Neverwhere

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Summary: Restores my faith in fiction
Review: I was given a copy of Neverwhere as a gift this christmas and thought I wouldn't enjoy it, and that it wasn't my kind of book. I was so wrong. It was like an adventure with a point, about real social issues, but told with humor and grace and a real sense of fun. I've never read anything else by Gaimen but I'll be back for more.

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Summary: I thouroughly enjoyed this book, didn't want it to end
Review: I found the characters great, fun,scary,. I was so glad when Richard went back to be with the underworld. Neil Gaiman is a fine author. I would like to read more.

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Summary: If only Neverwhere was Neverending...
Review: This is an excellent book. Not only is it imaginative, creative, yada yada yada, but it's so much fun to read! If you like fantasy, action-adventure, or just plain books, you'll like this one.

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Summary: Awesome...loved it!
Review: Captivating and realistic...almost had me believing that there really is a London Below...

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Summary: A dark Contemporary Alice and Wonderland! Thrilling!
Review: Imaginative and highly visual this book is so inspiring!I am 11 years old and this is my favorite book! I look after Door, Richard, Marquis de Carabass and Hunter! Door is a young woman who is on a quest to find who killed her family, Richard Mayhew is a kind good-hearted man who saved Doors life, the Marquis is a trickster who saves Richards life and dies...but comes back to life, and Hunter is the famous woman who is Doors body guard who works for the angel Islington (but noone knows) who is supposed to be good but is the boss of Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar who are VERY bad men (killed Doors family)! Together these characters work together and when time comes for Richard to go back to London Above and he does he decides that hes now not that type of person and goes back to London Below with the Marquis and then joins Door and the Marquis!

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Summary: Groovy, Dark, and Magical
Review: This is one ripping yarn that is sure to turn pages. Wonderful imagary, plot and charecter development. If you like Gaiman, this book will not dissapoint you. If you like life this book will make you like it more. If you like cheese, buy a Danielle Steel romance! Groove on night swimmers!

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Summary: starts good, but then...
Review: I've always enjoyed the Sandman comics, and that prevented me from reading this novel when it was first released; just because Gaiman can write a superb comic, does that mean he can write a good novel? After reading it, my answer is no. It's very unfortunate, however, because his protagonist, Richard Mayhew, is very well characterized, and quite funny at times. I had a hard time understanding just what the point of this novel was. My guess: it's a version of those D&D quest-novels I overdosed on back in the early 80s. If you suffer from fantasy role-playing burnout such as I do (since junior high), avoid this book. Also, I figured Gaiman could be a bit more creative and avoid the "lost subterranean world" fall-back setting.

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Summary: graphic novels
Review: I became interested in his work reading all the comics.. (graphic novels, etc), but finding neverwhere was amazing. his discriptions of london below, quirky, made me feel like i was there without boring me half to death (which alot of storytellers do.. go around describing every single scene). Great for people who've never read Gaiman this is quite a light introduction.

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Summary: A dark fantasy but light to read
Review: I've never read Sandman and I've never been to London, so maybe I'm not the right person to review this book. Be that as it may, I did enjoy Neverwhere. The setting was truly original, and even if the story followed many clichés of epic fantasy adventures, somewhere in the background I could sense a kind of parodic smile... maybe this book shouldn't be taken very seriously. On the other hand, Gaiman's emotional escapism is something you can't label a joke. I do love stories that say we still have a chance to run away from the everyday world. There are books that are better written and authors who have more ideas. But the important thing is that Neverwhere _feels_ better than most of those. Hail Gaiman for that.

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Summary: Highly imaginative "Alice in Wonderland" novel!!!!
Review: I love this book!! Thought the characters were excellent (especially the two bad guys) and I thought Gaiman was extremely original in using the London underground as a backdrop for this amazing story. It seems like the perfect setup for a sequel-Hunter?? Door's sister?? Croup and Vandemar?? I would love to learn more about Lord Portico as well as what happens on our crew's next adventure...I anxiously await more fantastic tales from Neil Gaiman!!!!