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▾Recomanacions de LibraryThing  ▾Recomanacions dels membres 232 American Gods de Neil Gaiman (WilliamPascoe)WilliamPascoe: Phenominally brilliant fantasy . 160 Anansi Boys de Neil Gaiman (elbakerone)2510 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy de Douglas Adams (souloftherose)souloftherose: Although Neverwhere and The Hitchhiker's Guide (THHG) are different genres (the first is urban fantasy, the second comic science-fiction) I felt there was a lot of similarity between the characters of Richard Mayhew (in Neverwhere) and Arthur Dent (in THHG). Both are a kind of everyman with whom the reader can identify and both embody a certain 'Britishness'. And they're both stonkingly good books by British authors.… (més) 121 Un Lun Dun de China Miéville (elbakerone, ahstrick)121 Kraken de China Miéville (fugitive)fugitive: Another urban fantasy vision of London. 100 Rivers of London de Ben Aaronovitch (riverwillow)riverwillow: Both 'Neverwhere' and 'Rivers of London' (US title 'Midnight Riot') evoke a magical fairy tale London which sometimes feels more authentic then any real life guide to the city. 101 The Ocean at the End of the Lane de Neil Gaiman (riverwillow)80 Alícia al país de les meravelles, i, A través de l'espill de Lewis Carroll (sturlington)sturlington: Neverwhere is a lot like a grown-up's Wonderland, and the two stories have a similar, surrealistic feel. 84 Storm Front de Jim Butcher (Polenth)40 Gloriana de Michael Moorcock (ed.pendragon)ed.pendragon: Both fantasy titles explore the seedy underbelly of London, one in Tudor times, the other more recently in London Below. 40 Whispers Under Ground de Ben Aaronovitch (Jannes)Jannes: For all your "supernatural secrets in the London underground"-needs. 51 Something from the Nightside de Simon R. Green (Phantasma)Phantasma: The nightside novels are a little darker, but if you like the ideas presented in Neverwhere, you'll most likely enjoy the Nightside (actually, I prefer the Nightside and it's gritty dark humor). 30 Metro 2033 de Dmitry Glukhovsky (Navarone)30 The Secret History of Moscow de Ekaterina Sedia (elbakerone, parasolofdoom)20 The Mysteries de Lisa Tuttle (ehines)ehines: Regular guy stumbles into the secret realm. In Neverwhere this secret realm is very much a London one; in the Mysteries it is decidedly an old Celtic one. Also Never where turns into a full-blown fantasy adventure, while the Mysteries stays mostly realistic. 20 The Water Room de Christopher Fowler (benfulton)benfulton: Explorations of the hidden parts of London. 31 The Amulet of Samarkand de Jonathan Stroud (Steveh15)20 Gog de Andrew Sinclair (ed.pendragon)ed.pendragon: Fantasy mixing late 20th century London with fairytale, myth and menace. 42 The Good Fairies of New York de Martin Millar (themephi)20 The Book of Lost Things de John Connolly (Headinherbooks_27, Headinherbooks_27)
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▾Descripcions del llibre A man goes to the aid of woman pursued by assassins and discovers an alternative City of London, a subterranean, medieval world populated by "people who fell through the cracks" from the real city above. A fantasy tale, replete with demons and wizards. By the author of The Sandman. ▾Descripcions provinents de biblioteques No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. ▾Descripció dels membres de LibraryThing |
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Chat about... Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
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El més atraient del llibre és, sens dubte, el dibuix que fa del Londres subterrani, un món invisible al nostres ulls, però al mateix temps tan proper; on els noms de carrers i parades de metro que actualment no tenen cap sentit per nosaltres, esdevenen profundament literals.
El protagonista i el seu viatge de descobriment de final tan previsible, acaben sent una simple excusa i això pesa en el desenvolupament del llibre. La veritat és que mai arribem a empatitzar amb ell, ni semblen creïbles moltes de les coses que li passen.
Més que una novel·la, un exercici d'escapisme. (