I may just be a bit odd, but...

[royalmarriage]

...thinking about Arthur C Clarke, it occurred to me that whenever I read 2001: A Space Odyssey I have a moment where I think, "that's it! I get it at last!" and then I go and re-watch the film again and realise I still don't. :o/

I must watch the film of 2010 - I think I've only seen that the once.

Apart from 2001/2010/2063 and...ooh, one I read in the early '90s that was one of his collaborations with Gentry Lee but I can't remember what it was although IIRC it involved heavy quoting from the Cyndi Lauper song Time After Time, can anyone recommend me any of Clarke's books?

(Mind you, I think the next on the radar is American Gods, and indeed any Gaiman I've not read.)

David.

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[taurenova.livejournal.com]

I've just started reading Sandman (and will no doubt have devoured the first 4 TPBs before the day is through) and it's pretty damned awesome. I can see why one of the stories won an award.

Stardust is a much better book than it is a film, though the film is utterly adorable in every way, as it is a fairy tale for adults. So to speak.