| re: NJC: Stardust | |
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Steven 06:26 am UTC 10/18/07 |
| In reply to: | NJC: Stardust - EvilNickname 10:43 pm UTC 10/17/07 |
| > Let me say upfront that I know next to nothing about Neil > Gaiman's work. Just started in his short story collection > "Smoke and Mirrors" yesterday. > If this movie is in any a good reflection of Gaiman as a > writer, I'm going to love the book I'm reading now. And if > that proves to be true, I'll have to put Stardust at the > top of my reading list. I started my trip into the Gaiman universe by reading "Good Omens", which I absolutely loved, and then trying to find out about Gaiman's influence within that collaboration. So I had to find out more about Gaiman's work in general and started by reading "Neverwhere", which I loved. I was hungry for more and continued with "Stardust", "American Gods" and then about everything I could get my hands on (omitting the comics, although they are well-done). In my recollection, "Smoke and Mirrors" didn't fascinate me that much ... it kind of seemed like a collection of spillover material. I liked the novels better. Guess I'm trying to say: even if you find "Smoke and Mirrors" not to be your cup of tea, try the novels, esp. "Neverwhere" (and "Good Omens" of course, if you haven't read that yet). And "Stardust". Or maybe not because you've seen the movie. > And besides that, I usually > despise movies based on books I've read. I usually don't want to see them because I fear they destroy my very personal interpretation, my imagination of the story's characters etc. I would never be able to read the book with the same eyes again, thus lose something dear. I think I'm not going to see the Stardust movie. Or maybe I am because I'm curious what the movie is like. Or maybe not because I could never read the book again. Enjoy your holiday! | |
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