by Neil | Aug 2, 2008 | Life, Murky Depths, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Random, Reading, Thoughts, Why you shouldn't give me power tools, Writing
A property developer I am not. Today we’ve been working on the back bedroom – G wallpapering, me clearing and doing the heavy lifting. Frankly amazed at the job G is doing, decidedly underwhelmed by my own. So it goes. I’m hoping we’ll have...by Neil | Apr 6, 2008 | Books, Comment, Entertainment, Fiction, Neil Gaiman, Reading, Review, Thoughts
I read Odd and the Frost Giants yesterday as a break from labouring on The Woodsman. Something I could fall into for an hour in order to think about something else; no real intention to review it. Reviewing Neil’s work is hard because I am quite clearly and obviously...by Neil | Apr 5, 2008 | Books, Comment, Fiction, Reading, Review, Thoughts, Urban Fantasy
I’m generally speaking not a big fan of writers utilising successful, well-established, ideas and conceits as their central Big Idea for novels. On the face of it, that’s what Unlundun is: China’s version of Neverwhere. Albeit aimed at a younger audience. And a...by Neil | Mar 21, 2008 | Books, Comment, Entertainment, Reading, Review, Science Fiction, Thoughts
Spin was the second of the e-books released for free to Tor’s mailing list and I started reading it pretty much by accident having been caught short without a book on my commute home. Spin begins from a very simple – almost silly – premise. What would...