Travelling Books & The World of Plenty!

Earlier today as I checked my online stuff and saw one of my favorite author of all time Neil Gaiman retweeted

  And so I went to that site as I was curious what it's all about.. what I learned + my First Impression: Mass Mosaic (World of Plenty) currently running on beta, dunno how to describe it as I'm new to it myself but it's like tumblr wherein you can post/create WANT/HAVE in what they call a tile then there's a bunch of options/categories also exchange type (borrow,sell,trade,gift etc),Follow people and create a mosaic (it also lets you crowdsource anything!) wow! I find it pretty amazing so far!

Here's an intro:

 as I searched for  the book the Art of asking by Amanda Palmer . I learned about another site called BOOK CROSSING if books can travel and have a passport this site is it! it lets you register your book for free,print your label/buy from them,post and track wherever it go! isn't amazing!?

Anyway, I quite remember the where's george currency tracking project also those times when booktubers( people who do book related videos on youtube) have a project similar to book crossing. Just wow! Internet and People in general never fails to amuse me!  #PassItOn #MakeTheWorldABetterPlace (I still find it a bit odd using hashtags in post,messages,time and again well except on twitter and sometimes instagram haha :)))

Just wanted to share this post to let you know what I recently discovered and hope it's helpful.Now Join in those sites I mentioned for it's FREE! enjoy and have fun! ^_^

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Source: Library
Category: Audiobook,Fantasy,Science Fiction,Adult
Format: Audiobook
Duration: 5 hours 40+ minutes
Language: English
Published November 28th 2006 by HarperAudio
ISBN:0061336238 (ISBN13: 9780061336232)
About the book: (from Goodreads)
Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria—even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. But beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie—where nothing, not even a fallen star, is what he imagined.(more)

My Review: 4 out of 5 stars

(Tristran & Little Hairy Man talking about Victoria and his quest to find the falling star so this would the little man would do)"I'd tell her to go shove her face in the pig pen and go out and find another one or kiss you without asking for the earth" ~Little Hairy Man

"Love I hope you choke on it!" -Star

I love it when Neil Gaiman read his own work!with a bonus interview content wow!

Tristran's so nice and lucky!the story's quite confusing at first for there's a lot of characters and different storylines anyway,it all merged perfectly well I like the concept,lots of funny,unexpected and magical moments plus such a fine ending.

Sidenote: it's quite funny how I rated it as 4 out of 5 considering a star had fallen (no pun intended) but such rating was because I really liked it.And I'll try to check out the movie asap once I found a copy.^^,

The Ocean at the end of the lane by Neil Gaiman

Category:Fiction, Fantasy,Science Fiction,Coming of age,Contemporary
Format: Hardback
Page Count: 178
Language: English
Published: June 18th 2013 by William Morrow Books
ISBN: 0062255657 (ISBN13: 9780062255655)
About the book: (from Goodreads)

It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed.(more)

My Review: 5 out of 5 stars

I'm so glad I took that trip to the bookstore for this.I waited for quite some time for it to be released.I'm so freakin excited! the suspense is killing me! and now FINALLY! I can actually read it YEY!.I took my time to I read,visualize and absorb everything in it.I can see it clearly being played like a movie inside my head (I truly hope and pray they would make a movie out of it).I really don't know how to convey my feelings after reading this book.Up to now I still can't believe it's over and that it's actually 178 pages long :O It's short,fast paced and such a quick enjoyable read.I noticed that there's like three title pages in it,First just the title,the back with his list of works, Second another title but now along with his name then the Third just the title (yet again) then comes the story.I don't know for some reason it feels so weird![I'm not sure if it's the same with the other copies(perhaps) I haven't check but hey we're talking about Neil Gaiman's work here so extraordinarily weird is noted and I welcome it  haha!] and after some time all the copies are G:ONE!

Anyway,the storyline,plot,twist and characters simple,well written and brilliantly told!I love the cover!the color,metallic like texture,everything! it all makes sense especially towards the end (I like when that happens). I felt like there was some sorta shutter island moment but not really as the kid now a man grown went back to the lane, tried to recall what happened,deviation from what truly happened it was quite like inception the layers of thoughts,the glamour and stuff.Though I must admit that there are some scenes that made me look back and be like what the heck just happened?! in half a page or heartbeat or so something's just...OMG!.I don't know which one's real or not real anymore it's truly a great fantastic mix!

Lots of quotable quotes as well one of which that I liked best:

"You don't pass or fail at being a person dear" ~Ginnie Hempstock (page 175)

and this one too! no matter how many times I read this line after his father's confession it never fails to make me laugh "for a fraction of a moment, my entire childhood felt like a lie". 

I actually learned a lot from this book and I can see some of myself in the kid sometimes being scared and all around his age (7) I love to climb trees around that time as well.He's really bright, nice,read lots of books and had lots of funny thoughts I highly enjoyed those moments.The Hempstocks, quite odd folks but I like them they're nice,talented and I would love to hangout with them,share stories perhaps ask, exchange some recipes and learn their craft(s).I also like the I told you so moments but no regrets in the end.It was worth it! I highly recommend it to everyone!

Don't forget to check out Amanda Palmer's (AFP) blog post: http://amandapalmer.net/blog/20130618/

it has a lot of wonderful infomation you surely don't want to miss! ^_^

A Calendar of Tales by Neil Gaiman and You

Category: Anthology, Fantasy
Format: ebook
Page Count: 31
Language: English
Published: February 19th 2013 (first published February 2013)
About the book:
This past February 4th, Neil Gaiman and Blackberry kicked off the joint #KeepMoving venture. For twelve hours, Gaiman released writing prompts through his Twitter account, themed for the twelve months of the year, with the intent of writing Calendar of Tales, a collection of new original stories based on his favorite responses. (more)

My Review: 5 out of 5 stars 

I love it! one of the most amazing collaborations of all time and best of all it's FREE!

http://acalendaroftales.com/

I love Neil's voice his narration was really nice.The illustrations made by various contributors to this project was indeed very wonderful it definitely binded all these beautiful and rich ideas of story telling that's absolutely top notch!

Thank you so much everyone who made this possible!

Neverwhere & Other cool stuff

Hi Guys!

I would like to share this awesome information well...I'm not sure if you are aware about Neverwhere being adapted into a radio program at BBC radio 4 so here's the link : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r522y/episodes/guide in which All episodes will be available to catch up on demand until 29 March 2013. And if you are always on the go or would just like to download the app TuneIn radio then set it to BBC 4 or browse BBC 4 Neverwhere there you go a-ha!

Also about Amanda Palmer's New Album and Mission http://amandapalmer.net/videos/the-bed-song/ and more awesome stuff here http://amandapalmer.net/producttypes/featured/ kindly and please do support their endeavors.

Follow:
Neil Gaiman: Website, Tumblr & Twitter
Amanda Palmer: Website, Tumblr, Youtube & Twitter

They're Amazing,Down to earth,kind (all the nice adjectives insert here) and EPIC!

Thank you so much! XOXO

Ninja Gig

St. Patrick's Day
March 17, 2013

Ringling College (Sarasota, Fl)
2pm

I felt infinite! haha!I think this is a  pretty good blog comeback haha! after I found about Neil Gaiman's tumblr post and Amanda Palmer I immediately said to myself IM IN! no matter what I've decided right there at the very moment in my lair (bedroom) I'll be there..count me in!

It's been awhile since I went out and drive out of town so it was an awesome and liberating experience coz 1. I never been to Ringling College 2. Most likely I don't know anyone there but it's ok coz we're all linked and shared common interests which is Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer! They're so freakin awesome! EPIC! XD

 Ringling College

 with my All time favorite author Neil Gaiman! XD

Amanda Palmer, such a wonderful,lovely,amazing and brilliant person!

The Cube

 It was such a surreal experience...I still can't believe it up to now I'm glad I took some pictures and videos so I'm able to look back to those epic moments.It was truly amazing and I would like to thank everyone who made everything Possible I LOVE YOU GUYS! XOXO :D

The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections (The Sandman #6) by Neil Gaiman | Graphic Novel Review

Category: Sci-fi, Young Adult
Format: Paperback, Graphic Novel
Page Count: 264
Language: English
Published: March 10th 1999 by Vertigo (first published January 1st 1993)
ISBN: 1563891069 (ISBN13: 9781563891069)
About the book:
Featuring the popular characters from the award-winning Sandman series by Neil Caiman, THE SANDMAN: ENDLESS NIGHTS reveals the legend of the Endless, a family of magical and mythical beings who exist and interact in the real world. Born at the beginning of time, Destiny, Death, Dream, Desire, Despair, Delirium, and Destruction are seven brothers and sisters who each lord over their respective realms. (more)

My Review: 4.5 stars

Nine short stories full of life lessons.The Intro was actually after the first story that's quite a nice change.The Author & Illustrators biography morphed and got that creepy disfigured/distorted images also other odd details.

I'd like to share some of my favorite and memorable lines,moments and thoughts about this book:

~Sometimes the fall you die or wake up [First story: Fear of Falling (ok I paraphrased that because the moral of the story is basically about falling,failure in life that's how you learn and have to move on)].
~His Madness keeps him sane (by Delirium).
~U.S has a first and last Emperor!
~Orpheus story (Morpheus/Dream's son) reminds me of Jack the halloween kind of story.
~Parliament of Rooks about Adam's wife(s) :0
~Ah the Ramadan, the beautiful Baghdad!
~In which I also thought about other soft places that ever existed.
~Simplicity and disguises works!

This truly made me realize how complex of a book this is,the characters,their names,personality and all that stuff oh wow! The series made me think about the sandman in a whole new level!

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book.

This is the first one on the list because this is the first book I finished in record time by far the fastest one ever! I'm so hooked I can't really put it down if I combined my reading hours it would be about less than twenty four hours in reality about two to three days(due to limited reading hours per day). Awesome book! Neil Gaiman you rock! I also saw the BBC installment for this it's really old and low budget TV series but everything I've ever imagined appeared on film it's all good I understand I mean that was taken in the 90's imagine that O_O the book's way better but it's really nice to see it live in action(film) :D