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...
Anyone else watch the show Taboo on National Geographic? There's a new episode coming up about a Filipino man who is so obsessed with Superman that he actually gets plastic surgery to look like him. Here's a link to the trailer: Being Superman
Crying is useless. I can sit in my closet for the rest of my life, but it won't change anything. I will still be as weak and hopeless as the day I was born. Strength never became one of my attributes. Always living in some sort of fear. People don't see that though when they look at me. They only see what I want them to see; a pretty, carefree, ambitious, loyal young adult. No scars. No past to hide behind. No regrets. But Reality is as cold as Selfishness and Winter. The truth is that I am always scared. Always fearful of being discovered under this carefully formed guise. But who really reads this? It's like talking to the wall. And the people who do read this...well, a couple of them are my best friends, but other than that...well. The other people don't count. People who don't talk to me about my lie are people not worth the time to talk to about this. Anyway, what happened last night just further proved that parents suck. "For your own good...