you've already read the book it's nice to see the story in live action, even a low budget dodgy BBC TV show :D
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