Neil Gaiman

I bought a book of his last year over Christmas season. One I gave to a friend, another I kept for myself.


I've heard of Neil Gaiman from a friend in high school and the first work of his that i got a glimpse of (but was not able to read more than a phrase or two) was Smoke and Mirrors. So from then on, that was everything I knew of Neil Gaiman. But I did find the few phrases that I read to be absolutely amazing and have wanted to read more of him. It wasn't until recently that I was able to buy a book.


I bought "Fragile Things. Short Fictions and Wonders"


It took me sometime as well to read it because of exams but anyway, I was able to finish "A Study in Emerald".


Good read. Reminded me a lot of Sherlock Holmes, not that I've read Sherlock Holmes. 


I saw in Wikipedia that it is a Sherlock Holmes/Cthulhu Mythos pastiche written for the anthology Shadows Over Baker Street.


So, new word: pastiche. Pastiche is a literary or other artisitic genre that is a "hodge-podge" or an imitation. 


I liked the story, the general tone and flow of the plot was quite easy to follow. The imagery of Neil Gaiman was kind of new to me as I had not really read fictions that deviated that far from reality. Maybe I'll start my month of blogging with him and fictions related to his genre. :P