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A review by emmareadstoomuch
Neverwhere: Author's Preferred Text by Neil Gaiman
5.0
As the song goes, “Do you believe in magic, in a [Neil Gaiman book]?”
And the answer is yes.
https://emmareadstoomuch.wordpress.com/2020/03/14/my-favorite-books-of-the-whole-year-only-3-months-late/
Well, the answer for me is yes. I can’t comment on your answer. But like, if your answer is no...what is wrong with you? Read a damn Neil Gaiman book, you cretin. Allow yourself that happiness.
Anyway.
The fact that this is Neil Gaiman’s first novel makes me want to throw up and die. How do you write a first novel like this? It is beautiful, it is creative, it is magical, it has lovely prose. The world is clear and well-constructed. It is action-packed and well-characterized (seriously, all the characters are so lovable). Also, IT PULLED ME OUT OF A READING SLUMP. A READING SLUMP, I SAID.
It is, in short, an on-paper perfect book. (Paper pun intended.) (Directly stealing my own description of another Neil Gaiman book - Coraline - only semi-intended.) (But if Neil Gaiman would stop writing perfect books it’d be avoidable, so.)
That’s really all there is to say. This book is perfect and it’s a debut and there is absolutely no justice or sense in this world.
But fingers crossed there’s a little bit of Neil Gaiman-style magic in it.
Bottom line: Is Neil Gaiman well on his way to being on my favorite authors list?? Stay tuned!! (But yes. He is.)
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pre-review
i goddamn love neil gaiman.
review to come
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currently-reading updates
no, i'm not just picking up an increasing number of books and marking them as currently reading in order to distract myself from the fact that i haven't finished a book in forever and i'm definitely in a reading slump. why do you ask?
And the answer is yes.
https://emmareadstoomuch.wordpress.com/2020/03/14/my-favorite-books-of-the-whole-year-only-3-months-late/
Well, the answer for me is yes. I can’t comment on your answer. But like, if your answer is no...what is wrong with you? Read a damn Neil Gaiman book, you cretin. Allow yourself that happiness.
Anyway.
The fact that this is Neil Gaiman’s first novel makes me want to throw up and die. How do you write a first novel like this? It is beautiful, it is creative, it is magical, it has lovely prose. The world is clear and well-constructed. It is action-packed and well-characterized (seriously, all the characters are so lovable). Also, IT PULLED ME OUT OF A READING SLUMP. A READING SLUMP, I SAID.
It is, in short, an on-paper perfect book. (Paper pun intended.) (Directly stealing my own description of another Neil Gaiman book - Coraline - only semi-intended.) (But if Neil Gaiman would stop writing perfect books it’d be avoidable, so.)
That’s really all there is to say. This book is perfect and it’s a debut and there is absolutely no justice or sense in this world.
But fingers crossed there’s a little bit of Neil Gaiman-style magic in it.
Bottom line: Is Neil Gaiman well on his way to being on my favorite authors list?? Stay tuned!! (But yes. He is.)
-----------
pre-review
i goddamn love neil gaiman.
review to come
-----------
currently-reading updates
no, i'm not just picking up an increasing number of books and marking them as currently reading in order to distract myself from the fact that i haven't finished a book in forever and i'm definitely in a reading slump. why do you ask?