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Re: Neil Gaiman was (Does God have a monopoly on gods?)
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Sat, 4 Mar 2000 09:45:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John J. Ladasky, Jr. writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Kya Morden writes:
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> > Okay, not really a debatable subject (maybe it is) but what would some
> > good "starter" Gaiman stuff be? I really liked 'Day of the Dead" that
> > he did for Babylon 5 and I've read a few short stories in Sandman that
> > I liked. (One was about a cat telling other cats how they used to
> > rule the world and chased humans (as humans used to be smaller IIRC)
> > and at the end one of the cats listening to the lecture was dreaming
> > about chasing people and its owners said "aw how cute, he's dreaming
> > about catching mice.") Anyway, kinda got misdirected from the
> > question, but thanks for any advice and the like.
>
> Not Gaiman by himself, but try _Good Omens_ by Gaiman with co-author Terry
> Pratchett. Pratchett should have written for Monty Python, but Python broke up
> before Pratchett's career began. I'm not familiar with Gaiman's solo works, so
> I don't know if any of the zaniness in this book can be attributed to Gaiman.
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> _Good Omens_ is a book about the Apocalypse, you see, but it's really really
> funny. The end of the world is coming, but this book will have you waiting for
> it on the edge of your chair. "All RIGHT! Bring it on!"
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> (In case it isn't clear, my recommendation assumes that you have the ability to
> laugh at matters religious.)
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> --
> John J. Ladasky Jr., Ph.D.
> Department of Structural Biology
> Stanford University Medical Center
> Stanford, CA 94305
i love this book too!! the hellhound, the four riders of the apocalypse,
the unknown fifth rider ~"grievous bodily harm", the "nice and accurate"
prophecies... i smile warmly and laugh just thinking of it. i've always
thought it would make a great movie. (and very buildable in lego now that i
think about it. sort of "town gone to hell", but not in a juniorized way.)
i also mentioned this one in my other post. neil's not normally so zany,
but it is there (in a more diffused way) in his solo work. i'm sure it's
pratchett's style that makes "good omens" such a sharp comedy with gaiman
providing the darker elements. they play off each other very well to create
the ultimate dark comedy.
later ~ craig~
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