I read Neil Gaiman’s “Neverwhere” and I liked it.

The book has an interesting history of appearance. Initially, it was a script for the series, but a lot of things began to be cut out of it, which Neil did not like and he decided to adapt the script into a book. This can be said to be Gaiman's first book that he wrote himself (he wrote "Good Omens" with Terry Pratchett).

Cover

I took an edition with illustrations by Chris Riddell and he made a very cool cover. It already shows who will be main character here, and behind there is a sewer that leads to some kind of city.

Lore

There is London Below, where everything that has been forgotten in the outside world gets there. This place is also packed with all sorts of magical creatures and technologies.

Neil Gaiman has managed to make the sewers a magical place. This world is interesting and I wanted to know more about it, because it seems to me that Neil has something else to tell about this place.

Plot

Richard Mayhew saves an unknown girl, because of which he falls out of his world and now he will have to run away from two mercenaries together with this girl, whose name is Door.

The plot is basically like this. I liked him because he was fast but moderate, Chekhov's guns work well, and he reminded me of a fairy tale that they decided to write for teenagers. And the end hints at the second part (which was never written, because Neil Gaiman does not like sequels).

Characters

Richard, despite the fact that the book begins with him, did not feel like the main character here. Rather, an observer who learns a new world. Although Neil Gaiman tried to give him personal growth, but it didn't work out very well.

Door turned out to be quite a charming character. She's sweet and sly.

Marquis is a charismatic character. He will always get out of any difficult situation, even if he has to sacrifice something.

But my favorite characters were two mercenaries, Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar. They were both funny and terrifying. Here they are acting funny, and in the next chapter they are ready to torture someone.

Text

The text turned out to be pleasant. Description London Below was very magical, even considering that it is a sewer. And it was very easy to read.

It's a good book. It looks like a fairy tale written for teenagers, which I personally recommend if you want to get acquainted with the work of this writer.