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“Gaiman’s prose reveals the relaxed intimacy of a cherished dinner partner and never loses sight of the big picture. . . . Highly recommended for readers of Gaiman’s work, specifically, and sf and fantasy generally, as well as those interested in cultural criticism and the art and craft of writing.” (Library Journal (starred review) on THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS)“Full of devotion and erudition, this is also a glorious love-letter to reading, to writing, to dreaming, to an entire genre.” (Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO on THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS)“If this book came to you during a despairing night, by dawn you would believe in ideas and hope and humans again. This is a beautiful, beautiful book.” (Caitlin Moran, journalist and New York Times bestselling author of How to Build a Girl)

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From the Back Cover

An enthralling collection of nonfiction pieces on myriad topics—from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories to comics, films, and literature—observed in award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman’s probing, amusing, and distinctive style.As Neil explains, “This book is not ‘the complete nonfiction of Neil Gaiman.’ It is, instead, a motley bunch of speeches and articles, introductions and essays. Some of them are serious and some of them are frivolous and some of them are earnest and some of them I wrote to try and make people listen.”Illuminating and incisive, witty and wise, The View from the Cheap Seats explores some of the issues, subjects, and people that matter most to Neil Gaiman—and offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of the most beloved and influential writers of our time.

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Product details

Hardcover: 544 pages

Publisher: William Morrow; 1st Edition edition (May 31, 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0062262262

ISBN-13: 978-0062262264

Product Dimensions:

6 x 1.6 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.5 out of 5 stars

111 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#68,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

To paraphrase the author, this book contains some things Neil Gaiman loves, cares about, and believes. It’s a collection of speeches, articles, introductions, and essays on a variety of topics ranging from light-hearted to serious. There’s something in here for every kind of Gaiman fan, whether you love his Sandman comics, his fantasy/sci-fi novels, his Dr. Who episodes, or all of the above. There are also pieces decrying the suppression of free speech and the civil war that has displaced millions of Syrians. Gaiman’s famous “Make Good Art” commencement speech is in here, too. Overall, Gaiman is articulate and enticing in whatever he writes about, and above all, this is a book for readers.In one of the pieces near the beginning, a speech called “Why Our Future Depends on Libraries, Reading and Daydreaming,” Gaiman sets the tone when he says (one of my most favorite quotes in the book), “I’m going to suggest that reading fiction, that reading for pleasure, is one of the most important things one can do.” He admits that, in making such a strong plea for the importance of reading, “I’m biased as a writer. But,” he emphasizes, “I am much, much more biased as a reader.”The View from the Cheap Seats shows his bias in spades. Truly, Gaiman is a reader’s writer: it seems you can’t wander through more than a few pages without tripping over another author or book he’s recommending wholeheartedly. But that is his intention: “I hope that, somewhere in here,” he says, “I will talk about a creator or their work—a book, perhaps, or even a film or a piece of music—that will intrigue you.” If you want to know which writers and artists influenced Gaiman, then and now, he’ll tell you in this book. My TBR has certainly grown from his many enticing recommendations.However, The View from the Cheap Seats is more than a catalogue of books and works of art that have influenced Gaiman; it’s also a tribute to the many people who have touched his life. One of the things I love about being a Neil Gaiman fan is discovering with delight that he has a personal connection to other artists I admire. It’s like tracing a family lineage. I actually discovered Neil Gaiman in a roundabout way through Terry Pratchett. Years ago, I started reading Pratchett’s Discworld series and then found out that the two writers had co-authored a book called Good Omens. Although I started delving into Gaiman’s other work first before finally reading Good Omens years later, it thrilled me to no end knowing that two of my favorite fantasy writers not only knew each other but were also longtime friends and had written a book together. I remember, too, my excitement when I first discovered the friendship between Tori Amos and Neil Gaiman. I used to wonder who was this Neil she kept mentioning in her songs, and now I smile every time I hear the mentions, like it’s a special fan club secret. As a late-bloomer sci-fi fan, I’ve just started delving into Ray Bradbury, and I was happy to learn that Gaiman befriended Bradbury in his later years. The View from the Cheap Seats includes Gaiman’s tributes to all of these artists and many more, including, of course, his wife, the multi-talented, larger-than-life Amanda Palmer. So if you admire some of Gaiman’s friends, as I do, reading this book is like reading about a reunion of sorts: you begin to see family resemblances between Gaiman and the people he cares about.As Gaiman explains, “Literature does not occur in a vacuum. It cannot be a monologue. It has to be a conversation, and new people, new readers, need to be brought into the conversation too.” With The View from the Cheap Seats, Gaiman’s inviting you and me to be part of the conversation.P.S. The titular essay, “The View from the Cheap Seats,” is one of my favorites. I love how Gaiman can take an extraordinary situation like going to the Oscars and describe his experience of it in a way that makes him very human and relatable to the reader. I nodded and smiled throughout, thinking, “Oh, yes, if I ever went to the Oscars, that’s how I’d feel, too.”

Picked this up at the library, drawn by the authors name and my previous, absolute love of his other writings, but after my two weeks were up at the library, and I had only got through 100 pages (slowly reading and savoring each article and chapter), I downloaded the kindle version for further consumption. I am reading this slower than almost any other Gaiman book I've ever picked up, primarily because after he lauds and applauds a particular author or genre, I pause to pick up the suggested reading and have to wait until I've finished the book until this pick it up again.I don't read comics at all, and have never attempted to navigate graphic comics either, but learned some interesting things about those pioneering artists and authors. It's even made me think I should convert a few of my own short stories into comics as well.If you have read his far into the review, I'll offer Gaiman's own prologue advice, if a chapter isn't interesting, skip it. Not every chapter needs to be read, I've skipped over a handful myself, only scanning briefly in case some lucious oyster stands out and catches my eye.

When I first saw Neil Gaiman in person, he was saying this: "The next time someone tells you about comics as the hot investment item of the nineties, do me a favor, and tell them about the tulips."This was the end of his 1993 speech to a room full of comic shop owners and sellers who were experiencing an unprecedented boom in their business - comics were selling as they never had before, and were seen as great investments. Neil's speech was about tulips, and about good comics, and about history and economy. But mostly, it was about tulips.It was a warning: Don't get complacent with the current scenario. We've seen this sort of thing before, and it didn't end well. Focus on selling good comics, the comics you love, and the future will be the brighter for it. "Remember what it is you're selling people," he implored. It was a strangely controversial speech, and was not well-received by many of those in attendance.I thought it was brilliant. As an introduction to Neil Gaiman the man, beyond the visionary author behind Sandman, it's hard to imagine a better way to come to understand how he views the world around him. Neil was charming and witty and humble, but also strangely wise. He brought an obscure historical analogy about tulips, as described in a century-old book about popular delusions, into a room full of people enjoying their success in a modern medium, and he warned them of what the tulips had to say about the comics industry. For those listening, he made his point perfectly. For those listening, he was an inspiration to do better. Sadly, not everyone was listening.The text of Neil's 1993 speech is reprinted in 'The View from the Cheap Seats.' It's one of many such speeches, introductions, articles, and musings you'll find in these pages, and here's the thing: they're all like that. All are written with wit and with wisdom, in a voice that is similar to the one you hear in Neil's fictions, but more distinctly him. There's a natural humility and warmth that exudes each piece, and with each one, you learn a little more about the things he's seen, what he loves, and who he is. Like that 1993 speech, each piece reveals an aspect of the man behind the fiction - these pieces read like a conversation, the good kind of conversation that keeps you up until the grey hours of the morning because you don't want it to end.We see his love of literature, of course, and get a sense of the authors who shaped him as a writer and as a reader. We hear about people he's known and people he's worked with. We experience the change of a deeply British author who moves to midwestern America. We see his love of music and musicians, films and filmmakers, art and artists, and comic books. Of course, comic books.Often in these little glimpses of his mind and heart, Neil is unabashedly enthusiastic. He gets to expound upon and explain why he loves the tales of Lord Dunsany, the comics of Will Eisner, the experience of working with Charles Vess. And these are delightful to read. But there is also the strange melancholy of Neil in attendance at the Oscars, on the first anniversary of the death of his father, and the barely-contained rage against the impending death of old friends. For their insight into Gaiman the man, and their insights into our own brief lives, these pieces are no less valuable than the jubilant ones.If you're already a fan of Neil Gaiman, there's a good chance you've seen (or heard) some of these pieces already, as I had. As this collection spans over 25 years of material, there's an even better chance that you'll find something new, something you'd never even known about, that will surprise and delight you. Opening these pages is a little like meeting Neil for the first time, over and over again, and that is an experience not to be missed.25 years ago, I was fortunate to meet Neil in person, on the same night he gave his speech, and to have a few minutes to talk to him. I remember that he was wearing sunglasses, even though we were indoors, and that he smiled. I don't remember what either of us said, but I remember that he seemed kind, and more than a little surprised at all the attention he was getting. I hope I told him how much I appreciated his work on Sandman, and how much I enjoyed and was inspired by the speech he shared with us.But, just in case I failed to do so: Neil, you were brilliant. I won't forget about the tulips.

I am a lifelong fan of Neil Gaiman and read everything he writes repeatedly. Sadly, I cannot say the same about this. Though it's an interesting premise and I love the way Gaiman thinks and writes, the subject matter of many of these stories, speeches and snippets just weren't interesting to me. I found myself skipping over passages because I wasn't familiar with the source material that he was talking about. As much as a fan of his as I am, (and I once stood in a thunderstorm where lighting was hitting the parking lot of the comic book store he was appearing at, just to get an autograph) I just didn't find this book compelling enough to keep me interested.

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