Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Neverwhere: A Novel
Book Review: fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
this book was great-a real pager turner !! i must admit i was sad when I got to the last page-but seeing that Neil kinda left it open at the end it makes you yearn for a "sequel"...this would make a great movie...if not too "glamourized" by Hollywood!!
i have never read any of his stuff before and being a Clive fan, i admit his review MADE me buy it after i read the intrigueing cover. excellent book you wouldn't be disappointed !!Book Review: An extraordinary journey through the looking glass of London
Summary: 5 Stars
I first heard of this book via a review in USA Today. Hopping from there to the Avon Books website, I read an excerpt and was instantly hooked. And so, although I had never heard of Neil Gaiman before, I did what I haven't done in years -- I went out and bought a brand-new, full-price hardcover book. I read in in 2 sittings, then turned it over and started from page 1 again, something I've never done before. Gaiman has created an extraordinarily rich world, a tapestry of in-jokes and interesting subtext which weaves its way into the depths of the readers collective unconcious. And in Gaiman's character of Richard Mayhew, the perfect "Everyman", we are allowed to become part of that tapestry. How many of us have dreamed of places that don't exist but are, in our dreams, very real parts of places we've known all of our lives? Mayhew finds one of these places, and takes us with him on his journey through it. And when he comes out the other side, it is not only Mayhew that has changed, but also us. We are now quite sure that Neverwhere exists in every subway tunnel, dark-alley doorway and underground sewer pipe, and that street urchins and homeless people can be transformed into nobility if looked at in just the right lightBook Review: Great book, must-read for Gaiman fans.
Summary: 5 Stars
Reading this book made me hunger for more fiction from Gaiman. His characters are flawed and uncertain of themselves, his sense of dramatic unreality in the scenery is hypnotizing and even the antagonists, though evil and thoroughly despicable, are very enjoyable. Sometimes we all catch a glimpse of a shadow from the corner of our eyes and when we turn, it is gone. Makes you wonder if the story is truly fiction..Book Review: American Version Vs. British Version
Summary: 5 Stars
Having read both of them now (and having noticed some of the comments here, some people reviewing one of the books, some people reviewing the other) I just wanted to say that the Avon (US) version of NEVERWHERE and the BBC (British) version are more or less two completely different books.
The American one is darker, better written, and moves differently. It really accentuates the city of London as a main character, while delving deeper into the minds and histories of the characters. The English one feels more like Douglas Adams, the American one feels more like Clive Barker.
So I'd give the US version a 10, and the British one an 8Book Review: Completely mesmerizing
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the first material by Neil Gaiman I've read, a situation I must rectify immediately if this book is an true example of his work. I found the world created by Gaiman to be fascinating, horrorifying, comic, violent, bittersweet and just a little too realistic. It takes very little to believe such a fantastic world exists and Gaiman is masterful at sucking you into it completely. The characters are fascinating and all too human (even when they're not) and the entire plot line gripping. I literally couldn't put this book down and I immediately wanted to read further adventures of Mayhew and Door and their many colorful associates. This is not for sci-fi/fantasy fans only. Neverwhere takes you places you've never been, even though you've been there often. Great book! Steve Isenhowe