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Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
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The mean guy inside of me is completely against my giving this book a four-out-of-five instead of a three star rating, but the good guy/casual reader wins out! Hey. C'mon, gimme a break. This is Neil Gaiman: He's not one of Stephen King's favorites for nothing!
Incredibly short, seemingly dippy sentences make up this whimsical phantasmagoria-- more Hollywood script/ graphic novel than novel outright. Gaiman mixes and mashes myths & monsters all for this tight, devious yarn. It must be said that the constant name dropping (we see angels, references to Atlantis...um, Charlaine Harris doppelgangers??) becomes insipid: Gaiman takes over already-told stories instead of making brand spanking new ones. All this said, the puppetmaster does well with the toys he himself has brandished, placing them in ridiculous situations as outlandish & incredible as those found at Hogwarts or Oz. This & 'Stardust' are equally lit that is just above average & right below great.
Incredibly short, seemingly dippy sentences make up this whimsical phantasmagoria-- more Hollywood script/ graphic novel than novel outright. Gaiman mixes and mashes myths & monsters all for this tight, devious yarn. It must be said that the constant name dropping (we see angels, references to Atlantis...um, Charlaine Harris doppelgangers??) becomes insipid: Gaiman takes over already-told stories instead of making brand spanking new ones. All this said, the puppetmaster does well with the toys he himself has brandished, placing them in ridiculous situations as outlandish & incredible as those found at Hogwarts or Oz. This & 'Stardust' are equally lit that is just above average & right below great.
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January 11, 2011
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Feb 03, 2011 06:17PM
This is my favorite Neil Gaiman book! Hope you enjoy it.
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Yeah, I kinda did. Hey--when can we see your reviews?
I'm too lazy to review them.
"just above average and below great" should be on every Neil Gaiman dust jacket forever.
Keith wrote: ""just above average and below great" should be on every Neil Gaiman dust jacket forever."haha, yup.
great review! haha--I think Stephen King loves every author I ever read...
Ah, the "whimsical phantasmagoria" - great description. As for it being "more Hollywood script/ graphic novel than novel outright" that might be because it's a novelisation of a TV series!
