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Neverwhere
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
The #1 New York Times bestselling author's ultimate edition of his wildly successful first novel featuring his "preferred text"and including his special Neverwhere tale "How the Marquis Got His Coat Back"Published in 1997, Neil Gaiman's darkly hypnotic first novel, Neverwhere, heralded the arrival of a major talent and became a touchstone of urban fantasy. Over the years, a number of versions were produced both in the U.S. and the U.K. Now Gaiman's preferred edition of his classic novel reconciles these works and reinstates a number of scenes cut from the original published books.Neverwhere is the story of Richard Mayhew, a young London businessman with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he discovers a girl bleeding on the sidewalk. He stops to help heran act of kindness that plunges him into a world he never dreamed existed.Slipping through the cracks of reality, Richard lands in the Neverwherea London of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels that exists entirely in a subterranean labyrinth. The Neverwhere is home to Door, the mysterious girl Richard helped in the London Above. Door, a noblewoman whose family has been murdered, is on a quest to find the agent that slaughtered her family and thwart the destruction of this underworld kingdom. If Richard is ever to return to his former life, he must join the journey to save Door's worldand find a way to survive.A hallucinatory fantasia of mystery, mythology, and terror that "draws equally from George Lucas, Monty Python, Doctor Who, and John Milton" (USA Today), Neverwhere is an "Alice in Wonderland with a punk edge" (Poppy Z. Brite), "that is both the stuff of dreams and nightmares" (San Diego Union-Tribune).
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Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes
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#FirstLineFridays

From the prologue: The night before he went to London, Richard Mayhew was not enjoying himself.

From Chapter One: She had been running for four days now, a harum-scarum tumbling flight through passages and tunnels.

behudd My favorite Gaiman! Such a good one 🤩 2w
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Shawna
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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Richard Mayhew ❤️❤️❤️
#bookcrush
#luckyinlove

Eggs Loved this book 📚 1mo
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Starting this now

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jitteryjane724
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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"Whatchyouwant?" She asked Richard, suspiciously.
"Nothing," said Richard. "I really don't want anything. Nothing at all." And then he realized how true that was; and how dreadful a thing it had become. "Have you ever got everything you ever wanted? And then realized it wasn't what you wanted at all?"

?a dear friend
My door would go here.

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jitteryjane724
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This book spoke to something in my heart that has been trying to find its voice as I adjust to life back home after traveling around East Africa for a while...although I don't plan to follow in Richard's footsteps at the end, I miss my friends there dearly and I would definitely like to return...

#travel #fantasy #metaphor #heartsick

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jitteryjane724
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Excited for this one. Not even exactly sure what it's about yet but I'm hoping it'll help me to sink into this lovely October! 🎃🖤🐈‍⬛👻

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bookishbitch
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I got to hear Neil speak in person tonight and then meet him afterwards. It was as wonderful as you can imagine. I even loaned him a pen when his ran out of ink near the end of the signing. He was as gracious, nice and as funny as I expected. There are very few famous people I've ever wanted to meet but he was one of them. I'm SO grateful I had the opportunity.

AmyG Wow! 7mo
SamAnne Wow! 7mo
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bookishbitch
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SQUEALING NOISES!!! I just got word that the Neil Gaiman event happening local to me had a cancelation so I was offered the ticket!!!! I just did one hell of a happy dance in my kitchen. OMG you guys!!! I have never been this excited to meet someone in my life. My heart is going to explode out of my chest. I had written it on my calendar hoping beyond hope that this might happen AND IT FREAKING DID!!! Talk about a day made!!

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Shawna
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For me, the scariest scene in this book involves crossing the Night‘s #Bridge.
#maymontage
#IYKYK

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😱📚👌🏻 10mo
Eggs Oh I loved this one👏🏻👏🏻 10mo
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Shawna
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Eggs Great book! Great photo! 12mo
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Zuhkeeyah
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One of those times where the blurb does not do the scope of the story justice. Neverwhere brought to life a world lived between the cracks and within the shadows. For once the heroes of our story are not wise nor particularly brave, but they are determined. I enjoyed discovering London Below and all its dangers.

Thank you @behudd for the recommendation! The audiobook was a fun time.

behudd Hooray!! I‘m so glad you liked it! 1y
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wanderinglynn
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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#manicMonday #letterN

📖 Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
🖋 Chloe Neill
📺 NCIS
🎤 Nine Inch Nails
🎶 Not My Idea (Garbage)

ShyBookOwl Great book! 1y
wanderinglynn @ShyBookOwl it‘s one of my faves! 1y
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bekakins
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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REALLY enjoyed this - interesting to discover this was originally a TV script that became a novel. I really like Gaiman‘s writing style, and his very British (and Pratchett -esque) humour! This got me a little further in #PromptMaze and I‘m including as a theme read for #TeamMonsterMash as definitely filled with nasty creatures! #Scarathlon

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AllDebooks
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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#alphabetgame #letterN

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Or anything by Neil Gaiman 😍

erzascarletbookgasm I enjoyed this very much! 2y
AllDebooks @erzascarletbookgasm it's pretty awesome, right 😃 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing! 2y
AllDebooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks so many people are, it's a great game. Thank you for organising x 2y
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jitteryjane724
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JuliaTheBookNerd
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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No one writes #QuirkyCharacters quite like Neil Gaiman 🥰

#ArtfulAugust 🖌🖼🎨

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Eggs 💯 Agree❤️ 2y
ShyBookOwl So true! 2y
TheSpineView Good one! 2y
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SconsinBookyBadger
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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Signed copies were sold out by the time a group of us were able get our Neil Gaiman books. I still bought Neverwhere for the memory of a joyful evening and to replace the copy I lost. Now I‘m curious to take a drive to Menomonie and check out “Neil‘s mirror.”

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Phelangies
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I liked it. It was fun to read. I guess I am looking for something to make me think about it long after reading. This is not it. No fault of its own. Except I was angry about Huntress. That fight scene was lame for someone of her prowess. A lifelong planned fight so quickly killed. And was it his fate to face the boat? I don‘t know. I get it. Made for show movie turned book. It was fun.

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wanderinglynn
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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#sundaysoapbox

I love to recommend:

🔹 all things Neil Gaiman
🔹 HHGTTG
🔹 The Happy Ever After Playlist
🔹 Hell‘s Library trilogy
🔹 all by Mary Oliver
🔹 The Belgariad
🔹 Pride & Prejudice
🔹 Mercy Thompson series
🔹 As You Wish
🔹 The Wolves at the Door
🔹 Into the Magic Shop
🔹 Frankenstein
🔹 Calvin & Hobbes
🔹 Farseer Trilogy
🔹 Old Possum‘s Book of Practical Cats
🔹 Charlotte‘s Web
🔹 Sherlock Holmes
🔹 The Tale of Despereaux

wanderinglynn Also, A Man Called Ove, The Book Thief, The Little Prince, The Secret Garden, Garden Spells, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Where the Wild Things Are, A Monster Calls, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Station Eleven, Stolen Things, Becoming, The House in the Cerulean Sea, Think Like a Rocket Scientist, Let‘s Pretend This Never Happened, The Book of Lost Things, The Importance of Being Ernest, & so many more . . . 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Lots of great ones!! Thank you for playing ❤️📚 2y
monalyisha Yes to recommending NG — & personally, many, many things on your list! 2y
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ElizaMarie Ooo i really did enjoy the Mercy Thompson Series ooo and Neil Gaiman! Such a great author! 2y
IndoorDame I recommend Mary Oliver a lot too 2y
marleed Oh did you read Ann Patchette‘s last book? You may love reading about her take on Kate DiCamillo‘s writing! 2y
wanderinglynn @marleed no, I haven‘t but I‘ll check it out! 2y
MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward So many great reads- such excellent taste!! There‘s always a place in my heart (and a reserved spot on the physical shelves) for Calvin & Hobbes ❤️😈 2y
wanderinglynn @MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward thanks! It‘s hard to recommend just one when I love so many. And Calvin & Hobbes is the best! 🧡 2y
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BarkingMadRead
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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#currentread I love Neil Gaiman, I‘m looking forward to this! Plus, it will be a #bookspinbingo which will help me with #wintergames2021 #mistletoemaniacs @StayCurious @Clwojick

BookwormAHN This one is one of my favorites 💙 2y
erzascarletbookgasm I really liked this, it has a pair of interesting assassins! Enjoy! 2y
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Eggs
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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One of my favorite Gaiman books💙💙

#beginswithn #gratefulharvest @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Patchshank One of my favorites too. I keep hoping he'll write a sequel. 2y
AvidReader25 I loved this one! 2y
Branwen This is my absolute favorite of his! ❤ 2y
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erzascarletbookgasm I enjoyed this very much! 2y
AutumnRLS The villains in this are the best! 2y
TheSpineView I choose the same book! How many times have we done this! No doubt... great minds!😀 2y
Eggs @TheSpineView Too many to count😊😉 2y
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This month I will be doing #NeilGaimanNovember since I am still reading Neverwhere. 📚🍂🍁

Anyone who wants to join Neil Gailman November, feel free to make a TBR List of your own, or copy mine

This is my #TBR List, hopefully I can get through it all.

1. Neverwhere
2. Norse Mythology
3. Snow, Glass, Apples
4. Good Omens
5. World's End
6. Anansi Boys
7. Fragile Things
8. Stardust
9. The Ocean at the End of the Lane

wanderinglynn Love Gaiman! Enjoy! 2y
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wanderinglynn
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Double feature #audiowalk & #audiopuzzle –Neverwhere + How the Marquis Got His Coat Back. I love the world of London Below. Hopefully the sequel, The Seven Sisters, will be published someday soon. 🤞🏻

Books 10 & 11 for #Screamathon & #SpookOWeen readathon
Books 7 & 8 for #littenlisten
#roaringwolf book with more than 1 type of creature

AlaMich Neverwhere on audio is one of my absolute favorites! I think Gaiman is one of the few authors who can read his own work well. 2y
TheSpineView ❤ Neverwhere! I didn't know there was a 2nd book coming out. Excited! 📚 2y
wanderinglynn @AlaMich yes, I could listen to Gaiman read anything. He has a fabulous storytelling voice. 2y
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wanderinglynn @TheSpineView well, don‘t get too excited. He announced the sequel in 2017. In mid-2020, he confirmed he hadn‘t finished it yet. There‘s a estimated publication date of 2022 but I haven‘t seen anything to confirm that yet. Hopefully it‘s not going to be 10+++ years like Rothfuss‘s 3d book. 2y
TheSpineView @wanderinglynn I don't think I can handle another Ruthfuss wait. Sigh...🙄 2y
Roary47 Yay! Great Job! 💛 2y
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GondorGirl
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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We've finally got the first cover made I can share our new design for Neverwhere. This might be my favorite of all our covers, because I got to work really closely with the artist to fit all sorts of little details into the shadows.

#Studio42Books

Branwen That is absolutely gorgeous! 😍 3y
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Eggs
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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Beneath the streets of London there is another London-a subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations-London Below

#London #julyjourneys @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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hannah-leeloo
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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My town trip buys today. Happy reading and weekend everyone 📚❤📖 #litsylove #bookshopping

Buechersuechtling I love “Neverwhere”. I should re-read it … (So many books, so little time.) 3y
hannah-leeloo Oh i know that struggle @Buechersuechtling I've been after Neverwhere for ages so glad I got it ❤ How you doing? 3y
Buechersuechtling @hannah-leeloo How am I doing❓ Good question. In what relation❓ Since I was assigned doing daily exercises taking about 40-60 minutes I physically feel better. But I _miss_ reading books and having free time to spend unplanned. But all in all it‘s okay. (But I really _miss_ reading books 🥺, did I say that❓🙃) 3y
hannah-leeloo I wonder if you miss reading @Buechersuechtling 😂 aw bless. I've gota get exercising too. I hope you find some time to read ❤📖 3y
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Nessavamusic
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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4 of my very favorites
📚Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
📚Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
📚Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
📚The Wall of Winnipeg & Me by Mariana Zapata

#4bookstogettoknowme

nitalibrarian Thanks for posting your 4! I couldn't not put an Ilona Andrews on mine. Lisa Kleypas was an almost too. 3y
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peanutnine
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Working my way through Gaiman's novels. I enjoyed this one immensely.
I loved the world of London Below. Such a dark and gritty yet magical place. I liked seeing it all from Richard's perspective as an outsider, or 'upworlder'. He gets pulled into the world unwillingly and ends up tagging along with Door on her quest to avenge her family.

LazyOwl Neverwhere is my favourite Neil Gaiman 💕 3y
LazyOwl Neverwhere is my favourite Neil Gaiman 💕 3y
peanutnine @LazyOwl this is only the second of his I've read but it's my favorite so far ☺️ 3y
BookNotes Neverwhere is my favorite Neil Gaiman book! I think I have 3 different editions? 3y
NikkiM5 One of my favorites 👍🏾 3y
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em_books
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This was such a beautiful, slightly creepy, wildly imaginative, quirky, funny, and strange read! Like nothing I‘ve read in a long time!! 🖤

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starlight97
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This was my first book by Gaiman and i really enjoyed his style. I would've loved to get to know more about London Below though, the world of the lost and forgotten, about how it came to be, how did things “fall through the cracks“. Maybe in the sequel...?
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

starlight97 But I can't stop thinking, wasn't the Marquis's death irrelevant? He got the information he wanted about who killed Door's family, sure, and he managed to get back to them and he did save Richard from Lamia indeed but Door would've fooled Islington without the two of them there, right? 3y
starlight97 Or maybe Door, Croup and Vandemar might not have gotten to the end of the labyrinth without Hunter killing the Beast? But Hunter would've gone with them if the Marquis wasn't there... ugh. 3y
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TheSpineView
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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#LitsySpringBreak @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheKidUpstairs
#London

One of my favorite Neil Gaiman books. Love the concept of London below.

TheNeverendingTBR My favourite of his 3y
TheKidUpstairs My favourite Gaiman, too! @TheNeverendingTBR 3y
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GingerAntics
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@Branwen thanks for the heads up on this gorgeous edition
#NeilGaiman #Neverwhere #IllustratedEdition
EDIT: I just realised that this is the very first physical copy of anything by Gaiman I have ever owned.

Branwen YOU GOT IT! HUZZAH MY FRIEND! 🎉🎉🎉 I'm so excited for you! Isn't it so amazingly gorgeous?! 😍 3y
GingerAntics @Branwen it is so beautiful!!! I had one wonky page that I had to fix, but it‘s still total worth it. 3y
Branwen @GingerAntics Gah! Sorry about the wonky page! 😖 I'm glad you still love it though! The illustrations are fantastic! 3y
GingerAntics @Branwen it was like they forgot to trim this one page, so it stuck out. Of course the logical solution was to just fold it in. 🙄 Sigh. So I just trimmed it to match the rest of the book. All better. 3y
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TracyReadsBooks
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Do I already own multiple editions of this book? Yes, yes I do BUT, and this is very important, none of them look like this new paperback edition (out today). Of course I had to have it. I also had to do a short read aloud for my co-workers to introduce them to Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar. Love. This. Book. ❤️

julesG Perfect post. 😍 3y
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aperfectmjk
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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Neil Gaiman never disappoints. He has quite the imagination. I feel like people like this are like Peter Pan, they never quite grow up.

#bookspinbingo #JumpStart2021- Fireworks (there were Fireworks in the book, I'm going with it) @TheAromaofBooks @Clwojick @Lizpixie

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
Lizpixie One of my favourite audiobooks🎧 3y
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BehindthePages
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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Neverwhere is a dark tale that takes the underbelly of London and runs away with it wrapped up in wild imagination. The world-building is brilliant as the characters venture deeper into London Below. The characters are phenomenal. Each one is filled to the brim with complexity and their character arcs will keep readers entertained. #darkfantasy
Full review https://www.behindthepages.org/post/book-review-of-neverwhere-by-neil-gaiman

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Eggs
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#12booksof2020 #Day4 @Andrew65

I read a handful of Gaiman this year and these were 2 of my favorites.

Andrew65 Love The Graveyard book, yet to read Neverwhere. 3y
Cheshirecat913 Love both of these! 3y
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Roary47
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Panpan

I struggled with this book because of Richard. The story line is something I was interested in, but I never developed an emotional attachment to the characters. I may have read this in a time I just wasn‘t prepared for it.

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Littlewolf1
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4.8 ⭐️
Incorporating themes from classic childhood favorites, as well as, a touch of mythology made the story super intriguing and mesmerizing. This has been my third book that I read by Neil Gaiman, and he‘s never disappointed. I chose this book as my December book club read, and while the rest of the members will not agree, I found the story to be so much fun and absolutely worth the read.

LazyOwl 💕 Neverwhere, one of my very favourites 3y
wisherwishinguponastar Those covers are all fantastic! 3y
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Roary47
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I forgot to post my December TBR because I‘m still working on October. 😭

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HeyT
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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This was fun and I enjoyed it a sort of Alice in Wonderland for the modern age. Richard has a normal life until he gets entangled with a mysterious girl he comes across on the street. I liked the weird demi world of London below and found the bonus story of the Marquis and his coat to be the best part. I would definitely read more stories set in this world.
#BuriedAliveChallenge
#CalibreRoulette

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HeyT
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#BookReport
Welp I finished nothing at all this week when my goal was to at least finish Neverwhere but I still made good progress on it and Moby Dick.
#WeeklyForecast
My ultimate goal is to finish Moby Dick, Neverwhere, and Planetfall so that I can go immediately into the upcoming #BookSpin picks happening this week.

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HeyT
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#BookReport
I had a week that looks less accomplished than it was because I only finished one book but I caught up with the #MobyDickBR in which I was almost two weeks behind. Vicious was great and I'd already be reading the second one if I didn't have other commitments.

#WeeklyForecast
My goal this week is to finish Neverwhere and Planetfall as well as keep up with Moby Dick.

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Pratham49
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
Pickpick

A beautiful and gripping fantasy novel.

Neil Gaiman paints a beautiful fantasy world which is at once magical, intriguing and at once scary, gory and filthy. The use of humour throughout the book is fantastic and leaves you gasping for more.

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HeyT
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I love the beginning of the month when all the RNG reading is revealed. This month for my #CalibreRoulette picks I have Neverwhere and Planetfall which both sound good. They also count for my Read All the Books Challenge for the SFFBC on Goodreads.

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KatieDid927
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j9brown 😮 3y
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wanderinglynn
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman
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#forevernovember

Nov 1: starts with an N

A few of the books that the title starts with an N

OriginalCyn620 Loved Neverwhere! 3y
Twainy You made me look! That was difficult. 😆 My 4: No Exit, Nevernight, Nine Pints & Nocturnal. I haven‘t heard of Nemesis so I need to go look 😁 thank you! What did you think of Nevermoor? It‘s on my Amazon List. I own & love the other 2. 3y
wanderinglynn @Twainy I haven‘t read Nevermoor yet. But it‘s on my November #bookspin list. 3y
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j.rye
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Thank you @MeesesPieces !!! I stayed up late to open it at 12:01 am. Hahaha @wanderinglynn #hauntedhollowswap

wanderinglynn Fun box! And Neverwhere is one of my fave books. 🎃🖤🧡☠️ 3y
BethM Fun oven mitts! 3y
MeesesPieces You‘re welcome! I hope you enjoy your box! Happy Halloween!! The pencils are for the kiddos if you want to share haha! 🥰 3y
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