Thoughts on Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere

Jan 13, 2004 18:37

I started re-reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban last night. Also re-watched the BBC production of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (which actually predated the novelization). I really do like that one, but then, I generally do like magical realism. I like the way that it forces the viewer to question perceptions and perspectives: is the ( Read more... )

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hokiegirl1 January 15 2004, 09:34:22 UTC
AGH - how did I not hear they were doing a production of "Neverwhere"? When Dh wass trying to get me into fantasty he introduced me to this book. Did you know there is a Neil Gaiman page? www.neilgaiman.com

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pointedview January 15 2004, 14:13:29 UTC
First off, thank you so much for responding to this. I really appreciate it. I thought it was one of my more analytical posts of late, and I was rather pouty that nobody had replied, so thank you. :)

*smiles* I do know of neilgaiman.com -- did you know of the nifty RSS feed of his online journal? You can add this link to your LJ Friends list, and have posts from Neil show up on your Friends page every time he posts. :)

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hokiegirl1 January 16 2004, 13:46:10 UTC
How cool - I added it :)

I liked and appreciated your analysis on the book. I feel bad that I couldn't really contribute much to it as it's been about 4 years since I've last read it. You mentioned a BBC production - are they planning on reairing, do you know?

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