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What slowed me down the purchase quite a bit was the shipping charges. They give a detailed breakdown as to why it costs so much, but that’s charge to ship to the US takes that price up a notch.
I really like that mustard binding though. My favorite was the Leather edition. The lettered was very nice but a little much for my personal tastes, though the traycase looks stunning.
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Originally posted by Sock Monkey View PostWhat slowed me down the purchase quite a bit was the shipping charges. They give a detailed breakdown as to why it costs so much, but that’s charge to ship to the US takes that price up a notch.
I really like that mustard binding though. My favorite was the Leather edition. The lettered was very nice but a little much for my personal tastes, though the traycase looks stunning.
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Originally posted by swintek View PostHave you guys who are lukewarm on Gaiman read AMERICAN GODS? That's the one. You like it- you're a life-long fan, you don't- you're not. I wouldn't gauge him (too much) by STARDUST or NEVERWHERE (although, I do like those books). It's AG, and SANDMAN, as well. Those are masterpieces that will stand the test of time.
Stardust is best in the illustrated version - that's how it was originally published, and Charles Vess is AMAZING! I will always remember the weekend I went to San Francisco for work and random stumbled upon the Carton Art Museum which at the time was displaying all of the original paintings he did. So beautiful seeing those paintings in person.
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Originally posted by TacomaDiver View Post
I've been a Gaiman fan for a long time, and American Gods always sounded like THE BOOK of his, but it's bad. It started with so much promise and then poof gone. This one and Anasi Boys (I have zero recollection of ever reading this one which shows the impression it made.)
Stardust is best in the illustrated version - that's how it was originally published, and Charles Vess is AMAZING! I will always remember the weekend I went to San Francisco for work and random stumbled upon the Carton Art Museum which at the time was displaying all of the original paintings he did. So beautiful seeing those paintings in person.
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I own a few versions of American Gods - I've even read it a couple of times thinking it was one of those "wrong time, wrong place" types of stories. And I just can't get into it. Starts out really promising though. Most of Gaiman's stuff does fall into the love it or hate it piles for me. Like Norse Mythology - didn't care for that book very much but when I saw him on his speaking tour, he read one of the stories from it, and I loved it ! I realized I needed him to tell me the stories (which is why I love the audio version - him reading his stories.) Maybe I need that for American Gods to work.
DC needs to do an Absolute version of Stardust for the art.
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Originally posted by TacomaDiver View PostI own a few versions of American Gods - I've even read it a couple of times thinking it was one of those "wrong time, wrong place" types of stories. And I just can't get into it. Starts out really promising though. Most of Gaiman's stuff does fall into the love it or hate it piles for me. Like Norse Mythology - didn't care for that book very much but when I saw him on his speaking tour, he read one of the stories from it, and I loved it ! I realized I needed him to tell me the stories (which is why I love the audio version - him reading his stories.) Maybe I need that for American Gods to work.
DC needs to do an Absolute version of Stardust for the art.
And, a big yes to an Absolute Stardust! Hadn't even thought of that, but it's a no brainer. Wonder if they could do something similar like the unique style that the Absolute Sandman's are. That would be pretty cool.
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