Title: Neverwhere
Author: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy
Length: 400 Pages
Weight: 0.4 lbs
Date of Completion: June 6, 2013
Thoughts:
And I'm back to Neil Gaiman. Although this was already in the stack of books I wanted to read next, the thing that pulled this one to the top is thanks to, again, my British obsession. Rewind back to March, and BBC4 radio announces that a radio drama adaptation of Gaiman's work would be released in a series of 6 segments. Only for a limited time could you listen online (which is crucial to those of us who can't listen live in the USA. Although you can online, prime radio hours in the UK usually coincide with school/work over here) and I only got through the first episode. However, through some creative searching, I found a site that let me complete the series not to long ago.
With the talents of James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer, David Harewood, Anthony Head, Christopher Lee, Benedict Cumberbatch, and even author Neil Gaiman bringing London Below to life, it is safe to say that the result is absolutely stellar. I really wish America had the culture and audience to be able to do something like this here. Mind you, I don't hate the idea of having to move to London to get that. At any rate, hearing this story so incredibly dramatized on the radio really brought me back to the novel.
For some, the actors voices were strong in my head, but I found that this enriched the reading experience rather than detracted from it. Whenever Richard spoke, I could here James McAvoy's lovely Scottish lilt in the words. And I rest my case for reading Islington; hearing the twistedly angelic voice of Benedict Cumberbatch is enough to make anything better. When I was in London this time last year (has it really been a year already?) I was excited to see the tube for myself and see how the picture in my head compared to what it really looks like. Now I'm hooked on the UK; I'm desperate to get back! Looks like I'm planning a trip for the summer of 2015 to go to London.
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