Reviews

Neverwhere: Author's Preferred Text by Neil Gaiman

patuso's review against another edition

3.0

Pues... meh
Quizá ha sido tema de expectativas... Por las reviews esperaba y quería que este libro me gustara más.

Se describen mundos ocultos bajo nuestras ciudades, de interesantes personajes, aventuras y villanos.
Es original y tiene buenas dosis de imaginación y fantasía... pero es que, no sé por qué, no ha logrado mantenerme enganchada.

Lo he terminado de leer porque sentía curiosidad por cómo terminaría todo.
Pero el ritmo en el que pasaban las cosas se me ha hecho lentooooo.
Sólo cuando ya llevaba un 80-85% se ha animado la cosa y ya he cogido carrerilla!

En mi edición hay también un relato, "De cómo el Marqués recuperó su abrigo".
Este relato me ha convencido más en cuanto a ritmo.
Y, como ocurre en "Neverwhere", también tiene muchos toques de fantasía, mucha locura y mucha MUCHA imaginación.

En fin... voy intentándolo con Gaiman (Mitos Nórdicos hace poco), pero todavía no lo pillo...
Seguiré intentando!

sararose_cozy's review against another edition

3.0

I listened to the audiobook. I may have to read the physical copy, because I found it hard to focus or pay attention and thus follow the story. I did. enjoy that Neil Gaiman narrated the audiobook. I like hearing how the author intended things to sound.

piratebaker's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

thefantasticalworldofsara's review

3.0

I don't know if it was my frame of my mind but this book didn't do much for me. The only way I can describe it is fine; It wasn't terrible but when I put it down between reading bouts I just didn't care or think about the story at all. Overall, an okay read but not something I can see myself rereading.

Ps. The views expressed in this review are my own and do not reflect the views of Indigo Books & Music Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. #IndigoEmployee

marinaxanna's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Wonderfully weird. This was my first Gaiman book and it was a good introduction—plan on reading more of his works. 

I really liked the concept of London Below/London Above. All the biblical+mythological legends were cool too. All in all a good read (I don’t have his other works to compare this to lol)

yousrabushehri's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

sarah_mitra's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

kalikoblack's review against another edition

2.0

A whimsical world within the brief pages of a pocket size book. While detailed and imaginative writing and creations, the book was slow until the last few chapters. All in all, nothing really happened, other than watching someone slip between the cracks to be forgotten about. Much in the same way I will forget this book. This book sort of missed the mark for me, as far as a story goes. I didn't take anything away from it. Gaiman has better work out there.

stephibabes's review against another edition

2.0

I was pretty disappointed by this book. I felt the plot and the 'change' we saw in the lead character was cliché. It seemed a bit Hollywood. The book wasn't long enough for the individual characters to be explored or developed, given that it seemed to be some sort of epic quest for vengence and answers, so I didn't really bond with or buy into the story or characters. I had been expecting more.

keira_r's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced