Also, you're the only other person I've met who didn't finish Life of Pi. Unless you took the meme for me and forgot to un-italicize it. Anyway, I don't feel so bad now. :)
I refuse to read Watership Down since it traumatized me as a child. *shudder*
I did take the meme from you, but the italicization is my own. :)
Besides Good Omens I have yet to read any Neil Gaiman...I think his books aren't on my to-read list yet 'cause I haven't looked into them yet -- i.e., what they're about, where I should start, etc. etc. I have realized that I must read something, though, yes. :)
I don't remember being particularly traumatized by Watership Down as a child, but maybe I've blocked some of it out of my memory? As far as I know, I found it interesting and possibly a bit confusing. Ah, there we go. Maybe I just didn't understand the traumatizing bits. Heh.
I'm going to second the Neil Gaiman rec. I wasn't hugely impressed with the novel Stardust (it had so much more room for more depth and detail) however Neverwhere was really good. I just finished it a couple of days ago and thoroughly enjoyed the read.
Stardust the novel was very much like the movie, it wasn't bad, as a movie it's great, in a book it lacked depth and felt mostly rushed. I still liked it but there was just this feeling of "he could have written this better"
With Neverwhere he has. The main character is named Richard and he ends up in London Below (which literally is the London that exists below London) and it's sort of like a dark Alice in Wonderland (but maybe more the American McGee's Alice) story. Really neat.
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You must read more Neil Gaiman. Seriously.
Also, you're the only other person I've met who didn't finish Life of Pi. Unless you took the meme for me and forgot to un-italicize it. Anyway, I don't feel so bad now. :)
I refuse to read Watership Down since it traumatized me as a child. *shudder*
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*that should be "meme from me" not for. Had to clarify.
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Besides Good Omens I have yet to read any Neil Gaiman...I think his books aren't on my to-read list yet 'cause I haven't looked into them yet -- i.e., what they're about, where I should start, etc. etc. I have realized that I must read something, though, yes. :)
I don't remember being particularly traumatized by Watership Down as a child, but maybe I've blocked some of it out of my memory? As far as I know, I found it interesting and possibly a bit confusing. Ah, there we go. Maybe I just didn't understand the traumatizing bits. Heh.
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there used to be a cartoon movie of watership down and all I remember are the rabbits dying... :\
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Which one is Neverwhere? I really need to look into all of his books at some point. Was there something specific about this one that you liked?
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With Neverwhere he has. The main character is named Richard and he ends up in London Below (which literally is the London that exists below London) and it's sort of like a dark Alice in Wonderland (but maybe more the American McGee's Alice) story. Really neat.
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