tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post8147401656871762877..comments2023-10-07T07:36:56.859-07:00Comments on My Head Is Full of Books: Neverwhere---A Strange Book Club SelectionAnne@HeadFullofBookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-52692438206568088252018-02-02T18:35:02.659-08:002018-02-02T18:35:02.659-08:00This doesn't seem like a typical book club pic...This doesn't seem like a typical book club pick, but it sounds like it led to some great discussion. I've read this but didn't realize it was Gaiman's first published novel or that it was based on a TV show!DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-69037419487978323542018-01-22T23:57:10.181-08:002018-01-22T23:57:10.181-08:00I want to read this one and I agree about Gaiman a...I want to read this one and I agree about Gaiman and horror - he's such a good writer and decent human being (I've been lucky enough to transcribe interviews with him a few times and he's LOVELY) that scary things are copable with. I'm about to treat myself to his reworking of the Norse myths. I can't wait to find out what your book group think of this!LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-32390403022980126662018-01-22T10:18:38.743-08:002018-01-22T10:18:38.743-08:00Neverwhere is a bizarre book. It took me a while t...Neverwhere is a bizarre book. It took me a while to orient my head around the plot and the characters. Try to see if you can find the audio of it from BBC as it was done with a full cast of excellent actors- Benedict Cumerbatch and Christopher Lee to name a few. Here's a link from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Neverwhere-BBC-Radio-Full-Cast-Dramatisation/dp/1471316475)Rummanah Aasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119402559076729383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-52819544361532830832018-01-22T03:05:38.175-08:002018-01-22T03:05:38.175-08:00I absolutely loved Neverwhere! I had an audiobook ...I absolutely loved Neverwhere! I had an audiobook edition and it just swept me away. Gaiman is incredible and I wish I had a quarter of his imagination!<br /><br />Stephanie Jane @ <a href="http://litflits.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Literary Flits</a>Stephanie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-56544869657908991582018-01-21T18:15:48.335-08:002018-01-21T18:15:48.335-08:00I loved this one - and I really liked the miniseri...I loved this one - and I really liked the miniseries. :)Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-87021601413231274852018-01-21T12:16:26.261-08:002018-01-21T12:16:26.261-08:00That is the magical realism part of literature. Fi...That is the magical realism part of literature. Find the truth in the fantasy and it will speak to you and will open up the story. I know we all have monsters. Mine are quite large, but I continue to attempt to slay them daily!Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-38503990562203790382018-01-21T12:14:38.562-08:002018-01-21T12:14:38.562-08:00I'd start with The Graveyard Book or The Ocean...I'd start with The Graveyard Book or The Ocean at the End of Lane. Both are very good and classic Gaiman. Of course, so is Coraline.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-50030555655296074522018-01-21T10:57:32.598-08:002018-01-21T10:57:32.598-08:00"We all have monsters we have to face in our ..."We all have monsters we have to face in our lives." Your last paragraph seems to have been written for me and just what I needed to read on this day of struggles. I have read this book before and it is definitely an excellent discussion book.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-32310715171758461182018-01-21T10:33:43.368-08:002018-01-21T10:33:43.368-08:00I have a confession. I have never read a Gaiman bo...I have a confession. I have never read a Gaiman book. There's probably a self-help group for people like me. Which one do you recommend I read first?Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083328248557950617.post-72482678408288022432018-01-21T06:13:47.871-08:002018-01-21T06:13:47.871-08:00I don’t recall ever hearing about this book before...I don’t recall ever hearing about this book before. Interesting thoughts. Thanks.Annette Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850197520930988077noreply@blogger.com