I attended a Neil reading in 1999, and I have to say, I've never been more impressed by a "celebrity." His reading at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, MA was amazing. He was friendly, funny, and engaging. He's an enthusiastic writer, and if tying his love of mythology and literature in to his writing makes him pretentious, I don't really care. The Sandman series encouraged me to learn more about the mythological references he used.
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I attended a Neil reading in 1999, and I have to say, I've never been more impressed by a "celebrity." His reading at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, MA was amazing. He was friendly, funny, and engaging. He's an enthusiastic writer, and if tying his love of mythology and literature in to his writing makes him pretentious, I don't really care. The Sandman series encouraged me to learn more about the mythological references he used.