Neil Gaiman wins 2013 National Book award

[The Mad Collector]

Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane has been voted 2013's Book of the Year, winning the public vote "by a considerable margin".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25526847

 

[Tonyblack]

I was very impressed until I saw what book won the prize last year . . .

 

[michelanCello]

Never mind that Congrats anyway!

 

[chris.ph]

congrats, i always think that winning the public vote is better than winning the publishers vote as i am one of them

 

[Bouncy Castle]

I was very impressed until I saw what book won the prize last year . . .

Perhaps the reading public have grown up?

 

[chris.ph]

i know i havent

 

[Bouncy Castle]

True.

 

[Catch-up]

Good news for Mr. Gaiman! I loved that book.

 

[Quatermass]

I was very impressed until I saw what book won the prize last year . . .

Perhaps the reading public have grown up?

Nah. It's like, for example, Time's Person of the Year. Hitler made it once, Stalin made it twice, as did Nixon. I guess they choose that based on how influential the person was, even if said influence wasn't a good one...

And one can't deny that Fifty Shades of Gray is influential. Then again, so was Twishite. Or Atlas Shrugged. Or The Eye of Argon.

 

[Slantaholic]

Well done Neil Gaiman!

 

[ShadowNinjaCat]

As above.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Twitshite

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:clap:

 

[Quatermass]

Twitshite

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:clap:

You added an extra T. :|

I can't claim the credit, either. I'm pretty sure there's a parody book out there called Twishite.

 

[janet]

:clap:
Well, if I can stop giggling for long enough, it's next on my reading pile.
Then, if I've got any spare time i'll start on a first draft of Twitshite......unless someone has already copyrighted the title.

 

[Jan Van Quirm]

:clap: Well done Neil - see they say something about American Gods being in the TV pipeline. Can't wait for that

 

[lazecraze]

Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane has been voted 2013's Book of the Year, winning the public vote "by a considerable margin".

Totally well deserved. I love, love, LOVE that book. I finished it in 3 hours and might go in for a second read. Maybe even a third!