Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman
Taste attributes: fantasyadventuremyth/fairytalefresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossyfish out of water/culture clashall consuming questfighting evil
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and original: a morally murky fantasy novel. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.1 / 5
129 ratings
About This Book
"Richard Mayhew is an ordinary young man with an ordinary life and a good heart. His world is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. This small kindness propels him into a dark world he never dreamed existed. He must learn to survive in London Below, in a world of perpetual shadows and darkness, filled with monsters and saints, murderers and angels.
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- Author
- Neil Gaiman
- Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 388
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- Open Library
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