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A review by mywildroutes
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
3.0
The first question I asked myself when I picked this book up was, why have I not heard of Neil Gaiman before?
I'll start with the positives. The characterisation in this book is second to none. Each character is unique, believable and are interesting. Unlike some fantasy books that drag on and on, this one is just the right lengh and wraps the storyline up nicely in a neat little satisfying parcel.
Now to the negatives. I did start to feel like a lot of time was spent in tube stations or on the tube. Which I get, as London Below is exteremly heavily inspired by the London Tube map. But it started to feel a bit samey around half way through.
I know I mentioned above about enjoying the characters. I lied. There is one character I felt was pretty bland. Door. Other than her name there was almost nothing interesting about her at all.
I gave this a three out of five because I felt like the plot was a little simple for me and over all not a lot seemed to happen. But I think that it would make a lovely little stand alone fantasy for the right person.
I'll start with the positives. The characterisation in this book is second to none. Each character is unique, believable and are interesting. Unlike some fantasy books that drag on and on, this one is just the right lengh and wraps the storyline up nicely in a neat little satisfying parcel.
Now to the negatives. I did start to feel like a lot of time was spent in tube stations or on the tube. Which I get, as London Below is exteremly heavily inspired by the London Tube map. But it started to feel a bit samey around half way through.
I know I mentioned above about enjoying the characters. I lied. There is one character I felt was pretty bland. Door. Other than her name there was almost nothing interesting about her at all.
I gave this a three out of five because I felt like the plot was a little simple for me and over all not a lot seemed to happen. But I think that it would make a lovely little stand alone fantasy for the right person.