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FatherofFour (original poster member #24263) posted at 2:00 AM on Thursday, July 29th, 2010
I loved his work on Sandman back in the day. I finally took the step to try one of his novels and read Neverwhere. Wow, very enjoyable.
If you like urban fantasy, it's a great one.
Brennen ( member #20386) posted at 3:23 AM on Thursday, July 29th, 2010
BS-(me) 36
WS- 33
2 kids (5&3)
D-day 5-15-08
Current status: Planning S, he is moving out after the holidays, probably will lead to D. He refuses counseling so I have let go of any hope of saving the M.
manAscending ( member #26919) posted at 7:42 AM on Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Haven't read much of his adult work, but his books for kids are fantastic. The Wolves in the Walls is a book that I frequently carry with me as an occasional teacher.
ladyvorkosigan ( member #8283) posted at 11:25 AM on Thursday, July 29th, 2010
American Gods is good, The Graveyard Book is *great*.
It nagged him, in particular, that none of the girls he’d known so far had given him a sense of unalloyed triumph.
FatherofFour (original poster member #24263) posted at 12:09 PM on Thursday, July 29th, 2010
I'm going to track down American Gods next - but I will add Graveyard to the list.
I really like "quest" fiction (for lack of a better term, and I use it because it doesn't necessarily have to be in the fantasy genre), and Neil seems to write a lot about quests.
ladyvorkosigan ( member #8283) posted at 2:47 PM on Thursday, July 29th, 2010
You'll love American Gods, then. It's a quest/classic American road trip, but with gods. =)
It nagged him, in particular, that none of the girls he’d known so far had given him a sense of unalloyed triumph.
Threnody ( member #1558) posted at 3:05 PM on Friday, July 30th, 2010
He and Terry Pratchett co-wrote Good Omens, the book that caused me to sprain my neck while laughing. 
Yeah, really. It was a line about the Hound of Hell, which has appeared in the form of a doofy dog. "He chased a rabbit today. It was the singularly most satisfying event of his existence." (or something like that) I nearly fell off the bed laughing.
Gaiman's Sandman series is my all-time favorite horror/fantasy. I tried to read Clive Barker's The Weave but got totally freaked out by it. I don't handle horror well, so I'm unsure why Gaiman's approach appealed to me. I think it was because with every turn of the page, you never know which pantheon would appear. His stories were intricate in sadly beautiful.
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FatherofFour (original poster member #24263) posted at 5:39 PM on Saturday, July 31st, 2010
Somewhere, Tren, I have some signed Sandmans. I really enjoyed that comic. I'd love to get it all in trade paper back some time and read it all again.
inconnu ( member #24518) posted at 5:53 PM on Saturday, July 31st, 2010
He and Terry Pratchett co-wrote Good Omens, the book that caused me to sprain my neck while laughing.
I just recommended this book to SO last night. It's been a few years since I read it. I should re-read it. 
There is no joy without gratitude. - Brené Brown
StillGoing ( member #28571) posted at 5:23 PM on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
I remember being sad when Gaiman stopped writing Sandman. Still have the leather bound edition of Season of Mists.
All his books are worth reading. American Gods rubbed me the wrong way, but I don't think I've read anything by him I didn't like, short stories included.
oncehappyred ( member #28941) posted at 7:35 PM on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
So happy to see this! I love Neverwhere. I have read almost everything of his.
It is a great escape for me.
Nobody has things just as he would like them. The thing to do is to make a success with what material I have. It is a sheer waste of time and soulpower to imagine what I would do if things were different. They are not different.
Dr. Frank Crane
punky ( member #12233) posted at 4:59 AM on Saturday, August 14th, 2010
I may have to check these out. Thanks.
13 years later...finally healed. Definitely survived and thrived and you can, too.
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