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themissyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: Violence, Child death, Vomit, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Gore, and Death of parent
meanbeanreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
The plot is a fairly basic fetch quest. With a compelling protagonist, I don't have a problem with simple storylines, but the problem with Neverwhere is that its protagonist, Richard, is seriously dull. I just didn't enjoy reading about him very much. He's a weenie. It's true that we see a bit of growth, but it's not enough to make me care about him.
On the other hand, the setting and the side characters are the stars of the show. I found myself wanting to experience even more of London Below, since it seemed that we only got to see a tiny sliver of it. I'd also read a whole book about the side characters. Even the evil goons, Croup and Vandemar, were great. It was a very whimsical read, despite my gripes with the main character.
I'm realizing as I'm writing this that Neverwhere would make a great video game, maybe even a better video game than a novel. Alas, it will probably never happen.
One last thing--I struggled with how old Door was supposed to be. It's a pet peeve of mine, but I hate when authors describe a character as being a "girl" and then don't specify their age. For about half the book I was thinking that she was in her early teens at the latest, but it seems more likely given some of the events in the story that she's late teens/early twenties.
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal cruelty
soupynoodles's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Torture, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
breamfish1138's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Excrement, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child death, Grief, Death, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, and Murder
Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Genocide
wheat_singularity_bezforshort's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse
mreequalsmc2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Murder
Moderate: Vomit, Dementia, Blood, Suicide, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Classism, Cursing, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
galexy_brain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Gore
Moderate: Murder, Blood, Child death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
Minor: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Grief, and Abandonment
allishortell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Violence
Minor: Vomit
kiwij96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Flushed Away vibes for sure.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Torture, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
ashlynmae311's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Torture
Moderate: Animal cruelty