So now that I have expressed my irritation (see other thread), I have to say I am glad the Wyrd Sisters made it into the book. I found Gaiman's presentation of them so far (don't forget I haven't finished the book yet) pleasantly funny. I mean here are the women that mess with our fates and they can...

I've started American Gods and while there is much to be loved about Gaiman's book, there are a few irksome things. The one that prompted this topic comes from the end of chapter 4 when "Cousin Jack," speaking with Essie Tregowan, says "...it was you that brought me here, and a few li...

In my teens? Well the first book that comes to mind is The Origin of Species by Darwin. Then there was a book I found in the Carnegie Library where I lived when I was about 14. It was an archaeological book with big colour plates. That was the first time I saw the Venus of Willendorf. It made me rea...

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Merci Monsieur Hood. À bientôt.

Liberty, is a bitch who must be bedded on a mattress of corpses. Wednsday tells Shadow that he is quoting someone French, who would that be? I am not sure of course, but the only thing that it reminds me of is “The tree of liberty grows only when watered by the blood of tyrants” which was penned by...

chadwrite wrote:...there is something about Indian storytelling and Indian humor that I've always appreciated...

Have you read James Welch or Leslie Marmon Silko or other such writers? I have to agree with you about the storytelling style and the humor. Did you see Smoke Signals and Powwow Highway?

chadwrite wrote:I just finished reading Sherman Alexie's "Reservation Blues." Even though Sherman's not a musician, he writes like one

Man I loved that book. I have some of his other stuff as well and saw his movie "The Business of Fancy Dancing." How'd you come across Sherman's book?

For those of you who like to get into the head of the writer, Neil Gaiman blogs.

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