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Sep 17, 2011
KarenF
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I've read a fair amount of Neil Gaiman but somehow I missed his first novel. Like many of Gaiman's books there's a likable everyman protagonist who gets sucked down the rabbit hole, in this case into the "London Below". As usual in these stories the below-world is full of danger as well as excitement. For me what separates Gaiman from a lot of other UF is the wit and the literary references. And while they are both present here you can see that he grew as a writer in later books. I probably woul
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I was a bit apprehensive about reading this book, because horror is a genre I normally steer clear of. But -- as I've often found to be the case with Gaiman's work -- this was enough on the edge that I was almost always ok. I would happily have skipped hearing about some of the things a few of the characters enjoyed eating, but I survived them.
Though the protagonist was Richard, I often felt ambivalent about him. He sometimes seemed childish or even just dull, and at other times he arose to diff ...more
Though the protagonist was Richard, I often felt ambivalent about him. He sometimes seemed childish or even just dull, and at other times he arose to diff ...more
As an urban fantasy dystopian novel it can do pretty much whatever it wants. Dead people revived; torture, death, mystery, odd characters doing odd things in odd ways; timeless, formless. At times gripping, well written, humorous. Good people are good. Bad people are evil. Some good inexplicably evil. Nauseating and malodorous London Under.
You know: urban fantasy dystopian novel.
You know: urban fantasy dystopian novel.
I read this book a few years ago, and it certainly stood up to re-reading! I was enthralled, enjoyed it thoroughly - as usual, I finished by saying, "wow, I love reading Gaiman's books."
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