Neverwhere: A Novel
by Neil Gaiman
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Author: Neil GaimanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-02
ISBN: 0060557818
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Book Reviews of Neverwhere: A Novel
Book Review: "Neverwhere" means "Nowhere" and "Nothing".
Summary: 1 Stars
Besides of all the annoying parts, and there are plenty, this book goes nowhere and gives you nothing.
It is just a very, very light read, and it seems to be written without any passion and respect neither for the book itself nor for the reader.
I cannot see a dramaturgy at all, and dramaturgy is the least bit I should expect from a book.
The whole story is like a lot of weak ideas just poorly linked together. It gives me the impression that the author is not able to create a story with inner logic, suspense and dramatic peaks.
For example the fight between Hunter and the beast:
It was announced for chapters and then it was over in just a few seconds.
Another example is "Richard's Ordeal":
What could have been a key sequence in the book, what should have been Richards catharsis, was just a mediocre nightmare from which Gaiman steals himself away without any solution.
Then there is the moment we all learn who is the villain. It couldn't have been more crude, could it?
And is there really a true conflict in Richard regarding his real life and his girlfriend? For me it rather looks like he just wants to slip into this underworld for good out of reasons a kid in real life would slip into the world of video games.
The one star is for the sometimes funny murderer duo.
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