Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Series: London Below #1
Published by Harper Audio on 2007 October 23
Genres: Fantasy
Pages: 13
Format: Audiobook
Source: Borrowed from Public Library
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Under the streets of London there's a world most people could never even dream of. A city of monsters and saints, murderers and angels, knights in armour and pale girls in black velvet.
"Neverwhere" is the London of the people who have fallen between the cracks.
Strange destinies lie in wait in London below - a world that seems eerily familiar. But a world that is utterly bizarre, peopled by unearthly characters such as the Angel called Islington, the girl named Door, and the Earl who holds Court on a tube train.
Now a single act of kindness has catapulted young businessman Richard Mayhew out of his safe and predictable life - and into the realms of "Neverwhere." Richard is about to find out more than he ever wanted to know about this other London. Which is a pity. Because Richard just wants to go home...
Prior to reading Neverwhere, I have already read several Neil Gaiman books and it’s prolly obvious by now that I immensely enjoyed all his works. As of this review, there’s no single Neil Gaiman book that I did not like and I’m glad that Neverwhere would not be the first time. As with the other Gaiman books, Neverwhere has that same whimsy, quirky and yet, profound vibe that are so familiar yet novel with Gaiman’s stories. How does Neil do it? Being able to weave a lot of stories without losing the individual magic of each one. Neverwhere was somewhat batshit crazy but it’s a good kind of crazy that clings to you at the turn of every page.
Four distinct characters with unforgettable voices. A captivating story about revenge set in a place that is both familiar and different. The trope may be so usual that it can easily be dismissed as blah blah but Neil Gaiman’s way with words make things more than they could ever be. So magical that you just want to soak it all up. And this is exactly what happened to me while reading this book. Although some parts are predictable, it was so beautifully executed that it’s hard to not to relentlessly follow the journey of Richard, Door, Hunter, and the Marquis de Carabas. Beyond the storytelling is also Gaiman’s talent for building a unique world from the already familiar. It’s London below, you get it? It’s a dark and scary place but made for a perfect setting for the whole story to unfold. Of course, given the chance, I’d always chose Diagon Alley or Hogwarts to be my travel of destination but London Below is fascinating in its own way as long as I’m just reading about it. Heh.
All in all, I never could have imagined that I’d immensely enjoy this book esp. that I listened to it and not read it. As I’ve said, English is not my Native Tongue and my English listening skills still need a lot of improvement. Perhaps, I am already improving because listening to Neverwhere felt like a breeze. This might be a relatively old book but I could never recommend this enough even to the new readers. :Dv