Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Neverwhere: A Novel
Book Review: An exciting journey
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful book. I was a little sad to come to the end and have to say goodbye to the eccentric, amazing characters who populate it.Book Review: As good as it gets.
Summary: 5 Stars
"Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman truly is a great fantasy adventure. Mr. Gaiman's style of writing had me wondering what time period he was writing about and frankly I was surprised when I came to the realization. My confusion was due, in part, to the London locale but also a result of the incredibly realistic story blending of the author. The story begins with Richard Mayhew, the protagonist, being given a send off by friends. He's to leave Scotland for London to begin a new job. Mayhew is a strange sort of fellow, not daring or adventurous at all. Not truly enjoying the party, and perhaps having had too much drink he leaves for a bit and has an encounter with a woman who thinks he's a derelict. She provides him with a prophesy that confuses him but it's what sets the stage and gets ones imaginative juices flowing. It isn't long afterward that the reader is introduced to the next protagonist and then the story goes places, very different places both in time and locale. I'm especially interested in this sort of fantastic, whimsical, adventure storytelling and Mr. Gaiman is a master. The novel characters and story develop nicely and mostly what happens isn't at all what one might anticipate. It's all somewhat, and sort of, like an adult "through the looking glass" type adventure, but then, very much not like that at all. Mystery and danger, with a little magic thrown in, is rife throughout. Have some fun with this exciting book, I did.Book Review: Average fairy tale
Summary: 3 Stars
The enjoyment of this read will depend on the preferences of the reader, if he likes to read fantastic tales in the line of "Alice in Wonderland", where the juicy part lies in the story and the interaction of some particular characters with magical powers it will suit him, however if he is looking to read a captivating fast paced thriller with a plot full of twists and turns and featuring a surprising ending, this is not the book as he will find many chapters. a bit naive, repetitive and tedious and the ending good but somewhat contrived. I would not say, the book is bad, but it is not dominated by an special charm to make it unforgettable.Book Review: Awesome, awesome book.
Summary: 5 Stars
There aren't many authors who continue to put out unbelievable works over and over again. Gaiman is one of them. This book is just plain awesome. It's about a normal guy who gets unwillingly wrapped up in an adventure in a world-within-a-world that exists behind the scenes of our own reality in the subways of London. This book has it all: unwilling antihero, great GREAT characters, antagonists who are evil incarnate, magical fantasy elements, a plot that never stops or lets up, and an ending that is just fantastic. I've read 2 other books by Gaiman: Stardust and American Gods, both great books on their own. This is my favorite of the three. The worst part about this book: I can never again read it for the first time.
Buy this book.
Book Review: Boring. Tedious. Predictable. Dull.
Summary: 1 Stars
Gaiman is published, I'm not etc etc.
I was reading this in good sessions, 60 pages or so at a time, and I got to around 300 in and just couldn't be bothered to finish it. I lost count of the number of times I rolled my eyes. The characters names e.g. Lord Rat-Speaker. Come on! That's the sort of thing you come up with when you're 12 and a write a story.
After all the hype I was incredibly disappointed. Maybe I'm not a big enough believer in pixie dust and unicorns...