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Are you getting Absolute Death? Jayhawk Send a noteboard - 21/10/2009 04:35:46 PM
The introduction to Smoke and Mirrors, where he talks about the inspirations for each story, is what sold me on him. It was the first thing of his I'd read, and his notes on the stories enriched my reading experience.


I find myself reading the Introductions to each of the Absolute Sandman collections, which is not something I usually do.
“Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism, and you know how reliable that is.
Joseph Campbell
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Inspired Authors? Rebekah - 14/10/2009 02:15:10 PM 996 Views
Re: Inspired Authors? jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 03:26:44 PM 835 Views
A lot of it comes from reading I'd think Ryan - 14/10/2009 04:24:43 PM 796 Views
Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:45 PM 787 Views
Re: Yup. jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 08:40:54 PM 785 Views
Re: Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:44:35 PM 806 Views
It does add a little somethingsomething to it. mapthis - 14/10/2009 04:40:56 PM 820 Views
~nods~ Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:14 PM 787 Views
I would say it does. Bryce - 14/10/2009 06:27:02 PM 773 Views
Hm, yes. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:34:57 PM 846 Views
I should write "it depends" in my sig. nossy - 14/10/2009 06:30:27 PM 824 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:37:59 PM 802 Views
I generally don't care at all. *NM* jh - 14/10/2009 08:40:08 PM 344 Views
About anything?! *NM* Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:43:30 PM 365 Views
Anything other than my pleasure, no *NM* jh - 21/10/2009 06:32:41 AM 371 Views
I was just reading the introduction and forword for "The Green Mile" by Stephen King. Tashmere - 17/10/2009 02:54:21 AM 863 Views
Similarly, I try to find out what inspired the composers of pieces of music I enjoy. That deepens my Tashmere - 17/10/2009 02:56:10 AM 783 Views
Hm. Stephen King is someone I deliberately don't read. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:58:52 PM 827 Views
I don't do well with horror. Tashmere - 21/10/2009 03:46:05 AM 824 Views
That's one reason I love reading Neil Gaiman so much. Jayhawk - 18/10/2009 01:27:03 AM 795 Views
You made that sound interesting. "Smoke and Mirrors" . I will try to remember that. *NM* Tashmere - 18/10/2009 03:06:37 AM 378 Views
His short stories are wonderful. Jayhawk - 19/10/2009 04:40:23 PM 820 Views
Oh, absolutely. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:59:41 PM 780 Views
Are you getting Absolute Death? Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:35:46 PM 786 Views
I imagine the husband will, yes. *NM* Rebekah - 21/10/2009 05:21:32 PM 353 Views
That's why I chose a Smoke & Mirrors story for a uni essay Perdita - 21/10/2009 12:08:48 AM 935 Views
He's erudite without coming across as stuffy and scholarly. Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:38:19 PM 872 Views
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