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The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction

The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction

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“[Gaiman’s] nonfiction is as compelling as his fiction， comics and screenplays。” — Los Angeles Times

A fascinating collection of nonfiction pieces on myriad topics observed in award-winning， #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman’s probing， amusing， and distinctive style。

Analytical yet playful， erudite yet accessible， these essays explore a broad range of interests and topics， including （but not limited to）: authors past and present; music; storytelling; comics; bookshops; travel; fairy tales; America; inspiration; libraries; ghosts; and the touching title piece， which recounts the author’s experiences at the 2010 Academy Awards in Hollywood。

As Neil explains， “This book is not ‘the complete nonfiction of Neil Gaiman。’ It is， instead， a motley bunch of speeches and articles， introductions and essays。 Some of them are serious and some of them are frivolous and some of them are earnest and some of them I wrote to try and make people listen。”

Illuminating and incisive， The View from the Cheap Seats explores some of the issues， subjects， and people that matter most to Neil Gaiman—and offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of the most beloved and influential writers of our time。

“Conclusively proves that Gaiman is just as accomplished an essayist as he is an author of fiction…and comics。” — Publishers Weekly （starred review）

“Gaiman covers writing itself as superbly as anyone working in the craft today。” — Stephen Fry， author， comedian， and actor

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Reviews

Julie ，

“Albert Einstein was asked once how we could make our children intelligent。 His reply was both simple and wise。 “If you want your children to be intelligent，” he said， “read them fairy tales。 If you want them to be more intelligent， read them more fairy tales。” ― Neil Gaiman， The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected NonfictionIt's exciting to read these essays， they have introduced me to new authors to try and and some encouragement to revisit genres that I've either skipped over entirely or tast “Albert Einstein was asked once how we could make our children intelligent。 His reply was both simple and wise。 “If you want your children to be intelligent，” he said， “read them fairy tales。 If you want them to be more intelligent， read them more fairy tales。” ― Neil Gaiman， The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected NonfictionIt's exciting to read these essays， they have introduced me to new authors to try and and some encouragement to revisit genres that I've either skipped over entirely or tasted so infrequently that I'm now sure I missed some great opportunities to find worlds to lose myself in。 Many of these entries were intended for live audiences at specific events， which didn't work as well for me as a reader as those intended for a reading audience。 。。。more

David Cuen ，

I came to this book without knowing what to expect。 Non-Fiction by Neil Gaiman？ A collection of essays， intros and articles？ Soon enough I found myself savoring it's pages like a really good dessert you don't want to finish。 You slowly read it， because every page will bring you closer to the end， and you enjoy a trip into the mind and interests of a wonderful writer。I came out of it with a greater appreciation for the author， more books in my bookshelf and less money in my bank account。 I came to this book without knowing what to expect。 Non-Fiction by Neil Gaiman？ A collection of essays， intros and articles？ Soon enough I found myself savoring it's pages like a really good dessert you don't want to finish。 You slowly read it， because every page will bring you closer to the end， and you enjoy a trip into the mind and interests of a wonderful writer。I came out of it with a greater appreciation for the author， more books in my bookshelf and less money in my bank account。 。。。more

Kristina Giovanni ，

Having Neil Gaiman read his own essays aloud is a treat！ I recommend that you listen to the audiobook if you want the full experience。

Magdalena ，

I greatly admire Neil Gaiman's writing and find it inspiring。 I love to read both his novels and his words on writing as a craft。 I give The View from the Cheap Seats 4 stars as - predictably - I loved what Gaiman wrote about books， reading and libraries， other authors such as Tolkien and Terry Pratchett and making art; it was excellent and worth all the stars。 On the other hand， though， I completely skipped a couple of chapters as I have （sorry not sorry） no interest in comics or the author's p I greatly admire Neil Gaiman's writing and find it inspiring。 I love to read both his novels and his words on writing as a craft。 I give The View from the Cheap Seats 4 stars as - predictably - I loved what Gaiman wrote about books， reading and libraries， other authors such as Tolkien and Terry Pratchett and making art; it was excellent and worth all the stars。 On the other hand， though， I completely skipped a couple of chapters as I have （sorry not sorry） no interest in comics or the author's personal essays about his wife， etc。 Still， it's a pretty strong collection of selected writings and an essential read for Neil Gaiman's readers。 。。。more

Tori ，

First let me say， this was way better than I thought it would be！ I try to read quite a bit of non-fiction， but I've never read a book of speeches AND book introductions。 This was interesting and touching and made me love Neil Gaiman just a little bit more than I already did。 I also ended up adding so many new books to my TBR list！ Although these essays are sometimes sad or about serious subjects the overall feeling this book gave me was very calming and soothing。 It was almost like listening to First let me say， this was way better than I thought it would be！ I try to read quite a bit of non-fiction， but I've never read a book of speeches AND book introductions。 This was interesting and touching and made me love Neil Gaiman just a little bit more than I already did。 I also ended up adding so many new books to my TBR list！ Although these essays are sometimes sad or about serious subjects the overall feeling this book gave me was very calming and soothing。 It was almost like listening to a bunch of TED Talks， but all of them were done by Neil Gaiman！ 。。。more

Montse ，

No voy a mentir， me hizo recuperar poquito mi fé en la humanidad。 Si este libro llega a las manos de alguien que se siente solo， le va a calentar tantito el corazón。 Todo lo que recopila aquí Neil Gaiman es un rayito de sol， incluso las cosas tristes， y todo lo que dice también es verdad。 Habla de la ficción， de los cómics， de la música， del arte， la inspiración， la muerte y hasta los problemas en Siria y cada sección tiene algo que te saca una lágrima， un suspiro y una sonrisa。 El mundo es un p No voy a mentir， me hizo recuperar poquito mi fé en la humanidad。 Si este libro llega a las manos de alguien que se siente solo， le va a calentar tantito el corazón。 Todo lo que recopila aquí Neil Gaiman es un rayito de sol， incluso las cosas tristes， y todo lo que dice también es verdad。 Habla de la ficción， de los cómics， de la música， del arte， la inspiración， la muerte y hasta los problemas en Siria y cada sección tiene algo que te saca una lágrima， un suspiro y una sonrisa。 El mundo es un poquito menos horrible porque existe este señor， y porque nos dice que podemos vencer dragones。 。。。more

Debra Lowman ，

What a fantastic collection read by Gaiman。 He must have been digging through the journals and hard drives for weeks （unless he's more organized than I） to come up with a collection of his New York Times journalism and review pieces and then other introductions， keynotes， album covers and miscellany he has written over the past 20+ years。 Gaiman is a fantasy/sci-fi bibliophile and also writes about music and art。 I definitely added to my TBR pile and my Playlist。 What a fantastic collection read by Gaiman。 He must have been digging through the journals and hard drives for weeks （unless he's more organized than I） to come up with a collection of his New York Times journalism and review pieces and then other introductions， keynotes， album covers and miscellany he has written over the past 20+ years。 Gaiman is a fantasy/sci-fi bibliophile and also writes about music and art。 I definitely added to my TBR pile and my Playlist。 。。。more

Juan Ignacio （Un Cinéfilo Entre Libros） ，

RESEÑA COMPLETA EN: https://lavidadeungamerprincipiante。b。。。 RESEÑA COMPLETA EN: https://lavidadeungamerprincipiante。b。。。 。。。more

Alex Black ，

I think this was largely a case of me being the wrong reader for the book。 This is a collection of nonfiction writings （introductions， speeches， articles， etc） that Gaiman collected from many different points of his career。 I'm not sure exactly what criteria he used to pick things for this book， but it kind of seemed to fall into whatever he wanted。 Different sections had themes- there were a series of pieces about comic books and another decent chunk of introductions he wrote for various books- I think this was largely a case of me being the wrong reader for the book。 This is a collection of nonfiction writings （introductions， speeches， articles， etc） that Gaiman collected from many different points of his career。 I'm not sure exactly what criteria he used to pick things for this book， but it kind of seemed to fall into whatever he wanted。 Different sections had themes- there were a series of pieces about comic books and another decent chunk of introductions he wrote for various books- but overall， it mostly varied。I think my main issue with this was simply that I went in not knowing much about Neil Gaiman and expecting it to be essays appreciated by a general audience。 Instead， it was a lot of specialized information for which I definitely wasn't the appropriate reader。 It's hard to listen to a dozen （or more） introductions to books you've never read by authors you've never heard of。 Like it's nothing to do with what he wrote， literally just the topics。 Or he'd wax poetic for ten pages about a dear writer friend who had passed away and all their great contributions to the art， but if you the reader are not previously familiar with said friend， it drags quite a bit。 It's just not written for you in that case。 And I felt like at least two thirds of the essays in this book were not for me。This is the kind of book I'd recommend for Gaiman fans， especially if you go into it knowing you'll pick and choose essays instead of reading the whole thing （and I was listening on audiobook， so skipping around wasn't an easy option）。 I think that's more of the way it's meant to be read， instead of cover to cover the way I approached it。Some of the essays I did rather enjoy， though。 There were a few about libraries I found interesting and some newspaper articles he'd written that I enjoyed listening to， but honestly even those I didn't love。 Had I really liked them， I probably would have just given this book three stars and gone about my way。 But something about Gaiman rubs me a bit the wrong way。 Like I don't get along with his humor style， maybe？ There was a disconnect for me and I found myself more irritated by him than interested in what he had to say， even though I wasn't disagreeing with much of anything he had to say。I feel like you'd find this book a lot more worthwhile if you just looked at it for specific essays。 Like if you're interested in the comic book industry， there's a decent chunk in this book that might be of interest to you。 Or if you want Gaiman's thoughts as a reader， especially if you're already decently well read on weird/speculative fiction （which I am not）。 Or just if you're a super fan and want more from Gaiman in general。 I can see people liking this book quite a bit if they're going in with the right expectations and are already interested in those topics， especially if you skip around。 As a whole， however， it wasn't for me and I can see a lot of readers getting bored if they try to sit through the whole thing， as I did。 。。。more

Kirsten ，

I think I've been reading this for about a year。 Thoughtful and interesting， a good book to dip back into， in audio and print。 I think I've been reading this for about a year。 Thoughtful and interesting， a good book to dip back into， in audio and print。 。。。more

S ，

I really really like Neil gaiman but this book is not a collection of stories but a very thorough collection of bits and scraps he’s written over the years- speeches at conventions， musings and tributes to authors he likes， forwards to books， comments on comic book heros and movies。 His writing style is still wonderful but o got really bored with the repetition- I guess this isn’t a book to read straight through but to keep on the shelf and visit for a chapter or two and then place back for a sp I really really like Neil gaiman but this book is not a collection of stories but a very thorough collection of bits and scraps he’s written over the years- speeches at conventions， musings and tributes to authors he likes， forwards to books， comments on comic book heros and movies。 His writing style is still wonderful but o got really bored with the repetition- I guess this isn’t a book to read straight through but to keep on the shelf and visit for a chapter or two and then place back for a spell。 But still I only found value on the first hour or two of reading when he talks about the value of libraries， books， sci fi， etc。 this is good but the rest， meh。 。。。more

Storm ，

This is a collection of Neil Gaiman's writings that cover a diverse range of topics and formats。 It runs the gamut of introductions to books by other authors， personal reflections on various social issues， keynote speeches and interviews with authors and musicians including his reactions and recollections when they passed on。 In one respect， one can quickly tell how his journey as an author has progressed from his time as an assiduous reader who spent all his money on books and comics， meeting s This is a collection of Neil Gaiman's writings that cover a diverse range of topics and formats。 It runs the gamut of introductions to books by other authors， personal reflections on various social issues， keynote speeches and interviews with authors and musicians including his reactions and recollections when they passed on。 In one respect， one can quickly tell how his journey as an author has progressed from his time as an assiduous reader who spent all his money on books and comics， meeting some of his author and musician heroes， writing as a journalist that gave him the discipline to write under horrible conditions with looming deadlines， and then there are the nuggets of wisdom some of the greatest writers and musicians have passed on to him。 How rich his life must have been， and how lucky was he to have met those greats like Terry Pratchett， Douglas Adams and Lou Reed。 When they passed on， how he remembers them， makes me want to go to the library and read all of their works， just because of the impact they've had on Neil Gaiman， one of my favorite authors。 Above all else， this collection strives to remind us of the pure joy of reading， and how we should read more because it moves us， it's sometimes fun and makes us happy。 Thank you Neil。 。。。more

Dani ，

Oh my。。。 I never thought a book of essays and such would get me in the feels but oh boy did this book ever do that。 Neil is one of my favourite authors and this book just further cements that。 His love of books and stories and art just leaps off the page。

Dave Courtney ，

I love Gaiman。 I love his stories。 I love his style of storytelling。 I love his awareness of metaphor and symbols and myth and truth， all of which afford story its power。 I love his imagination， the passion he holds for the arts and for the ability of the arts to speak to both children and adults alike。 I really do find his work enlightening and brilliiant。 There is one thing that hampers that brlliance though， not in a debilitating fashion but in an intriguing fashion。 In a way that invites dia I love Gaiman。 I love his stories。 I love his style of storytelling。 I love his awareness of metaphor and symbols and myth and truth， all of which afford story its power。 I love his imagination， the passion he holds for the arts and for the ability of the arts to speak to both children and adults alike。 I really do find his work enlightening and brilliiant。 There is one thing that hampers that brlliance though， not in a debilitating fashion but in an intriguing fashion。 In a way that invites dialogue about his rich sense of storytelling， particularly when set alongside some of his inspirations such as L'Engle， Lewis and Tolkien。 And it emerges in the early pages of this book， which is essentially a series of articles he wrote about different subjects and people。 In one of the earlier articles， a speech he is giving to a crowded house about the power of story to affect us and change us， he subtly betrays the understanding of capital T "Truth" that he sees as as the foundation for the "lies" that stories necessarily tell。 This becomes his working definition of myth telling， which he describes as the never ending creative process of shared mythology。 We tell stories about things that are not true， which all myths are， in order to illuminate that which is true in our lives and in our relationships。 It is for this reason then that we can appreciate stories about God and religious texts and the ancient mythologies that inform these religious texts， all of which offer us the ground foundation on which to build our own myths。 At one point we hear him speaking of Lewis and distinguishing， as many do， the subtle betrayal of feeling duped into demonstrating a "True" myth in what initally demonstrates itself as a collective myth。 This is the same feeling of betrayal many cite when speaking of L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time， and less so with Tolkien's Lord of the Rings despite the fact that Tolkien clearly is writing with the same interest in mind （see his work On Fairy Stories）。 Tolkien had a way of writing that into the subtext whereas Lewis and L'Engle were arguably more upfront and deliberate with what their stories represent。 And yet in one subtle moment we see him （or hear him） conflating myth with the true myth of Western idealism， rationalism， progess and the enlightenment。 Actually， it's not so subtle at all， but the way the he does it so expertly and cleverly romanticizes this idealism that it makes it easy to simply gloss over and apply all the necessary good and warm feelings he desires this to incite。 it is in this moment that it becomes clear that while Gaiman is celebrated as an intellectual voice that will， not unlike Pullman， stand as the antidote and secularized veresion of Lewis and Tolkien and L'Engle in terms of writing and championing the modern myth， he is not less devoted and aware of a true myth， or a "God" if you like。 His God functions in his narrative in very much the same way as Lewis and L'Engle and Tolkien， only it preaches a form of secular humanism （for lack of a better word。。。 I hate these oppositional and highly charged phrases） that points people to the God of "Progress"。 For Gaiman， myth is a lie that points us to what is indeed not just truth， but capital "T" truth。 Where I think this becomes slightly disenguous in some of his speeches is when he makes real attempts to elevate his own work above the desires of someone like Lewis on the basis that Lewis' work suffers from assuming a different and lesser understanding of myth， even if Lewis remains an inspiration for him in terms of opening him up to the power of myth。 In terms of the book itself， the first quarter or so is phenomenal stuff。 After that， and specifically in the second half， what you gain from this collection of essays will likely depend on how much interest you have in the person， book， film， ect that he is dialoging with， as most to almost all of the second half of the book are essays that are dialoging with one of those specifically。 But it should be said， the first quarter to the first half is worth picking this up for alone。 I would simply say though， keep an eye out for how seamlessly he weaves his own philosophy into a romantized God of his own englightenment viritues。 Locating that in his work and his mythological imagination can actually help open up a larger conversation regarding what myth is and how myth functions， particularly as we tend to see it here in the West。 For as charitable as Gaiman attempts to be with someone like Lewis， understanding how Gaimain is engaged in precisely the same exercise can actually help bring the both of them into even greater dialogue than even he is or intends to be。 。。。more

Annie ，

I give this book 3。5 stars。 The book includes many published essays or articles written by Gaiman and added to this collection。 It's filled with just about anything and everything related to storytelling （e。g。， books， authors， journalism， comic books， music， poems， movies， and conventions）。 Only Neil Gaiman is interested in all the things that Neil Gaiman is interested in。 For a regular reader， chances are that you'll find only half the stuff interesting。 I give this book 3。5 stars。 The book includes many published essays or articles written by Gaiman and added to this collection。 It's filled with just about anything and everything related to storytelling （e。g。， books， authors， journalism， comic books， music， poems， movies， and conventions）。 Only Neil Gaiman is interested in all the things that Neil Gaiman is interested in。 For a regular reader， chances are that you'll find only half the stuff interesting。 。。。more

Loey Dinh ，

"I learned the poem as a boy， when Death was merely an abstract idea， one I suspected I would almost certainly manage to avoid as I grew up， for I was a clever child and Death seemed quite avoidable back then。" "I learned the poem as a boy， when Death was merely an abstract idea， one I suspected I would almost certainly manage to avoid as I grew up， for I was a clever child and Death seemed quite avoidable back then。" 。。。more

Tara ，

3。5 stars。 I chose the audio version because really like his voice。 However， that made skimming impossible and skipping more difficult。 There were sections I could easily have skipped and saved on the 15。5 hours of time it took。 Others， meanwhile， I enjoyed immensely。

Caitlin ，

I listed to the audiobook， and I could listen to Neil Gaiman read aloud most anything。 But his own words are always best。 Quite the range of essays and introductions， articles， and other ponderings here。 I believe any true reader or writer would enjoy many of them， and of course any Neil Gaiman fan would as well。

Juan Pablo ，

（Reseña basada en el audiolibro narrado por el mismo Neil Gaiman。）Gaiman nos presenta un conjunto de textos que cubren opiniones de distintos medios para contar historias， anécdotas e introducciones a otros artistas， discursos， y otros que ha hecho a lo largo de los años。 Gracias a su punto de vista tan particular y su capacidad de observación y análisis， consigue articular reflexiones valiosas a partir de conceptos básicos。Salvo porque algunos conceptos me resultaron repetitivos， los temas son （Reseña basada en el audiolibro narrado por el mismo Neil Gaiman。）Gaiman nos presenta un conjunto de textos que cubren opiniones de distintos medios para contar historias， anécdotas e introducciones a otros artistas， discursos， y otros que ha hecho a lo largo de los años。 Gracias a su punto de vista tan particular y su capacidad de observación y análisis， consigue articular reflexiones valiosas a partir de conceptos básicos。Salvo porque algunos conceptos me resultaron repetitivos， los temas son suficientemente variados para entretener desde el principio hasta el fin。 No es una autobiografía， aunque tiene bastantes elementos de su propia vida， y tampoco es una reseña de otras obras， sino más bien introducciones。Lo más valioso que rescaté fueron algunas reflexiones maravillosas y obras de otros artistas para leer o escuchar。 。。。more

Victoria ，

4/5 only because some topics/essays weren't my cup of tea and I skipped them， but the most part of the book and all essays and speeches that I did read were absolutely brilliant。 Highly recommend this book to any Gaiman fan， to anyone who enjoyed reading books like "Zen in the Art of Writing" by Bradbury or "How to Write" by King。 A great， thought-provoking and inspiring book。 4/5 only because some topics/essays weren't my cup of tea and I skipped them， but the most part of the book and all essays and speeches that I did read were absolutely brilliant。 Highly recommend this book to any Gaiman fan， to anyone who enjoyed reading books like "Zen in the Art of Writing" by Bradbury or "How to Write" by King。 A great， thought-provoking and inspiring book。 。。。more

Lado Kilasonia ，

"კითხვა იმ კაცს ჰგავს， რომელიც პატარ-პატარა დოზებით იღებს შხამს， რომ როდესაც მოწამლავენ გადარჩეს！"ნიჭიერი， კეთილი და მახვილგონიერი კაცის უბრალოდ， გასაგებად და ძალიან საინტერესოდ დაწერილი ესეები ბიბლიოთეკებზე， ფანტასტ მწერლებზე， ფილმებზე და კომიქსებზე。 თბილი წიგნი， რომლის კითხვისას გეჩვენება， რომ ავტორი შენი ძველი მეგობარია， სტუმარდ მოვიდა， სხედხართ ერთმანეთის პირისპირ და გემრიელად საუბრობოთ。 "კითხვა იმ კაცს ჰგავს， რომელიც პატარ-პატარა დოზებით იღებს შხამს， რომ როდესაც მოწამლავენ გადარჩეს！"ნიჭიერი， კეთილი და მახვილგონიერი კაცის უბრალოდ， გასაგებად და ძალიან საინტერესოდ დაწერილი ესეები ბიბლიოთეკებზე， ფანტასტ მწერლებზე， ფილმებზე და კომიქსებზე。 თბილი წიგნი， რომლის კითხვისას გეჩვენება， რომ ავტორი შენი ძველი მეგობარია， სტუმარდ მოვიდა， სხედხართ ერთმანეთის პირისპირ და გემრიელად საუბრობოთ。 。。。more

Elaine ，

The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Non-fiction by Neil Gaiman is a collection of various non-fiction Gaiman has written through the years。 Like most collections of shorter pieces， this is a mixed bag。 Overall it is a stunning overview of Gaiman's thoughts on fiction and art， comics and myths， fantasy and science fiction， horror and movies， music and people in his life， but mostly on dreams and stories。 Neil Gaiman is my favorite author。 He's also probably one of my Favorite People That I Do The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Non-fiction by Neil Gaiman is a collection of various non-fiction Gaiman has written through the years。 Like most collections of shorter pieces， this is a mixed bag。 Overall it is a stunning overview of Gaiman's thoughts on fiction and art， comics and myths， fantasy and science fiction， horror and movies， music and people in his life， but mostly on dreams and stories。 Neil Gaiman is my favorite author。 He's also probably one of my Favorite People That I Don't Know people。 So I had a predisposition to like this from the start。 He gives a shit about what he writes。 Whether is about comics， or music， or the importance of children's fiction。 He writes with honesty and enthusiasm。 He believes in what he says， and you can't help but believe too， or when you don't agree with him， at least get where he's coming from。 I think that honesty and earnestness is what makes this book great， even the bits I didn't care about， I read because I wanted to know why， despite not being important for me， were so important for someone else， not just Neil Gaiman， but the people who find solace in science fiction or comic books or The Dresden Dolls music。So anyway。 I'm possibly off to google all the fantasy authors he mentions， a handful of the artists， and perhaps give Lou Reed or the Dresden Dolls another go。 。。。more

Claire ，

Neil’s narration is， as always， excellent。 The titular story was very entertaining and funny。 The beginning section had a lovely assortment of speeches about the importance of reading and libraries， which made me happy。Some of the subject matter was foreign to me （comics， musicians） but it was still fun to listen to while working。

Graziella ，

Adoro Gaiman， lo faccio leggere spesso nelle mie classi。 Questo libro raccoglie una serie di microsaggi relativi alla lettura， alla musica， alla cultura in genere。 Molto bello quello che descrive il suo rapporto con Terry Pratchett， sentito e particolarmente coinvolgente。 E' una lettura piacevole， che può procedere lentamente， perché si può leggere un saggio o due e poi leggere altro， per poi riprendere in mano Gaiman e proseguire。 Io trovo geniale questo autore， descrive mondi fantastici con un Adoro Gaiman， lo faccio leggere spesso nelle mie classi。 Questo libro raccoglie una serie di microsaggi relativi alla lettura， alla musica， alla cultura in genere。 Molto bello quello che descrive il suo rapporto con Terry Pratchett， sentito e particolarmente coinvolgente。 E' una lettura piacevole， che può procedere lentamente， perché si può leggere un saggio o due e poi leggere altro， per poi riprendere in mano Gaiman e proseguire。 Io trovo geniale questo autore， descrive mondi fantastici con un umorismo e una genialità non comuni。 "Le idee， le idee scritte， sono speciali。 Sono il modo in cui trasmettiamo le nostre storie e le nostre idee da una generazione all'altra。 Se le perdiamo， perdiamo la nostra storia comune。 Perdiamo tutto ciò che ci rende umani""Le storie favoriscono l'empatia: ci permettono di entrare nella mente degli altri， ci concedono il dono di vedere il mondo attraverso i loro occhi。 I romanzi， i racconti， sono bugie che ci dicono e ci ripetono cose vere" 。。。more

J'aime Wells ，

Mixed bag like most collections， but when it's good， it's really good。 My favorites are the ones about Terry Pratchett。 I do get the cumulative impression that Gaiman is inclined to be a little too lenient on people who turn out to be sexist or racist， for example describing Lovecraft's white supremacy as something like "unpleasant politics。" I get that these are mostly introductions to books， and therefore celebrations of them。 Just don't look to this book for any sort of serious critical point Mixed bag like most collections， but when it's good， it's really good。 My favorites are the ones about Terry Pratchett。 I do get the cumulative impression that Gaiman is inclined to be a little too lenient on people who turn out to be sexist or racist， for example describing Lovecraft's white supremacy as something like "unpleasant politics。" I get that these are mostly introductions to books， and therefore celebrations of them。 Just don't look to this book for any sort of serious critical point of view。 。。。more

menidzam ，

哇！真沒料到可以看這麼久，本書除了是推坑大合集，同時讓人有機會直視尼爾蓋曼對於書本、任何書本！影視影音作品的熱情一些演講稿也可以讀出他的熱情及期許。

Jes Bailey ，

Because I love Neil Gaiman， and him talking about anything is magical to me， I loved this book。 Parts of it didn’t age well （such as the part with Harvey Weinstein） - but this was published before those allegations came out， so it can be forgiven for that， I think。

Fred Alexander ，

The first half of the book was very good。 The author shared some of his personal history and his views on books， libraries and reading。 Much of the second half of the book featured articles and introductions of writers of illustrated novels and science fiction topics which my wife and I do not find that interesting。 The writing was good， the topics， not so much。

Cody Stebbings ，

The third chapter in this book talks about why our future depends on libraries， reading， and daydreaming。 A simple encouraging essay moved me to happy tears。 It’s always so exciting and interesting to read about an author I fanboy over， fanboying over their heroes and influences。 The way he writes about the likes of Diana Wynne Jones， Sir Terry Pratchett， Douglas Adams and Tori Amos， it’s heartwarming and moving。 Gaiman writes from the heart with naked vulnerability。 And it looks like books abou The third chapter in this book talks about why our future depends on libraries， reading， and daydreaming。 A simple encouraging essay moved me to happy tears。 It’s always so exciting and interesting to read about an author I fanboy over， fanboying over their heroes and influences。 The way he writes about the likes of Diana Wynne Jones， Sir Terry Pratchett， Douglas Adams and Tori Amos， it’s heartwarming and moving。 Gaiman writes from the heart with naked vulnerability。 And it looks like books about books might be my new favourite genre。 。。。more

Megan Jeffrey ，

After reading something so eloquent， my only refuge lies in the vulgar: "Holy sh*t， that was a good book。" After reading something so eloquent， my only refuge lies in the vulgar: "Holy sh*t， that was a good book。" 。。。more

Reference

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