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Summary: One of my all time favorites...
Review: Let me start by saying that this was the first thing by Neil Gaiman that I ever read. I was immediately sucked in and finished the books within a few day, held captive by Richard Mayhew's story. Door, the Marquis, the scary Croup and Vandemar, and the other characters confuse Richard, who at first does not understand the strange new world that he has fallen into. Or rather, put himself into, unintentionally, when he helped out an injured young street girl, not knowing who she was. Neil Gaiman is a fantastic writer, he is my favorite, and I am proud to say that I now have my copy of Neverwhere signed by him!! His other works, such as the Sandman series, Smoke & Mirrors, and Stardust, are wonderful as well. Highly recommended!
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Summary: There are TWO Londons
Review: This is absolutely one of the best books I have ever read. Richard Mayhew is a dull sort of fellow who lets his fiance dicate everything. But one night, on the way to a restaurant with her, they stumble upon a young lady bleeding on the sidewalk. Richard's fiance says it is none of their concern and tells him to just keep walking. For once, though, Richard stands up for himself and decides to help the young girl. He takes her to his apartment and tends to her, as his fiance stalks off. In the morning, his new friend leaves... and everything changes for Richard. People start ignoring him, and gradually he realizes he has become invisible to the world of London Above. That's when he enters London Below, and meets all kinds of interesting characters in his quest to get his life back. I especially loved the ending of this book. If you haven not read it, I won't give it away. The last page left me with sense of utter longing and nostalgia. Do yourself a favor, buy this book. You'll read it over and over.
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Summary: Stunning other-world experience.
Review: I've read a lot of sci-fi/fantasy and admit to being jaded. However, Gaiman's work in this book is beautifully written, suspenseful, and original. As with his style, there is humor and clever twists to the story of a man lost in an alternate London... seeking his fate among mystical vagabonds, mysterious magics... and a myriad of bizarre characters. (ok, I've used up my M's.) I read this in 2 nights flat, and sighed when it was done. Recommend heartily. Only 4 stars because I thought the ending was a bit pat, or perhaps I was just annoyed that it ended at all.
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Summary: Laughing through the darkness ...
Review: Very good book, tremendous storytelling ability - the juxtaposition of the dark, resigned, gloom of everyday world against the shining, humble heroism is just terrific. Don't make any plans to do anything else for a few hours, though! :)
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Summary: Dark, creative and fascinating
Review: Mr. Gaiman really did a great job on this book. Offers smooth reading, with no chapters that you have to struggle to finish. Set in a very imaginative world, a place where dreams, nightmares and words make sense. A dark fairytale place within London. Very well thought characters and enjoyable story. It figures high in my recommended list! If you haven't read it yet, and if you like some kind of different way to see the world, go for it! You won't regret it!
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Summary: Entertaining, but less than amazing.
Review: The storline is a bit bland to be honest. It feels a little too much like the entire setup of the story was forced to get the story to go to the places the author wanted them to go (London underground in this case). As for the characters, most of them are pretty well written, but i must say that I'm getting a little sick of books like this one where the protagonist is constantly whining about how much he doesn't know what he's doing, how lost he is, or how unqualified to be a hero he is. (This book's protagonist does all three for the entire duration of the book). The book comes very close to a really stupid ending, but the ending does in fact save this book. Overall this book is entertaining and the writing certainly keeps it flowing, but at the end of the day you don't feel like you've heard a new story, you feel like you've heard a pretty mundane story told, again.
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Summary: This book rocks!
Review: The cover caught my eye first. But the story exceeded even my highest expectations. This was my first book of Gaiman's. There was never a dull moment. I visited London once, and Gaiman's attention to detail was like touring the city once again. Afterwards, I bought American Gods without hesitation. If you enjoy sci-fi/fantasy, buy this book!
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Summary: Intriguing story, splotchy writing
Review: This was my first Gaiman book. I thought the storyline was relatively original (although I detected quite a few hints of Lord of the Rings and other sci-fi and fantasy novels I've read over the years mixed in) and the characters were clever. However, my catalyst for reading this book in the first place were the slews of positive reviews of it on Amazon. I'm not really sure what I missed, but I didn't deem it worth 5 let alone 4 stars; there are many other books in the same genre much more deserving of being read. I also found this book relatively difficult to read--the writing was often laborious and "jittery". I found myself putting the book down more often than not. At any rate, I think this was a good attempt at a fantasy-type novel set in the confines of a modern"ish" world. But all in all, I think Mr. Gaiman should stick to comic books.
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Summary: two hits
Review: Its been quite some time since I read anything besides sci-fi and when I finally decided to try a few Gaiman novels I was quite pleased. Neverwhere is an excellent adventure fantasy story and definetely brings the reader to another place. Gaiman touches on many genres and throws them into his works. He is a great story teller and he will only get better and better. I think I enjoyed American Gods a bit more but both are excellent stories which have turned me away from Bester and Clarke for a while.
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Summary: Wonderland for the new century
Review: Okay, repeat after me: Neil Gaiman is God.
That's right. Mr. Gaiman is a great observer. He has a talent for pointing out great truths about human behavior and feelings and you just can't help but agree with him. Once you start, you won't be able to put him down.
And that's just in general.
This book in particular is awesome.
There are two Londons: the one you and I know, London Above, and the one where the forgotten people go, London Below. The difference between them is huge, even if they are alike. To fall to London Below means you can never go back. Denizens of London Above can never see people from London Below. It's as if they are invisible, or worse, non-existant.
One fine day, Richard Mayhew comes into contact with a girl from London Below. Strangely, he can see her. Even more strangely, he helps her. Thus he falls Below and his adventure begins. A modern fairy tale, full of grit and darkness, Neverwhere is a must read.
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