I finished reading Neverwhere late last night. Richard Mayhew reminds me a lot of Arthur Dent. "WTF was that? WTF am I doing here? Am I supposed to believe that what I just saw actually happened?!?"
I just finished Neverwhere a couple nights ago. I agree with the observation that Richard Mayhew and Arthur Dent are very similar. They both have a very similar situation. You take an ordinary man and you put him in extraordinary circumstances. Actually, I'm finding a lot of Neil Gaiman's heroes are like that.
I liked Neverwhere, but it wasn't my favorite of the books. I read Anasi Boys a couple weeks ago, and I absolutely loved it. I'm starting on American Gods right now.
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Date: 2006-03-02 04:57 pm (UTC)I liked Neverwhere, but it wasn't my favorite of the books. I read Anasi Boys a couple weeks ago, and I absolutely loved it. I'm starting on American Gods right now.
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Date: 2006-03-02 06:33 pm (UTC)yes, nebbish everyman. yummm.