by Neil Gaiman
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction Neil Gaiman, 2016 An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his bestselling fiction. Now, The View from the Cheap...
Well this was wonderful and boring and inspiring and tedious all at different times. I'd read many parts before, so it's a mixed bag. It was one of those Kindle deals that I can never pass up (until recently when I installed the library extension and forced myself to use the darn thing finally.) I'm...
Some really great little selections here, but, as I titled it, it's a bit repetitive in places. There may be two essays back to back that come from a similar root, or key stories that are referenced multiple times. Other essays are wholly distinct from each other. It also, of course, has the adv...
The View From the Cheap Seats is a compilation of Neil Gaiman's best non-fiction. Some of these are essays, some are introductions, some are speeches and all of them are thoughtful. In this book, Neil Gaiman shares things he believes, things about the people he is fortunate enough to know, movies,...
Some of these I had read elsewhere previously, on Gaiman's blog or what have you. But even the bits that weren’t new to me were delightful to see again. Gaiman is an excellent storyteller, perhaps even more so when he’s not writing fiction. Library copy
This is a great thinking piece. The author touches on several subjects and gives his opinion on many things. Some is inspiring, some funny, some informational and so on. This book is a collection of articles, book forewords, speeches, etc. he has done with a few comments about them. I learned a ...
I got the US edition. Hardcover: 544 pages Publisher: William Morrow & Company; 01 edition (22 Jun. 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 0062262262 ISBN-13: 978-0062262264 As I could not find it here, I would just add my review. Well... This book is great. It is funny, real, humorous and good...
Probably best for serious Neil Gaiman fans. I’m glad I got my copy from the library. It was fun to listen to, but some of it I’d already read or heard because I’d read the introductions in question. Some of the people or works I had to look up because I had no idea who or what was being discussed (y...
Initial reaction: I don't think I could give this less than five stars. It's such a great collection of speeches and essays from Gaiman, and I admire his honesty, knowledge and distinct voice (not to mention his spot on humor in places). I don't think I could write a long enough review to express ho...
An interesting mish-mash of essays (speeches, articles, introductions etc) from Neil Gaiman about a variety of topics. All are well written, but their interest or relevance to the reader will depend on how interested the reader is in the people Mr Gaiman writes about. His essays on reading, storie...
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