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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 997 Views
Re: Inspired Authors? jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 03:26:44 PM 836 Views
A lot of it comes from reading I'd think Ryan - 14/10/2009 04:24:43 PM 798 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 808 Views
It does add a little somethingsomething to it. mapthis - 14/10/2009 04:40:56 PM 821 Views
~nods~ Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:14 PM 789 Views
I would say it does. Bryce - 14/10/2009 06:27:02 PM 775 Views
Hm, yes. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:34:57 PM 847 Views
I should write "it depends" in my sig. nossy - 14/10/2009 06:30:27 PM 825 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:37:59 PM 803 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 864 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 785 Views
Hm. Stephen King is someone I deliberately don't read. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:58:52 PM 829 Views
I don't do well with horror. Tashmere - 21/10/2009 03:46:05 AM 825 Views
That's one reason I love reading Neil Gaiman so much. Jayhawk - 18/10/2009 01:27:03 AM 796 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 821 Views
Oh, absolutely. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:59:41 PM 781 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 873 Views
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