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Been reading Neil Gaiman’s M Is For Magic lately, it’s another one of his short story collections. Enjoying it so far, but the entire book is going by pretty fast.
You know what I love about short stories? The ability to just sit down, spend a little time, and go through an entire journey from start to end. Perfect for the work commute I think.
You know what I hate? If you really enjoy the story and you want to read more… tough balls, that’s it, nothing else to read about those characters or settings.
You know what I love? There is no “filler”. Novels, much like the episodic TV seasons in the United States, feel like they have some chapters tossed in just to fill up time, so that there are enough words for a novel. Minor characters are given face time when there is no need, it doesn’t add to the story, just more words and time. On the flip side, I guess the six episode seasons in the UK can be compared to short stories, too short. I’ll stick with the thirteen episode seasons offered by Showtime I guess.
Hmm, maybe I should read more novellas or even novelettes.
on October 25, 2009 at 4:02 pm
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Love this sentence: “The ability to just sit down, spend a little time and go through an entire journey from start to end.” I’m inspired to pull of bunch of short story collections from the school library and introduce them to my class using this line (I’ll give you “my Boston friend” credit of course).
on October 28, 2009 at 3:11 pm
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You should tell them that I wear a mask and fight crime too. Cause I do!