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Surgoshan:
Be warned; Neverwhere isn't exactly light reading. It's very, very good, though.
loam:
--- Quote from: Surgoshan on 10 Jun 2008, 22:22 ---Be warned; Neverwhere isn't exactly light reading. It's very, very good, though.
--- End quote ---
Hmm. I've read several other books by Gaiman and they were all pretty light I thought. Compared to Ulysses or Collapse I think it'll still work as my light reading book :) hopefully. If not I'll just have to re-read some Douglass Adams or something. Thanks for the heads up!
Surgoshan:
Okay, definitely light compared to frickin' James Joyce. I'd say it's definitely comparable to Douglas Adams... but with more emphasis on the ... spiritual? Adams was always about the humor, Gaiman I think explores the consequences of the systems he devises.
I'd say he's on a level with Adams, but with a bit more depth and breadth and a bit less humor. You may disagree.
Surgoshan:
I dunno, I think it's just that I identify Gaiman's work as being much darker. I agree that he's similar to Pratchett, particularly Pratchett's early work.
Jackie Blue:
Yeah see I think you mean Neverwhere is dark in tone. When you said it's "not light reading" it sounded like you were saying it was a serious piece of literature or something, which it most definitely is not.
I mean I love Gaiman (Stardust made me cry) but he is most definitely "light reading".
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