{"product_id":"the-view-from-the-cheap-seats-9781472208026","title":"The View from the Cheap Seats","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Gaiman is god in the universe of story'' \u003cb\u003eStephen Fry \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A perfect antidote to cynicism and a paean to the power of reading'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''Literature does not occur in a vacuum. It cannot be a monologue. It has to be a conversation''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This collection will draw you in to exchanges on making good art and Syrian refugees, the power of a single word and playing the kazoo with Stephen King, writing about books, comics and the imagination of friends, being sad at the Oscars and telling lies for a living. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Neil Gaiman opens our minds to the people he admires and the things he believes might just mean something - and welcomes us to the conversation too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''If this book came to you during a despairing night, by dawn, you would believe in ideas and hope and humans again'' \u003cb\u003eCaitlin Moran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEIL GAIMAN. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf this book came to you during a despairing night, by dawn, you would believe in ideas and hope and humans again -- Caitlin Moran\u003cbr\u003eGaiman is god in the universe of story and for millions this will be a holy book -- Stephen Fry\u003cbr\u003eLike a series of thoughts for the day, it's a perfect antidote to cynicism and a paean to the power of reading * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eNeil Gaiman shows that while we might come to his writing for gods and monsters, actually all human life is here * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eRead every single word. Some of this stuff you won't care about at all - until Gaiman explains to you why it matters. Then, you will care. You will care deeply. You might even care forever -- Elizabeth Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e[Gaiman] is 100% pure writer. He has the ability to stimulate your thought process by expertly communicating his own -- Craig Ferguson\u003cbr\u003ePart archive, part hymnal, full of devotion and erudition, this is also a glorious love letter to reading, to writing, to dreaming, to an entire genre -- Junot Diaz\u003cbr\u003eAn intimate, erudite and illuminating conversation with one of the great minds of fantasy -- Guillermo del Toro\u003cbr\u003eProves the former journalist has lost none of his touch for astute observations * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e[Gaiman] is charming, enthusiastic, full of wonder * Guardian *","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408731578711,"sku":"9781472208026","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472208026.jpg?v=1730503999","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-view-from-the-cheap-seats-9781472208026","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}