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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Neil Gaiman remains one of my favorite authors. This book supports that - I love his use of language and ingenious plot ideas, and I'd recommend this to anyone who needs a summer read.
I've always been a fan of books like Alice in Wonderland and The Phantom Tollbooth, and the idea of visiting a fantasy world much like our own but odd and a little bit twisted. I had never read Neil Gaiman until I picked up this book, and after reading it, I am a fan of his for life.
Reading Neverwhere was like finally scratching a decade old itch. The main character falls through the cracks in his world and discovers a Wonderland of sorts in London's Underground. He acted exactly like I feel I would in his situation as he stumbled through this weird world, taking in all of the strange happenings and odd characters. Gaiman's writing doesn't try to sound smart, and he doesn't bore you with unnecessary lore dumps that fantasy novels sometimes suffer from. He just grabs you by the hand and describes what you're seeing as he pulls you through a place you wish you could visit yourself.
One of my all-time favorite books, would definitely recommend picking it up. 5/5
Reading Neverwhere was like finally scratching a decade old itch. The main character falls through the cracks in his world and discovers a Wonderland of sorts in London's Underground. He acted exactly like I feel I would in his situation as he stumbled through this weird world, taking in all of the strange happenings and odd characters. Gaiman's writing doesn't try to sound smart, and he doesn't bore you with unnecessary lore dumps that fantasy novels sometimes suffer from. He just grabs you by the hand and describes what you're seeing as he pulls you through a place you wish you could visit yourself.
One of my all-time favorite books, would definitely recommend picking it up. 5/5
I'm a bit disappointed... everyone seems to love it. I am obviously a very, very strange human being, because I don't think this book is fantastic. I really wish I did, because I was so, so excited about getting stuck into it and the premise is phenomenal. I also really like Neil Gaiman as a person, I find him so interesting. I was hoping that Stardust was perhaps just not his best book. I can't fault the mind behind this, I just... didn't like it as much as I wanted to.
The other day I decided to pick up a non-fiction book about London, which mainly focuses on what goes on underneath the city. I thought, hey, what better book to read with that than Neverwhere? Well... I read Neverwhere in a day, but the other one will take a while. But yeah, definitely cool in conjunction!
I feel like Neverwhere was basically The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy but underground and with magic. Richard was pretty similar to Arthur Dent, in that he's no hero, he'd prefer to be at home and he just wants to get his life back, even though it was a bit boring. I feel like he wasn't as thoroughly fleshed out as Arthur though, which made it more difficult for me to connect with him. Door was also as uninteresting as Trillian... I really didn't feel much for her either way. We spent far, far less time with Anaesthesia and I felt more involved with her!
I feel bad saying it, but I was far more interested in what Vandemar and Croup were doing. They were horribly despicable, but very interesting as villains. I liked the way they talked especially, somewhat funny but also really threatening. The mental images of what they were doing thoroughly grossed me out.
I also really liked the Marquis De Carabras, who was really fascinating. If Gaiman wrote a book about him, I'd read it in a heartbeat. He was the very best kind of swashbuckling, magical awesomeness. He totally blew Richard out of the water, which made me a bit frustrated that he wasn't the main character instead.
The writing style is really good, with fantastic descriptions of London, both above and below. I just wish I could have connected more to the two central characters, rather than the side characters. Perhaps the hype just got to me, but I feel let down. I liked the climax of the book, but it was fairly obvious from around halfway through that things were not as they seemed. I wish I'd just lowered my expectations, because this isn't a bad book at all- it's just not what I'd hoped it was going to be.
I think I might listen to the BBC production at some point, as it has a cast of actors that I really like, but I'll wait a while before doing that!
3.5/5
The other day I decided to pick up a non-fiction book about London, which mainly focuses on what goes on underneath the city. I thought, hey, what better book to read with that than Neverwhere? Well... I read Neverwhere in a day, but the other one will take a while. But yeah, definitely cool in conjunction!
I feel like Neverwhere was basically The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy but underground and with magic. Richard was pretty similar to Arthur Dent, in that he's no hero, he'd prefer to be at home and he just wants to get his life back, even though it was a bit boring. I feel like he wasn't as thoroughly fleshed out as Arthur though, which made it more difficult for me to connect with him. Door was also as uninteresting as Trillian... I really didn't feel much for her either way. We spent far, far less time with Anaesthesia and I felt more involved with her!
I feel bad saying it, but I was far more interested in what Vandemar and Croup were doing. They were horribly despicable, but very interesting as villains. I liked the way they talked especially, somewhat funny but also really threatening. The mental images of what they were doing thoroughly grossed me out.
I also really liked the Marquis De Carabras, who was really fascinating. If Gaiman wrote a book about him, I'd read it in a heartbeat. He was the very best kind of swashbuckling, magical awesomeness. He totally blew Richard out of the water, which made me a bit frustrated that he wasn't the main character instead.
The writing style is really good, with fantastic descriptions of London, both above and below. I just wish I could have connected more to the two central characters, rather than the side characters. Perhaps the hype just got to me, but I feel let down. I liked the climax of the book, but it was fairly obvious from around halfway through that things were not as they seemed. I wish I'd just lowered my expectations, because this isn't a bad book at all- it's just not what I'd hoped it was going to be.
I think I might listen to the BBC production at some point, as it has a cast of actors that I really like, but I'll wait a while before doing that!
3.5/5
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Gaiman never lets me down. As a matter of fact, this could easily be my favorite of his books. Such a rich world, with diverse and deep characters. This is definitely one that will grace my shelf forever.
This was fine. Not my cup of tea in general. I loved the two bad guy assassins, but none of the other characters particularly interested me, especially the MC who was just too passive throughout.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated