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He's erudite without coming across as stuffy and scholarly. Jayhawk Send a noteboard - 21/10/2009 04:38:19 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.


His notes don't only enrich, they also sent me off in other directions after different authors and themes and events - it was the oddest essay I wrote at uni with the most tangents, but it was probably the most fun. Glad to say I got a decent mark for it.


Wasn't the personal satisfaction of completing the essay enough? :P

I find myself doing that, too...wanting to explore different topics in different directions.
“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 911 Views
Re: Inspired Authors? jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 03:26:44 PM 746 Views
A lot of it comes from reading I'd think Ryan - 14/10/2009 04:24:43 PM 714 Views
Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:45 PM 686 Views
Re: Yup. jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 08:40:54 PM 691 Views
Re: Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:44:35 PM 718 Views
It does add a little somethingsomething to it. mapthis - 14/10/2009 04:40:56 PM 726 Views
~nods~ Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:14 PM 700 Views
I would say it does. Bryce - 14/10/2009 06:27:02 PM 685 Views
Hm, yes. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:34:57 PM 750 Views
I should write "it depends" in my sig. nossy - 14/10/2009 06:30:27 PM 728 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:37:59 PM 718 Views
I generally don't care at all. *NM* jh - 14/10/2009 08:40:08 PM 303 Views
About anything?! *NM* Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:43:30 PM 323 Views
Anything other than my pleasure, no *NM* jh - 21/10/2009 06:32:41 AM 333 Views
I was just reading the introduction and forword for "The Green Mile" by Stephen King. Tashmere - 17/10/2009 02:54:21 AM 767 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 680 Views
Hm. Stephen King is someone I deliberately don't read. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:58:52 PM 741 Views
I don't do well with horror. Tashmere - 21/10/2009 03:46:05 AM 737 Views
That's one reason I love reading Neil Gaiman so much. Jayhawk - 18/10/2009 01:27:03 AM 702 Views
You made that sound interesting. "Smoke and Mirrors" . I will try to remember that. *NM* Tashmere - 18/10/2009 03:06:37 AM 342 Views
His short stories are wonderful. Jayhawk - 19/10/2009 04:40:23 PM 733 Views
Oh, absolutely. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:59:41 PM 696 Views
Are you getting Absolute Death? Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:35:46 PM 702 Views
I imagine the husband will, yes. *NM* Rebekah - 21/10/2009 05:21:32 PM 317 Views
That's why I chose a Smoke & Mirrors story for a uni essay Perdita - 21/10/2009 12:08:48 AM 844 Views
He's erudite without coming across as stuffy and scholarly. Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:38:19 PM 782 Views
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