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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

16/1/2019

I am an urban child. My parents and grandparents and greatgrandparents all lived in cities. There's always a cityscape in my dreams. So how come I had never read this book? This is the first real urban fantasy book I've read and what a wonderful introduction to this genre this was. Utterly gripping and original, it is full of little details that make Richard Mayhew's journey through London below so memorable.
Now can't wait to read the sequel...

Revisiting old favourites

6/1/2019

Truth is a matter of the imagination...

It is not easy to limit this hauntingly beautiful novel to one central idea. It is about difficulty of communication, about dualism and wholeness, war and civilization, friendship, trust and human relationships. All of this is set in a cold cold world where the mark of civilization is not comfort but survival.

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Revisiting old favourites

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