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A review by tmilstein
The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman
4.0
These essays are from a variety of sources, some from introductions to books, or from speeches, and so on. My favorite ones were the early writings about books and libraries and his reading habits at a young age. His commencement speech and his Newbury speeches inspired. His essay on Terry Pratchett I'd read before, and it's still compelling. One of his best was his essay on refugees near the end of the book.
I skipped some where the subject didn't interest me, some authors I knew I'd never read and some of the ones about comics.
The whole collection reinforced that he's a remarkable writer and an insightful person. I couldn't help but feel I either knew him or wanted to sit down and have a coffee with him someday. He's on a pedestal yet somehow approachable at the same time. A rare quality.
I skipped some where the subject didn't interest me, some authors I knew I'd never read and some of the ones about comics.
The whole collection reinforced that he's a remarkable writer and an insightful person. I couldn't help but feel I either knew him or wanted to sit down and have a coffee with him someday. He's on a pedestal yet somehow approachable at the same time. A rare quality.