Art Matters
Because Your Imagination Can Change the World
by Neil Gaiman
illustrated by Chris Riddell
Review written March 25, 2019, from a library book
William Morrow (HarperCollins), 2018.
Starred Review
This little book consists of four essays by Neil Gaiman, with illustrations on every page by Chris Riddell. I’m pretty sure I’d read my two favorites before, “Why Our Future Depends on Libraries, Reading and Daydreaming” and “Make Good Art.” They are wonderful, and I was eager to read them again, in illustrated form. In fact, I so much wanted to hear these ideas again, I checked out and listened to the short audiobook, narrated by Neil Gaiman. I love his accent and can listen to him forever, so it was all the more wonderful to hear his inspiring thoughts read with his own voice.
Then after listening, I checked out the print book so I could catch some quotes for Sonderquotes.
This book contains inspirational thoughts about the power of ideas, about reading and libraries, about procrastinating, and about becoming an artist who makes good art. It doesn’t take long to read, but it will leave you inspired.
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