Neverwhere Review
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- This was the second book I ever read by Neil Gaiman. It isn't my favourite, but that's like saying pepperoni pizza isn't my favourite. I'm still going to devour that pizza and love every minute of it. There are some interesting things about this book. If you're a fan of Gaiman and know where to find more books in his style PLEASE let me know!
Neverwhere was the first Neil Gaiman book I read. It's wonderful. I hope you'll start posting again.
This was not my first Gaiman but ranks as one of my fav books. Perhaps having lived in London for 2 years personalised me to the concept of London Below.
Have you read his book The Ocean At The End of the Lane? It's pretty short, but I absolutely love it.
I have! I read it at a time that I was a little burnt out from Gaiman. It's no fault of the book, as it was great. It happens to me with all authors, even my favourites (Gaiman being one of them). I think I'll revisit it in the near future, though, as it is a quick read and I'm sufficiently removed from last reading to enjoy it for what it is. I have to say I'm very excited about the Sandman series. The comics may be my favourite piece of storytelling ever.
@@erictheread9409 I'm new to Gaiman, but I think his writing is quite beautiful and not over the top. Maybe I'll read the Sandman series, if that's what you recommend
If you enjoy Gaiman, I would highly recommend looking into an Author named Kate Griffin. One reviewer described her debut novel titled "A Madness of Angels" as a Neverwhere for the digital age.
I enjoyed Neverwhere, but it is very evident to me - having come to Neild Gaiman's writing via some of his later work - that this was his first novel. So while its merit and value to the overall artistic evolution of his writing cannot be overstated, it doesn't number among my favorites by him. I think this is the novel where he is the most referential. I can clearly see the inspirations of C.S Lewis and Lafferty and Zelazny in the writing. I feel he found his unique voice more thoroughly with ensuing works.
Thanks for the recommendation! I will definitely check her out. And I agree 100%. My first Gaiman was American Gods which I loved. Neverwhere almost felt like the warm up for it.
Strangely he wrote Sandman before all of them and that might be my favourite. Big difference in the medium though.
@@erictheread9409 I agree. But in my opinion the visual nature of comics informs his writing style. The sparseness of his descriptions contrasted with the rich diegetic metaphors; almost indicate the presumption that the reader should look at the pictures (or formulate one personally) without waiting for him to describe it.
I absolutely love Neil Gaiman - not all of his books as he writes many genres - but if I like a book by him I tend to absolutely love that book. I completely agree with your point about him showing a different way to write fantasy. My favourite by him is The Ocean at the End of the Lane, but I know it's not many peoples favourite.
As far as comparisons go it's a tough one, I haven't found one completely similar. But for his books like Coraline and the Graveyard Book I feel Diana Wynne Jones books have a similar tone. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly is a book I thoroughly enjoyed and that reminds me of Gaiman's works as well, that one is quite creepy and very steeped in fairytales and fables. He's written Good Omens with Terry Pratchett and if you like a little more humorous books I'd recommend Dodger by Terry Pratchett as well, it's a stand alone and not a part of his giant discworld series (it's not even a fantasy, but kind of a re-telling of Oliver Twist) but I thought it was really good as well.
The Shades of Magic Series by V.E. Schwab I enjoyed a lot as well but I wouldn't say it's similar to Neverwhere. It's a fantasy series with different Londons, but that is where the similarities stop.
Also - I just discovered your channel and really enjoyed the two videos I've seen so far, definitely keep up the good work!
Greetings from a viewer from the Netherlands!
Thank you so much for these recommendations! I'm definitely putting some of these on my TBR. And thanks for watching :)