The book in the following conversation refers to the Title mentioned in the title of this article.
Me: hmm.. nice book. Powerful. Not in the spiritual sense. But I could not write anything until I finished it.
R: <a nod>
Me: but the ending is kind of spoilt. definitely he could've done better.
R: Oh?
Me: yea. I mean.. the story took the cliche'd course towards the end. Richard is more close to Door and he has title and honours in the London Below. So he yearns to go back and finally does. Its how an amatuer writer would end a story. Its how all fairy tales end.. "happily ever after". And Neil is not amatuer. Its evident from the rest of the novel and from the "Witch's HeadStone" of "The Graveyard Book", how stunningly cool he can be.
R: May be he did not want to be cool. May be he wanted to deliver his insight on human nature.
Me: that humans always look for adventure and power and are not satisfied with a quiet and calm and contented life?
R: uh huh.
Me: that might be true. but i still wish he wrote a different ending. see how brave Jonathan Stroud was in ending his Bartimaeous Trilogy? now that was real cool.
R: I guess no body can satisfy you there.. you crave for so much coolness, I am afraid you are being rather cold on Neil.
Me: <:P> <a long pause> You think I should now start reading classics?
R: May be. Try one and see if you are ready.
Me: hmm...
R: You got any on your mind?
Me: yea.. A Tale of Two Cities.
R: If thats what you have on your mind, thats what you get in your bag then <sly smile>
Thats how I now ended up starting a new book... A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
--
Jade.
Me: hmm.. nice book. Powerful. Not in the spiritual sense. But I could not write anything until I finished it.
R: <a nod>
Me: but the ending is kind of spoilt. definitely he could've done better.
R: Oh?
Me: yea. I mean.. the story took the cliche'd course towards the end. Richard is more close to Door and he has title and honours in the London Below. So he yearns to go back and finally does. Its how an amatuer writer would end a story. Its how all fairy tales end.. "happily ever after". And Neil is not amatuer. Its evident from the rest of the novel and from the "Witch's HeadStone" of "The Graveyard Book", how stunningly cool he can be.
R: May be he did not want to be cool. May be he wanted to deliver his insight on human nature.
Me: that humans always look for adventure and power and are not satisfied with a quiet and calm and contented life?
R: uh huh.
Me: that might be true. but i still wish he wrote a different ending. see how brave Jonathan Stroud was in ending his Bartimaeous Trilogy? now that was real cool.
R: I guess no body can satisfy you there.. you crave for so much coolness, I am afraid you are being rather cold on Neil.
Me: <:P> <a long pause> You think I should now start reading classics?
R: May be. Try one and see if you are ready.
Me: hmm...
R: You got any on your mind?
Me: yea.. A Tale of Two Cities.
R: If thats what you have on your mind, thats what you get in your bag then <sly smile>
Thats how I now ended up starting a new book... A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
--
Jade.
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