A Blue Box Full of Books

🔥 Super difficult question : What is your favorite #NeilGaiman’s book ?

I think my personal favorite is #Neverwhere . Read it years and years and years ago. Still in awe . Incredible world building. Incredible story. Incredible characters.

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Nov 21, 2022 at 11:10pmWeb
Show threadConanTheActuarianNov 21, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon "The Ocean at the End of the Lane". "American Gods" is a close second. His book on Norse mythology is also an excellent red, particularly if you are interested in polytheistic mythology.
Show threadbob Nov 21, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon Stardust.
Show threadReviewsandreadathonsNov 21, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself American Gods full stop. With Sandman coming in a close second.
Show threadCall Me Ishmael 📚Nov 21, 2022
@neilhimself @bookstodon @ablueboxfullofbooks American Gods has gotten me through some rough times, it’s like a best friend at this point
Show threadJackNov 21, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon difficult question indeed, but probably Stardust
Show threadRicardo Victoria 🐢Nov 21, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon a tie between Good Omens & Stardust.
Show threadEsther Lim Nov 21, 2022

@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon Fave #NeilGaiman book would have to be Good Omens. The tv series are probably also the best ‘adaptation of a book’ I’ve seen.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane is probably my second fave.

Show threadAdamNov 21, 2022

@ablueboxfullofbooks 100% #Neverwhere. It's the one I keep coming back to in all its forms. I used to teach it in a unit on fairy tales and popular culture. And I've always wanted to teach it paired with Wizard of Oz.

Coraline might be a close second for me. "Something very old and very slow" is such a perfect description of eldritch evil.

Show threadCourtney Herber, PhDNov 21, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon TBH I've interacted with Gaiman's work more through his audiobooks! I LOVED his version of Neverwhere, and how he drew listeners in to the story. Loved his American Gods and Ocean at the End of the Lane and have utterly adored the radio play Sandmans. Only seen Good Omens....but my fave that I've actually *read* would have to be Stardust.
Show threadRebecca PentlandNov 22, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon Difficult question, depends on my mood but I've read American Gods the most (both read and listened). Good Omens is brilliant. I also enjoyed Norse Mythology.
Show threadAmanda GrayNov 22, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon I really loved Neverwhere, but I’ve probably read Good Omens the most times. I read it at least yearly, and I’ve had multiple copies ❤️
Show threadKim PossibleNov 22, 2022
@amandagray @ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon For me, it will always be The Ocean at the End of the Lane. It touched my heart.
Show threadAmanda GrayNov 22, 2022
@kimlockhartga @bookstodon @neilhimself @ablueboxfullofbooks he has too many good books. Loved that one as well!
Show threadA Blue Box Full of BooksNov 22, 2022
@amandagray @kimlockhartga @bookstodon @neilhimself I agree. Never a disappointment !
Show threadKCRouth 🍻Nov 22, 2022
@amandagray @bookstodon @neilhimself @kimlockhartga @ablueboxfullofbooks - one of my favorites is The Graveyard Book - I love that story!!!
Show threadAmanda GrayNov 22, 2022
@kcrouth @kimlockhartga @ablueboxfullofbooks @bookstodon @neilhimself that’s also a favorite - my son and I read that together when he was young!
Show threadJames Wynn 🧐Nov 22, 2022
@amandagray
I think Neverwhere is my favorite because it was my introduction to Gaiman. I love the fuzzy quality reality has in his writing.
@kcrouth @kimlockhartga @ablueboxfullofbooks @bookstodon @neilhimself
Show threadKCRouth 🍻Nov 22, 2022
@jameswynn @amandagray @kimlockhartga @ablueboxfullofbooks @bookstodon @neilhimself - i recently picked up a copy of the graphic novel version of Neverwhere at the local library book sale - should i read the novel first?
Show threadAmanda GrayNov 22, 2022
@jameswynn @kcrouth @kimlockhartga @bookstodon @neilhimself @ablueboxfullofbooks I haven’t read the graphic novel, but I don’t see why you can’t start with that!
Show threadKCRouth 🍻Nov 22, 2022

@amandagray @kimlockhartga @ablueboxfullofbooks @bookstodon @neilhimself

my first Gaiman was in:
The Matrix Comics Vol 1 by Geof Darrow
They are all quite good, but by far the best is an essay story entitled Goliath by Neil Gaiman, which is in my view was the best. Awesome storytelling, you can read it here:
http://web.archive.org/web/20040616032506/http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/rl_neil_g.html
#bookreview
https://kcrouth.blogspot.com/2016/12/awesome-storytelling.html

COMIC - GOLIATH - Neil Gaiman

Click here to read the Matrix Comics prose short story Goliath by Neil Gaiman.

Show threadA Blue Box Full of BooksNov 22, 2022

@kcrouth @amandagray @kimlockhartga @bookstodon @neilhimself

I also really love the lecture he gave on “ Why our future depends on libraries”

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-future-libraries-reading-daydreaming

#library #book #bookstodon #NeilGaiman

Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming

A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens

The Guardian
Show threadAmanda GrayNov 22, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @kcrouth @kimlockhartga @bookstodon @neilhimself YES! That was so good
Show threadduanetoopsNov 22, 2022
@kimlockhartga @amandagray @ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon Ocean at the End of the Lane, is magically enthralling. But, for me it's The Graveyard Book, that books takes me apart and puts me back together better than I was before everytime I read it.
Show threadLars Holgersson 🎶Nov 22, 2022
@kimlockhartga I agree. Ocean is very touching a pretty straightforward story but with many layers. It was my first Gaiman. American Gods is very different but also thoroughly enjoyable, almost a take on Tolstoy's War and Peace 😎 @amandagray @ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon
Show threadKim PossibleNov 22, 2022
@larsibacken Oh, I loved American Gods, too.
Show threadLars Holgersson 🎶Nov 22, 2022
@kimlockhartga Did you watch the Hulu adaption?
Show threadKim PossibleNov 22, 2022
@larsibacken I did not. Was it good?
Show threadLars Holgersson 🎶Nov 22, 2022
@kimlockhartga No idea :) The book was enough; didn't want to spoil my experience.
Show threadKim PossibleNov 22, 2022
@larsibacken Yeah. Some things aren't translatable.
Show threadLars Holgersson 🎶Nov 22, 2022

@kimlockhartga

Exactly.
The other way around is often more enjoyable, reading the book *after* you watched an adaption. You get all the parts they couldn't translate or chose not to.

Show threadLars Holgersson 🎶Nov 22, 2022
@amandagray Haven't read (yet) but I do love books with long titles. 🤗 What do you like most about Good Omens? @ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon
Show threadA Blue Box Full of BooksNov 22, 2022
@larsibacken @amandagray @neilhimself @bookstodon So many good books to discover 😊
Show threadLars Holgersson 🎶Nov 22, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @amandagray @neilhimself @bookstodon Indeed. This place will make me get new book-shelves i guess 😊
Show threadKiarazardNov 22, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon definitely a difficult question! I loved Good Omens, but also Anansi Boys and The Graveyard Book
Show threadKarenNov 22, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon Anansi Boys or The Graveyard Book. The Ocean at the End of the Lane gave me the creeps!
Show threadDave DonaghyNov 22, 2022

@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @KarenFT @bookstodon

Anansi Boys, no question!

I remember reading standard Anansi stories as a kid, and that brought it all back.

Never got any creeps from Ocean, but did enjoy it.

Show threadKarenNov 22, 2022
@donaghy @ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon Ocean gave me creeps because there was a part where a worm invaded the kids foot or something....there were other parts too but I can't remember specifics now. I still shudder when I hear the title though, lol!
Show threadJules (they/them)Nov 22, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks American Gods will always have a special place in my heart for keeping me company while I was studying abroad, but my favorite is probably Good Omens.
Show threadEmerson NovaisNov 22, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon The Sandman series, followed by American Gods. If asked to choose a third, I'd say The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
Show threadBad_Eyed_BookwormNov 22, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon I loved Neverwhere so much I bought myself a first print, first edition, thus (1997 Avon). When pushed to name a single book to call my favorite, it is Neverwhere. I'm waiting patiently for @neilhimself to complete the sequel - The Seven Sisters 🥰 I also bought a signed first ed. of Ocean At The End Of The Lane, and replaced my worn out paperback copies of American Gods & Anansi Boys with a single leather bound, gilt edged duology. I'm kind of a fan😁
Show threadOlivia Anne GennaroNov 23, 2022
@ablueboxfullofbooks @neilhimself @bookstodon i love The Ocean at the End of the Lane!!