Gaiman shared that the idea for the story came from hearing his own daughter, Holly, tell him scary stories early in the ’90s. He went into a bookshop looking for “really good horror for 4 to 5-year-old” and obviously there wasn’t much, so he just decided to write it himself.
What Neil Gaiman book should I read first?
American Gods – For those who want to first read Neil Gaiman’s most celebrated work. I’d class American Gods as Neil Gaiman’s ‘best’ book. A lot of award-givers agree. It won the Locus, the Hugo and the Nebula awards all in the same year.
How long did it take Neil Gaiman to write Coraline?
Gaiman: It’s taken so long to get to this point – and I look around and I’ve been writing for twenty-five years – This is my fifth movie and each one is a little bit bigger and a little more successful than the one before and the movies in a lot of ways are kind of irrelevant because what matters to me is the success
Is American Gods book suitable for 13 year old?
American gods has a brillant story but awfully brutal and very graphic. I think children shouldn’t be watching tv shows like American gods and other shows that are awfully brutal with strong violence and sex. I would say the appropriate age for this to show is 18+ because of how much strong content it’s got in it.
Is Neil Gaiman a great writer?
Neil Gaiman has become so popular he is often considered the rock star of the literary world. He trades mostly in science fiction and fantasy in a variety of formsnovels, childrens books, graphic novels, comic books, and film. Among his trend-setting works: Coraline, The Graveyard Book and The Sandman series.
What POV does Neil Gaiman write in?
Gaiman loves using a Classical Omniscient POV (point of view) for his story. This is the fairy tale narrator, the one who can fly around the story world and tell you its history, the character’s thoughts—even give you a peek at the future!
