Neil Gaiman: I Wish I Could Finish You

[queenrikki]

Sometimes weird things happen and you have to roll with it. Well not really weird, just kind of unusual. Let's take for instance Neil Gaiman. I like Neil Gaiman. His works are intelligent, insightful and most importantly, entertaining. However, I have never finished anything of his. And I don't mean I lost interest in it. I just never finished it. American Gods. About page 80. Anansi Boys? Half-way. With Sandman I got to about issue #50. And I did like them all, it's just through some weird confluence of events, I've never finished anything. Maybe the universe is trying to tell me something?

Comments

[alexwhitman25.livejournal.com]

Really? I love Neil Gaiman's work too - just strange that events conspire that you never finish them.

[authenticjoy.livejournal.com]

Well...Keep a bookmark in them. You might get back to them someday. I'm not really surprised about Anansi Boys, I didn't like it as much as his other stuff. Plus, that whole spider/web-weaving thing can get awful sticky when trying to go up against the Fates.

Try Neverwhere or Coraline. They're shorter and you might be able to sneak them in behind The Fates' backs. ;)

[queenrikki-hp.livejournal.com]

I actually liked what I read of Anansi Boys so I don't think it was specifically the book that was the problem. I've actually tried both Coraline and Neverwhere. The exact same thing happened. Honestly, it's getting to the point that I'm just so amused by it in general that I might just try to keep this up.

[authenticjoy.livejournal.com]

I'm interested in hearing what your results are when you try again. :)