Owen, Joanne, “A teen dream”, The Bookseller, 21 September 2001, p.38 Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, Bloomsbury Children’s Books, August 2002, [pound]9.99, 0747558531 Bestselling, award-winning author Neil Gaiman has written a spooky debut for teenagers. Coraline has just moved house and is intrigued by a bricked-up door which appears to lead […]
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Allen, Bruce. “‘American’ Armaggedon.” Boston Globe 9 September 2001, E4. Adult fantasy fiction gets about as much critical respect nowadays as reality TV shows. The canard that the great age of science fiction is 12 might as well have been referring to those extravagant amalgams of revised history, legend, and […]
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Sakatch, Scott, “American Gods”, Lethbridge Herald 8 September 2001.Imagine a world where belief and reality are so interwoven that they can’t be separated. Old gods walk the Earth but not with mighty, thundering footsteps; instead, they wear worn-out sneakers and smoke cheap cigars. They are hookers and con artists and […]
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http://www.rambles.net/flash_playeach.html has a review of the new Flash Girls CD, “Play Each Morning Wild Queen” which features several songs written by Neil including the silly and oh-so-fun “A Meaningful Dialogue” which features the great chorus: I’ve got my fingers in my ears I’m going lalalalalalalalalalaI can’t hear youI’ve got my […]
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An incredibly creative review of American Gods is available at The Compulsive Reader. Neil Gaiman’s American Godsis a Tale for a person such as me;is a Tale that pleads for all of usto be Makers, in our beliefsfor there really is only one Talein the Universe:the Hero’s Journey
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Michael Bonner gave American Gods a four star review in the September 2001 Uncut magazine. Unfortunately I never did manage to find a copy of the August issue, so if anyone knows whether or not an interview appeared in that, please drop me a note
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Anthony Brown’s review of American Gods is online at http://www.visimag.com/starburst/277_review2.htm#book1
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Sadly, I don’t see this online anywhere.Gahan Wilson’s (very long) review of American Gods is in the October 2001 Realms of Fantasy; as with his earlier review of Smoke and Mirrors, it’s a positive one.
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Another great American Gods review at http://www.rambles.net/gaiman_amgods.html. Thanks to Tom Knapp for sending that one in.
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Spectator Online has a review in their now-working archives at http://www.spectatoronline.com/080201/artforum_books.html
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