Re: American Gods

If you all like Gaiman et al, make sure you check out Jonathan Carroll
too. His latest is _White Apples_ -- just came out this year.

Jim

Lucy Pearson wrote:

> I haven't read 'American Gods' yet, but have been meaning to get a
> copy for ages, as apparently he got the opriginal idea from 'Eight
> Days of Luke', a book by children's writer Diana Wynne Jones. I get
> the impression from your comments -and the relative sizes of the
> books - that he takes the idea and runs with it. It really appelas and
> I'm glad to have a recommendation - I'll treat myself to the book. I
> also urge anyone who likes fantasy literature - I think someone
> recently mentioned Susan Cooper, who is really a great writer - to
> check out Diana Wynne Jones. She's been writing for a long time but
> hasn't received the recognition she deserves. Fun, satisfying magical
> stories which are perfect for devouring in one sitting. ANother
> fantasy/teenage writer who desrves great respect is Alan Garner, more
> 'serious' than D W-J, and well worth a read. I'm still working on his
> book 'Red Shift' which is his most dense and hard (emotionally
> speaking) b ook.
>
> Recently, a lot of list time and energy seems to have been squandered
> on discussions which have degenrationed into the personal and often
> spiteful. I don't really want to enter into any of these as I think it
> would be nice if it was all dropped, but I would like to say that I
> look forward to the New Year and (hopefully) the return of some of the
> good discussion and insights which make this list a pleasure to be on.
>
> Sorry if this message is riddled with mistakes, I',m streaming with
> cold and can't really see or type straight.
>
> Best wishes to all, love, Lucy-Ruth x x x
>
>
>
> Levi wrote:
>
>
> So last week I started "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman and finished it
> a few
> days ago and absolutely loved it. I highly recommend it to anyone
> interested
> in mythology, gods in general, and an interesting little critique of
> American
> pop culture, and one hell of a good read.
>
> Best,
> Levi
>
>
>
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Received on Sun Dec 29 11:37:59 2002