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A review by ahmay
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Richard is quite the plain protagonist as he’s supposed to be the Unlikely Hero. I empathized with him more than I did with most of the supporting characters (which I believe says a lot when Door’s entire family got murdered ) since, well, they’re not exactly all that fleshed out. I do realize that it’s Richard’s story mostly, but I didn’t really care to see any of them succeed.
A predictable, quite unoriginal ending. The tension was not all that tense to me. The reveal of the antagonist was not really shocking either. This was my first Neil Gaiman book (I adore both the shows Good Omens and the Sandman), so I’m quite disappointed to say that I don’t like this book very much.
The humor is mostly enjoyable (I laughed out loud a few times) and the prose is alright too, but after a while all the wit and the crypticness of the world becomes dull and slightly frustrating. I’m okay with things just being, but please at least explain something well. Or anything for that matter. And not in the “it just can” way.
I see that quite the number of people enjoyed reading this book. The majority of reviews are very positive. But how much of it is because it’s Gaiman?
I guess dark urban fantasies just aren’t my thing? Sorry.
A predictable, quite unoriginal ending. The tension was not all that tense to me. The reveal of the antagonist was not really shocking either. This was my first Neil Gaiman book (I adore both the shows Good Omens and the Sandman), so I’m quite disappointed to say that I don’t like this book very much.
The humor is mostly enjoyable (I laughed out loud a few times) and the prose is alright too, but after a while all the wit and the crypticness of the world becomes dull and slightly frustrating. I’m okay with things just being, but please at least explain something well. Or anything for that matter. And not in the “it just can” way.
I see that quite the number of people enjoyed reading this book. The majority of reviews are very positive. But how much of it is because it’s Gaiman?
I guess dark urban fantasies just aren’t my thing? Sorry.