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Summary: What a bloody marvelous novel!
Review: I had the pleasant encounter with Neil Gaiman himself at the DreamHaven bookstore in Minneapolis, MN. As well a large number of people turning out to see him in person. Before seeing him in person, I've read his first major novel, "Neverwhere". Wow, it's truly the best modern fairy tale novel for adults since "Alice in Wonderland"! London came really alive to me, the above world never knew about life hidden in the under world. Literally I mean way under the above world. The characters are so fascinated and I love those two crazy killers acting like some english nobles with perverse sense of humors. Neil Gaiman is very inventive and creative with the story and based on his past stories he'd written for the comic book industry, this man is destined for greatness. I've sweared that Neil Gaiman is the modern William Shakespeare! No one have ever write the stories as well and marvelous as Gaiman...not even since James Joyce and William Shakespeare. I told Neil this and he was rather flabbergasted but it's the truth! Read the novel, then read "Stardust", then read every story Neil has ever written and you'll know that we may have a William Shakespeare for the 21st century! Oh, by the way..."mind the gap!"
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Summary: One of the best books I've read in the past 3 years!
Review: This book takes you through the highly imaginitive world that exist under the streets of London. A fantastic, wonderful tale of a man who finds within himself the strength to overcome the obstacles that are ahead of him. His journey of self-descovery is one that everyone can relate to and leaves one with a sense of wonder. It is, without a doubt, one of Neil Gaiman's best books.
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Summary: A Must Read
Review: This was one of the best books I have ever read! I found myself not only reading on the train (which is usually what when I get all my reading done), but also at lunch, at home, I even missed 2 dinners! Gaiman connects you with the characters in this book, you feel as if you're on their journey with them. A modern day Alice in Wonderland is the best way to describe it, full of weird and bizarre characters. I deeply regreted the ending of the book!
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Summary: Gaiman evokes great imagery
Review: Gaiman's skillful use of the language evokes great descriptions of characters and scenery. He created unique and interesting characters and wove colorful dialogue for each of them. I hope to see future novels by Gaiman with this underground world and characters in them.
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Summary: More delightful work from Gaiman...
Review: As a recent Gaiman fan, this is my second experience of his work. Further pleasure for me.No, the premise is not new but the treatment certainly is unique, original. I read it straight through, reluctant to part with story and characters for even a moment. Perhaps it is the ease with which Gaiman writes that is misleading, but there is a complexity of both character and story that lingers long after the book is closed. I loved the characters of this underworld, found them all exquisitely drawn, including Richard Mayhew,our "hero". There is something very refreshing in both style and content. I LOVE the mixture of humour, darkness, light, fantasy, wonder, human foibles, superb flights of imagination, and the very mundane and ordinary. A very heartfelt thanks to the author. I love to be entertained and delighted this way. Write more soon!
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Summary: Fresh and vivid
Review: Neverwhere floored me. For a long time, any fantasy novel just couldn't keep my attention like they did when I was younger. But Neverwhere grabbed my attention from the beginning. The vivid descriptions and fascinating people kept me turning the pages to the end. Even a year after reading the book, I still fondly look back onto it.It is a true piece of art.
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Summary: Popcorn for the mind.
Review: I "liked" this book in the same way I "like" popcorn. It provided an immediate rush of flavor and texture without actually satisfying my deeper hunger. It reads like a screenplay (which is not surprising, since it was originally developed as a TV series) and some of the author's more obvious "let's see how our Sympathetic Male Character is affected by his Flaw" work irritated me greatly. I would have enjoyed this much more if Mr. Gaiman had created it in the medium he is most obviously suited for -- graphic novels.
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Summary: Down the rabbit hole into London
Review: This was an amazing book! Living in NYC it made me really think about those random "dead ends" and the gap between the subway and the platform. I really wanted to visit the London Underground (and I don't mean the subway) after reading this delightful and absorbing novel. The characters were well written and memorable.Gaiman is a wonderful author. He is very descriptive - he makes you feel as though you are there along side the characters and he draws a world so real that it makes you think twice when you see The Gap (no not the clothing store). Pick this book up and I promise you will not want to put it down.
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Summary: Suprisingly Good
Review: I have never been a reader of fantasy or science fiction and wasn't sure I would like this book. It was like reading a fairytale. It was really interesting and has inspired me to read more by Gaiman and other writers like him. Give it a try!
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Summary: I have a mixed view of this book.
Review: I have never read anything by Neil Gaiman before, but this particular book grabbed my attention. While i did enjoy this book, it still fell just short of what I was expecting. The secondary characters, the Marguis de Carabas, the Lady Door, even the villianous Misters Croup and Vandemar were strongly written, full and realistic. Yet, the story's main character, Richard Mayhew, seemed strangely made of cardboard. His reactions to the happenings around him seem forced and predictable. He seemed to me to be an outsider to the entire novel, not just to the world of London Below. In my opinion, he just didn't fit.
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