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Summary: Compulsively readable, but ultimately disappointing
Review: I read this book with pleasure, but it was the kind of pleasure that I get from eating junk food: it was fun while it lasted, but I didn't get much out of it.Not that this is a "junk" book. It's well-written and entertaining, and some of the images are quite beautiful. Its great asset is its atmosphere -- its rich setting, and the wealth of visual detail. Underneath that, though, there's nothing much. The plot is a standard quest story, and, more damningly, the characters are thin. The "once you've had a taste of magic and adventure you'll never be satisfied with a conventional life" ending is, well, an awfully conventional fantasy ending. How ironic.
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Summary: pure magic
Review: After 'discovering' Jonathan Carroll, I did not expect to ever stumble upon another author whose stories evoke similar moods and feelings. But Neil Gaiman is such an author, and now I impatiently wait for more.
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Summary: An excellent, and exciting read!
Review: I've just completed Neverwhere. I never put it down! Right from the beginning I knew I was in capable hands, and relaxed knowing I wouldnt be let down. I've never read Gaiman before, so this was a new experience. I am eagerly awaiting an other books that explore the Under World of London!
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Summary: One of the great fantasies
Review: A brilliant and totally involving tale of a young man whose comfortable life in modern London is turned upside down and inside out--funny, surprising, fascinating--the best fantasy I've read since "The Last Unicorn."
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This book just flies off the pages. The charaters are so easy to like (or hate, or fear) and the world is so real I found myself up until 2 A.M. just to get to the finish and when I finally got there I was just sad that their wasn't more. I hope Neil Gaiman writes a sequel. Excellant book.
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Summary: "Neverwhere" - all form, no substance
Review: Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere" certainly has potential for greatness. The story line was intruiging, the characters (mostly) likeable, and the setting unique. Unfortunately, it was lacking the magic of Douglas Adams' (who Gaiman has been compared to) work in the "Hitchhiker's" Trilogy and the "Dirk Gently" series. I was waiting for something great to happen, and something finally did - it ended. I still enjoyed the story, but it would have been better if written by someone else.
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Summary: A bit overated
Review: The characters were very unique and the setting straight out of a child's dream, but overall the book was slow. I felt it lacked that crucial element that makes a book into a "book you can't put down". Perhaps I just expected too much, reading all those great reviews. So judge for yourself - give it a try.
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Summary: Dive into swirling darkness!
Review: Dark, mysterious, confusing. A great book that seems to get hold of you by its own magic spell, a spell that captures you and engulfes you if you want it or not. Do you dare entering the dark realms of the underground? The paths are slippery and dangerous, but never fear - Neil Gayman will take you by the hand and lead you through it safely...
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Summary: Magical and Wonderous!
Review: As a child I loved three authors - Lewis Carroll, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. As an adult I've found bits of the same magic in Stephen King and Robert McCammon and a smattering of other author's short stories (Clive Barker's Cabal for one). I was completely captivated by "Neverwhere" the way I was captivated when I first read "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". I could not put this book down, and I actually cried when I was done. I didn't want it to end! I am so happy to finally find a writer who weaves the worlds I would love to be lost in as an adult. I've recently read "Stardust" and am stacking up everything else Mr. Gaiman has done.
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Summary: THE BEST BOOK EVER!!
Review: this is an amazing story. i couldn't put it down and read it non-stop till the end. neil is an a wonderful storyteller, and should be commended for his great work. buy this book. buy all of his books.
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