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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 932 Views
Re: Inspired Authors? jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 03:26:44 PM 765 Views
A lot of it comes from reading I'd think Ryan - 14/10/2009 04:24:43 PM 731 Views
Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:45 PM 716 Views
Re: Yup. jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 08:40:54 PM 712 Views
Re: Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:44:35 PM 740 Views
It does add a little somethingsomething to it. mapthis - 14/10/2009 04:40:56 PM 750 Views
~nods~ Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:14 PM 721 Views
I would say it does. Bryce - 14/10/2009 06:27:02 PM 707 Views
Hm, yes. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:34:57 PM 768 Views
I should write "it depends" in my sig. nossy - 14/10/2009 06:30:27 PM 752 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:37:59 PM 735 Views
I generally don't care at all. *NM* jh - 14/10/2009 08:40:08 PM 314 Views
About anything?! *NM* Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:43:30 PM 330 Views
Anything other than my pleasure, no *NM* jh - 21/10/2009 06:32:41 AM 341 Views
I was just reading the introduction and forword for "The Green Mile" by Stephen King. Tashmere - 17/10/2009 02:54:21 AM 793 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 703 Views
Hm. Stephen King is someone I deliberately don't read. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:58:52 PM 760 Views
I don't do well with horror. Tashmere - 21/10/2009 03:46:05 AM 754 Views
That's one reason I love reading Neil Gaiman so much. Jayhawk - 18/10/2009 01:27:03 AM 725 Views
You made that sound interesting. "Smoke and Mirrors" . I will try to remember that. *NM* Tashmere - 18/10/2009 03:06:37 AM 350 Views
His short stories are wonderful. Jayhawk - 19/10/2009 04:40:23 PM 749 Views
Oh, absolutely. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:59:41 PM 715 Views
Are you getting Absolute Death? Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:35:46 PM 723 Views
I imagine the husband will, yes. *NM* Rebekah - 21/10/2009 05:21:32 PM 324 Views
That's why I chose a Smoke & Mirrors story for a uni essay Perdita - 21/10/2009 12:08:48 AM 863 Views
He's erudite without coming across as stuffy and scholarly. Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:38:19 PM 797 Views
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