Mort
Wyrman
An Abyss gazing into you
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Post by Mort on Aug 28, 2003 23:54:44 GMT -5
Currently being sold here in one volume of all three stories.
This is a work that Cm has said influenced him as a youngster. Anyone else out there read it and if so, what do you think of it?
I'll say that it bears a resemblence to King Rat (and Neverwhere by Gaiman) but that Cm has moved far beyond that genre into something far more encompassing of all genres.
Having said that, I would believe that many of the themes are similar, especially the socialist/pseudo-anarchist subtexts, but the Borribles are primarily for kids whilst the CM canon is certainly intended for a more mature audience.
Oh, I loved the Rumbles! ;D
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Post by Doul on Aug 29, 2003 2:46:54 GMT -5
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Mort
Wyrman
An Abyss gazing into you
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Post by Mort on Aug 30, 2003 2:09:34 GMT -5
Thanks SL - Don't think I can manage to support another forum - had to drop my Jack Johnson (way too many wanabe hippies) and Gaiman and GRRM (too imtimidating)
May check it out though
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Post by Not Knocker on Dec 8, 2004 19:18:49 GMT -5
This is a note for all Borrible fans everywhere - and, if any of you have managed to nick a laptop, to all Borribles too. For some reason or another, possibly because of the anti-authoritarian, non-conforming message of the books, they have never been a huge commercial success. But somehow I keep bumping into people who know, and love, all three Borrible novels. I want to change this. I know there is a fan base out there that could give these books the recognition they deserve, and I believe that if this fanbase could be reached through word of mouth then this recognition would follow. But for this word of mouth to work, we need a lot of mouths. That can mean you, if you would like it to. If you are interested in trying to give the Borribles the success they deserve - in terms of recognition more than anything else; money just ain't Borrible - then please get in touch with me: notknocker@hotmail.co.uk - please note that this _is_ at hotmail.co.uk, and _not_ at hotmail.com. I would like to hear your ideas as to how you think you can help. I don't want you to sell anything, or buy anything (again, it just ain't Borrible); but I do want recognition for the books. Whatever the idea is, please do it, but also please let me know, so I can pass it on to other people to use. The reverse applies: if you would like some ideas as to how you can help, please get in touch. Thank you all. If we don't speak again, to paraphrase another proverb, have a good life. Not Knocker.
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