Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2019-03-28
Books mentioned on #366: Neil Gaiman — The Interview I've Waited 20 Years To Do
“The biggest problem we run into is going, ‘This is who I am, this is what I’m like, this is how I function’ while failing to notice that you don’t do that anymore.
Neil Gaiman recommended Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and others, and discussed The 13 Clocks by James Thurber, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, Johnny and the Dead by Terry Pratchett, and The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The 13 Clocks
Discussed“Then sometimes, you know James Thurber I was told I could bring you know that that they would bring them the 13 clocks back in the print if I wrote an introduction to it”
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The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is a classic collection of stories featuring a human boy raised by wild animals in the Indian jungle, exploring themes of nature, society, and anthropomorphism.
Discussed“Actually Kipling already kind of did that once with the jungle book which is a kid in a jungle being brought up by wild animals”
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Johnny and the Dead
Discussed“He took he wrote a book called Johnny and the dead which was sort of taking some of the stuff but it wasn't close enough that I couldn't then still do my story”
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The Colour of Magic
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett is the comedic and wildly imaginative first installment in the bestselling Discworld fantasy series.
Discussed“Terry and I met when his first book first Discworld book the colour of magic was due to come out in paperback”
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Good Omens
Good Omens is a humorous fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman that follows the attempts of an angel and a demon to prevent the coming of the Antichrist.
Recommended“Well one thing that I would recommend you do is read the book Good Omens the novel by Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“It's why it felt wonderful to follow American gods up with Coraline, nobody even knew that I wanted to be a kids author”