|
|
Gaiman
started out his career as a writer for graphic novels - you know, comic
books that are actually like novels, unlike the cookie cutter horde of
Superman/Batman/Spiderman fodder. He's best known for the Sandman series.
Slowly over time he moved from graphic novels to just novels.
His 'popular' background is
easily felt in his writing. You kinda fall into the stories, much like
a pair of Zubas. They read not unlike a movie, which is a good thing in
my mind. Gaiman's books read quite quickly where a person can work through
them with the same ease as polishing off a silo of Pringles (at least
for me).
Gaiman seems to have the equation
of detail-to-story down pretty well and sides with the story rather than
the detail, stopping the reader from getting mired down in specifics while
letting the imagination run wild. Some things are just not explained adding
to the otherworldliness. The characters are also given this sort of treatment,
allowing the reader to paste their own vision of the person over the story
while still creating memorable characters. He also sprinkles a bit of
the dry English sort of humor into the work, keeping the story light.
Speaking of imagination, Gaiman
has quite fertile one. The stories are uniquely different and while they
fall under the auspices of 'Fantasy' they do not fit in with the majority
of work out there. The work truly stands on its own. I definitely suggest
them if you'd like a few hundred pages of pure escapism.
|
|
