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Written by Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere is an urban fantasy novel that sometimes amuses with its whimsical world but it’s constantly dragged down by its annoying protagonist. Offering a funny but problematic story, the novel is far from being one of the author’s best works.
Neverwhere accompanies Richard, a young English man who lives a quiet life, pretending to be happy with his office job and his abusive girlfriend. One night, however, he comes across a mysterious girl wounded in the street and decides to help her, to the protests of his girlfriend, Jessica. The next day, Richard realizes that having helped that girl may have cost him dearly: now, no one else in town seems [...]
At a time when the current president of the United States is known for frequently making xenophobic statements, a work like American Gods becomes even more relevant: by presenting a pluralist America, Neil Gaiman’s urban fantasy novel unveils the hypocrisy and monstrosity of those positions, tracing an overview of the multiplicity of peoples and beliefs that make up the United States of America.
The protagonist is called Shadow, a taciturn man of few words, who receives an unusual proposal as soon as he finishes serving his sentence in prison: to work as a security guard for an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. Traveling with his new employer across the [...]
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a peculiar children’s story: its most striking moments are not those of joy, adventure, discovery, or magic, but those that are violent and realistic. The wondrous elements serve almost as an excuse to deal with these issues: fantasy is not the goal of the story, but its pretext.
The protagonist – his name is not revealed – is an introspective boy with no friends. He spends most of his days wrapped up in books and exploring the woods around his house. He is a curious, innocent boy who likes his cat named Fluffy and the quiet atmosphere of his home. His life, however, changes when he meets a strange girl, Lettie Hempstock, on a nearby [...]