Something great happened this weekend. I read a wonderful book. It’s called Stardust and was written by Neil Gaiman.
It’s a fairy tale for grown ups. Think about that for a second. Think about the effect that fairy tales had on you as a child. They opened up new and magical worlds in your imagination. Filled them with wonderful, weird, brave, loyal, scary or cunning characters. Fairy tales took you on a journey. They left you scared and anxious in the deep dark woods. They made you smile and feel smart if you worked out the riddles. They transported you out of reality for a while and lingered like the memory of a warm summer day when you eventually had to return to real life.
That’s a pretty rare and special experience for a grown up. So thank you Mr Gaiman. And I’m sorry I didn’t get round to reading your work sooner.
Yes, Neil Gaiman can do that to you. You should definitely check out his other novels, as well. My first and still favourite Gaiman novel is “Neverwhere” and I recently reviewed Anansi Boys on my site.