Flingo
16th February 2007, 01:55 PM
Rescued Thread Would be good to get the board back for the Smoke and Mirrors discussion at some point
Flingo 8th April 2006 06:32 PM
Story: Changes
What an interesting premise - the discovery of something so coveted, but that has such unusual "side effects" that it shifts the way of the world to such an extent that it becomes almost unrecognisable.
Gaiman states that a friend described this as if it "read like the outline for a novel", which is what it actually is. However, I feel it works much better as a short story than it would as a novel. As a short story it plants suggestions and ideas. In novel format it would have to develop and grow these ideas to such an extent that would cause it to lose it's sense of credibility.
The setting of the story just after now is effective (the film was produced in 2018). It makes it seem possible enough to be plausible.
I feel much more comfortable with the writing style in this story in comparison to some of the earlier ones. The poetry did very little for me, while some seemed too much like autobiography. This story combines realism with readability.
Fantastic!
Flingo 8th April 2006 06:32 PM
Story: Changes
What an interesting premise - the discovery of something so coveted, but that has such unusual "side effects" that it shifts the way of the world to such an extent that it becomes almost unrecognisable.
Gaiman states that a friend described this as if it "read like the outline for a novel", which is what it actually is. However, I feel it works much better as a short story than it would as a novel. As a short story it plants suggestions and ideas. In novel format it would have to develop and grow these ideas to such an extent that would cause it to lose it's sense of credibility.
The setting of the story just after now is effective (the film was produced in 2018). It makes it seem possible enough to be plausible.
I feel much more comfortable with the writing style in this story in comparison to some of the earlier ones. The poetry did very little for me, while some seemed too much like autobiography. This story combines realism with readability.
Fantastic!