Neil Gaiman is by no means a common children's book writer; nor is he a noobie when it comes to weaving together a tale with both innocence and darkness. In some respects, he could be considered a more PG-rated version of Tim Burton. Most of his books resonate with me the same way the later Harry Potter books did. It feels like a young reader's kind of book but possesses that adult quality that pulls older readers in. I read his other book called, "Coraline" a few years back. The movie and the book were surprisingly similar and I liked the added character of Wyborn (not sure about the spelling.) It helped immensely because the character of Coraline tended to have a lot of internal thoughts and I think it's hard to translate that onto the movie screen in a way that doesn't take too much away from the story. Somehow, Henry Sellick was able to pull such a thing off and I believe he chose a very creative way in which to do it without losing the integrity of...
Hey everyone!! So it's been a few days since I last blogged. Thought I'd type one this time since I'm watching a super freaky case on trueTV right now with my mom. Anyway! I'm quite happy/perturbed at the moment. I had a piece of apple pie which was SOOOOO GOOD. It was Marie Calendar's too! Love their pies. Ah, I also had a sugar cookie! My sister and I made some on Sunday...I'll post a pic of it below. I mean, how could you go wrong when you have apple pie AND a sugar cookie??? You just can't, I tell you. But, life isn't perfect, you know? Well, I just heard that one of my Aunts was mugged today. The guy freakin' broke her shoulder while he was fighting to take her purse. Then she fell and broke her leg while trying to go inside her sister's house. So scary.... And she refused treatment for her shoulder!!!! Crazy woman...well, I hope you guys keep her in prayer. It's really tough being in your 60s and having to deal with serious...