Comments on: In Praise of Neil Gaiman http://www.kategriffin.net/2010/07/05/in-praise-of-neil-gaiman/ Fantasy Author Kate Griffin Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:29:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lisa http://www.kategriffin.net/2010/07/05/in-praise-of-neil-gaiman/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Lisa Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:30:16 +0000 http://www.kategriffin.net/?p=470#comment-381 Not to mention writer of a much anticipated episode of a little show called Doctor Who Not to mention writer of a much anticipated episode of a little show called Doctor Who

]]> By: AdrianH http://www.kategriffin.net/2010/07/05/in-praise-of-neil-gaiman/comment-page-1/#comment-322 AdrianH Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:39:13 +0000 http://www.kategriffin.net/?p=470#comment-322 I'd like to add a further note to the above. I've loved Neil's work for years, since his first graphic work with Dave McKean, and the Sandman stories, and I think I've read just about everything he's written. However, I don't think 'Neverwhere' is the best fiction or fantasy book about London. I understand why it's unseemly for an author to praise their own work, so I'll do it instead. 'A Madness Of Angels' is, in my humble opinion, possibly the best book on any real city I've ever read, because it vividly describes the city as seen by a life-long native who has explored what seems to be every tiny little corner in forensic detail, which allows the city to come alive on the page. When I visit London, like I did very recently, although only around Picadilly and Hyde Park, I find myself looking at streets and buildings and trying to place Matthew Swift's travels in a physical context, which is great fun. 'Neverwhere' describes a fantasy 'London Below' that largely doesn't exist in a world that I can walk in, whereas '...Angels' exists in a world I can walk in, smell, touch, taste, see... And I can almost taste and smell the city as I read the written words on the page, as I'm doing via the Kindle app on my iPhone at the moment, and enjoying it all over again as well. I’d like to add a further note to the above. I’ve loved Neil’s work for years, since his first graphic work with Dave McKean, and the Sandman stories, and I think I’ve read just about everything he’s written. However, I don’t think ‘Neverwhere’
is the best fiction or fantasy book about London. I understand why it’s unseemly for an author to praise their own work, so I’ll do it instead. ‘A Madness Of Angels’ is, in my humble opinion, possibly the best book on any real city I’ve ever read, because it vividly describes the city as seen by a life-long native who has explored what seems to be every tiny little corner in forensic detail, which allows the city to come alive on the page. When I visit London, like I did very recently, although only around Picadilly and Hyde Park, I find myself looking at streets and buildings and trying to place Matthew Swift’s travels in a physical context, which is great fun. ‘Neverwhere’ describes a fantasy ‘London Below’ that largely doesn’t exist in a world that I can walk in, whereas ‘…Angels’ exists in a world I can walk in, smell, touch, taste, see…
And I can almost taste and smell the city as I read the written words on the page, as I’m doing via the Kindle app on my iPhone at the moment, and enjoying it all over again as well.

]]> By: David Brider http://www.kategriffin.net/2010/07/05/in-praise-of-neil-gaiman/comment-page-1/#comment-319 David Brider Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:48:08 +0000 http://www.kategriffin.net/?p=470#comment-319 All I can say is, on Saturday I picked up three books from Forbidden Planet; the first two were - on the recommendation of a friend - A Madness of Angels and The Midnight Mayor; the other one was The Graveyard Book. :o) All I can say is, on Saturday I picked up three books from Forbidden Planet; the first two were – on the recommendation of a friend – A Madness of Angels and The Midnight Mayor; the other one was The Graveyard Book.

:o )

]]> By: AdrianH http://www.kategriffin.net/2010/07/05/in-praise-of-neil-gaiman/comment-page-1/#comment-318 AdrianH Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:40:52 +0000 http://www.kategriffin.net/?p=470#comment-318 All the above is true, plus I would add that Neil is a lovely man when you meet him. All the above is true, plus I would add that Neil is a lovely man when you meet him.

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