Tuesday, October 7, 2008

New Neil


So if you like Neil Gaiman, like me, you may be excited about his new book, The Graveyard Book.

In this new novel, "The Graveyard Book," takes place in a cemetery, where an orphaned boy is raised by a vampire, a werewolf and a witch.

Sounds interesting.

Gaiman says that "The Graveyard Book" is a metaphor for life, family and leaving home. The book opens with a baby boy escaping an assassin who has massacred his parents and older sister. The boy totters to a decrepit cemetery, where he's adopted by ghosts, christened Nobody Owens (Bod for short) and given the Freedom of the Graveyard.

I like his work. It's challenging, terrifying, beautiful, and strange. Sandman was brilliant and truly a delightful read from time to time. The Books of Magic or the original Harry Potter, was a gem. If you haven't read any of his work, please do so, it's sublime.

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