Why the spiders, Neil?

I am in love with Neil Gamien. I want to be in Stormhold with Neil. I want to read all of his books. Anansi Boys is more adult then the rest of his novels I've read though and was not as thrilled as normal. I enjoy the sickness of his children's novels. He is witty, funny, intelligent no matter the age he is writing for. Anansi Boys is defiantly not my favorite novel of his, it is a story about a lame main character and amazing side characters. I was more interested in Spider, Daisy, and everyone around them. I love modern takes on myth, I love his semi-steam punk feel.
*pause*
I want him.
*un-pause*
I will write more soon but at the moment I'm to busy being in love.
I defiantly love Stardust (the book) much more than his attempts at adult novels. He just know who to get a young girls heart racing, in more than one way. Anansi Boys play with my love for small adventures done in big ways, by having no huge plot. Instead he plays with a small quest and goal. I feel like Fat Charlie was a mistake of a main character and can't get past the lack of death and destruction in the novel.
Anywho, I shall move back to Stardust now. For a fantasy Gamien makes is so believable, like all his books. He makes sense without truth. He shows the little things that make a big story and while doing so has an amazing accent. <3

Bibidi bobidi boo

I am currently reading The Magician and will write more, but right now, I am reading chapter 5 and do not wish to stop. Ever.
And now I am done. Wow, I loved this story. I was never much into Harry Potter (after book 3) and really the closest I get to magic is Name of the Wind. Honestly though this book was clever, rich, and funny. The dynamic to the magicians vs. the normal people and the people who aren't so normal is intelligent and witty. I admit that it took so getting used to his slow writing style, but I much preferred it over Anansi Boys and other books that just fly by.
Although he covers the span of 5-years in the book I felt like only minutes went by. He is a human, a magician, a goose, a sex-craved fox all in the same breathe. Maybe I was just holding my breathe until he and Alice got together, but it was worth it. I could feel this debauchery and strive and really, Quincy just reminded me of myself. The story was not heavy plot but it had enough to keep you going.
I am very excited to see where the series goes, and I will buying the next book once its on the selves.
It must be said here and now though, my favorite kind of magic is with cards.
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On the tale that is longer than my cat's (teehee)

Oh how I love a good pun, almost as much as I love curling up during summer with Tolkien, Rufus, or Lewis. There is something about over described landscape and heroic characters that take you away to a better place. You transport to another land, where nothing in reality is true, and everything in a book is real. The classic fantasy is possibly my favorite genre. I can read and re-read any given fantasy for the millionth time and still gasp and cry. I can still feel the emotions of the first time I read Narnia. The fear and joy of Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan and their epic adventure.
It is said that Tolkien and Lewis were friends in their time writing. Maybe that is why their books are so similar. Tolkien taking the less religious view. Still, I am glad of their friendship for the stories they tell create hope for me. Fantasy allows for a person to see the good in people. To see that good will defeat evil and that we will be rewarded for it. At the same time it takes us to a magnificent place that is were will a long to be. So thank you Tolkien, Lewis, and others. You give me reason.
That in motion, I have to rant. I am in a Shadowrun game right now, (tabletop) that has a bunch of poser elves that wear synthetic leather and speak not in Sperethiel, but TOLKIN ELVISH! Sperethiel is the native Elvish language in the game. Really? I am going against wannabes. Don't ever learn a language that doesn't exist, and then do it poorly. Telegit thelemsa.

J-Horror would be much better with some J-Rock

I found that while reading A Wild Sheep Chase I feel asleep on the book countless times. I love the japanese culture and most thing surrounding it, but in all honesty, horror is not my favorite genre. I was as lost as the main character in the book. I felt like a nameless sheep on a goose chase. The book left me confused and bored, but then again, maybe I should finish it and see what I think. I got half way through the book and gave up though. No names, no real plot, and no character development.
I was interested in the romance between him and nameless folk, the whole aspect of anonymous sex came to mind. But I felt like he knew her to well, been stalking her too long for it to be appropriate. Plus she is a bit of a slut. So therefore I feel like the glory hole ideal is no longer in play and it is just a romance between two people whose names are a bleeped out.
So, really, I gave it a shot, this book just missed my target. With that said, I much prefer manga based J-horrors such as Death Note. I love L and the idea of the underworld and curses taking over. I enjoy the namelessness of the story here, because by giving your name you are liable to die. It is a mystery that keeps you wondering who is what and what is what. Plus, L is kind of sexy with his candy obsession. Then he dies.... Sad day. The anime was also very pleasing with its J-rock theme songs and colorful take on such a depressing story. Such an amazing story of cat and mouse, death and life. Now, what's your name again?