[books 2011] Neverwhere

[inulro]

80. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Last book I finished in 2011.

Despite having already been a Neil Gaiman fangirl for many years when the TV series came out, I hated it.  It has many elements that meant I should have loved it, but I did not grow up watching Doctor Who and other BBC children's series with zero production budget, so do not feel comforted by the crappy production values they were harking back to.  Plus it was too whimsical and Just Didn't Make Sense.

So I wasn't even interested in the book till Gaiman finally brought out a version that he was happy with.

There's a lot to like about it - the writing style is absolutely gorgeous and fantastic, there's real humour and real tension, but there's a lot about London Below that I just wasn't able to buy into.

Comments

[kest]

I'm really glad I didn't see the tv series until long after I read the book.

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

I read the book long before seeing the TV series, and I liked the book a lot so I was predisposed to like the series. Speaking of Gaiman, I have finally started reading the The Graveyard Book.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

I adore The Graveyard Book!