Someone's comment on an older post reminded me that I never posted anything about ALA in Chicago -- in JULY! Neil Gaiman was there as he was the winner of the Newbery Award for The Graveyard Book. Yes -- that is my signed copy of it to the left. I, for some stupid reason, did not realize he was going to be there until Babelbabe told me. And I had no clue he was going to be signing at the exhibits the day I went. My brother-in-law dropped me off early at the convention center (really early -- like 7:00am) and there were people waiting in line. I asked what the line was for and when they told me, I practically geeked out! I had no Gaiman works with me at all but the publisher was selling copies of The Graveyard Book, so I bought it so I'd have something for him to sign. I was something like the 10th person in a line that turned out to be very long. A woman in front of me must have brought everything Gaiman ever published for him to sign, including her 10 ton Absolute Sandman copies -- 4 volumes! I would never have lugged those around; he said he wouldn't have either as they were too heavy. That was the highlight of my Chicago visit.
Showing posts with label The Graveyard Book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Graveyard Book. Show all posts
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Neil Gaiman and ALA
Someone's comment on an older post reminded me that I never posted anything about ALA in Chicago -- in JULY! Neil Gaiman was there as he was the winner of the Newbery Award for The Graveyard Book. Yes -- that is my signed copy of it to the left. I, for some stupid reason, did not realize he was going to be there until Babelbabe told me. And I had no clue he was going to be signing at the exhibits the day I went. My brother-in-law dropped me off early at the convention center (really early -- like 7:00am) and there were people waiting in line. I asked what the line was for and when they told me, I practically geeked out! I had no Gaiman works with me at all but the publisher was selling copies of The Graveyard Book, so I bought it so I'd have something for him to sign. I was something like the 10th person in a line that turned out to be very long. A woman in front of me must have brought everything Gaiman ever published for him to sign, including her 10 ton Absolute Sandman copies -- 4 volumes! I would never have lugged those around; he said he wouldn't have either as they were too heavy. That was the highlight of my Chicago visit.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Neil Gaiman
Yes, I have been on somewhat of a Neil Gaiman roll there lately -- one broken only by Michael Connelly's The Brass Verdict. I think there's Gaiman reading I've done that's not even included in my list, such as the daily reading of Neil's blog. And I just bought Neverwhere and the graphic novel version of Coraline. I don't really know why I'm on such a Gaiman kick lately -- I think it's circular -- I started reading the Lucifer comics, which are based on the version of Lucifer from the Sandman, then I got an urge to read Sandman again, which put me in the mood for The Graveyard Book (just in time for it to be released), which then made me want to read the Coraline graphic novel (I've already read the book), which put me in the mood for another Gaiman book I'd previously read, Good Omens, which puts me right back with Lucifer.
The Graveyard Book: Neil Gaiman: I liked this little book. It's about a very small boy who escapes the murder of his family in the most innocent sounding way possible -- he toddles out of his crib and out into the night. He ends up in a graveyard, is adopted by two of the ghosts, given a name (Nobody (or Bod to his friends) Owens), and given the Freedom of the Graveyard. This freedom keeps him safe; as long as he's in the graveyard he can't be hurt. But he's a young boy -- he's going to want his real freedom, but the Man Jack, who killed his family, is still out there looking for him. I loved the story, was a little disappointed in the reason why the Man Jack killed Bod's family, and loved the ending -- it was perfect for this book.
The Graveyard Book: Neil Gaiman: I liked this little book. It's about a very small boy who escapes the murder of his family in the most innocent sounding way possible -- he toddles out of his crib and out into the night. He ends up in a graveyard, is adopted by two of the ghosts, given a name (Nobody (or Bod to his friends) Owens), and given the Freedom of the Graveyard. This freedom keeps him safe; as long as he's in the graveyard he can't be hurt. But he's a young boy -- he's going to want his real freedom, but the Man Jack, who killed his family, is still out there looking for him. I loved the story, was a little disappointed in the reason why the Man Jack killed Bod's family, and loved the ending -- it was perfect for this book.
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