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mulbs
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I adore Neil Gaiman
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[hope he's a fetchie and is reading, on the offchance while we're at it - I adore Eddie Izzard]
GregP
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He speaks highly of you too mulbo dear.

GregP
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Leaving aside my Special Relationship with Mr Izzard...

The obvious segue from Neil Gainan is to Pat Rothfuss...
mulbs
mulbs
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:-) Yay well done Gerp, give him a squash and a squeeze from me when next you're rubbing shoulders (if anatomically that can actually be done . . .)

*goes off to investigate Pat Rothfuss*
The Scribbler
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I followed up my original post with a longer one, which got eaten, but I'll try and pick up the gist of it.

Like Mulbs, I greatly admire Neil Gaiman's work. Favourite living writer? He's certainly a strong contender. I am not of the opinion that he can do no wrong, or that he can write something I personally dislike. He just hasn't done either of those things, to the best of my knowledge, yet. And I haven't read everything he's written.

My theory is that he gets better too. Neverwhere is one of his earlier novels, written to accompany the TV series and so filling in some of the gaps and allowing him to add scenes that weren't filmed for budget or other reasons.

I love the whole idea of London Below and it has some brilliant, memorable characters including the Marquis de Carabas and two of Gaiman's creepiest bad guys in Croup and Vandemar.

I haven't read it for a long time, and I wonder how the fantasy element stands up today, now that we're a bit more used to 'alternate/other worlds', but I think the story, characters and the writing would carry it.

The book I just finished re-reading this morning is another of his novels, published in 2001, and even though I've said I think he's getting better as he writes more, I found a depth and richness in it that I haven't fully appreciated before. He is an excellent writer.

So, Neverwhere? Yes. I recommend you read it. But if you ever, ever get chance to hear Neil Gaiman read from his own work, please go. It's quite magical.
GregP
GregP
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Thanks Scribs - he reads the Audible version. It's nice. I'm only 8- pages in but I love Door.

My tiny problem with Croup and Vandemar is that they remind me strongly thus far of Mr Tulip and Mr Pin
GregP
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Sorry - had to go and do work things.

Anyway, Mr Tulip and Mr Pin from Practhett's 'The Truth'.

Neverwhere also seems to be very firmly UF, but it seems nobody has actually come out and said it. Which is odd, I think.
GregP
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'8-' should read '80', as I hope you gathered.
McGoohan
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UF? Uuuf Fiction?

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July 2025 book


Welcome to Season Eight

July 2025 (Linds)
The Rest of Our Lives (Benjamin Markovits)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-rest-of-our-lives---july-book-group-discussion-thread-63735
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11915

June 2025 (Fetch)
We (Yevgeny Zamyatin, trans. Bela Shayevich, Clarence Brown or Gregory Zilboorg depending on edition)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/we-by-yevgeny-zamyatin---june-2025-book-group-discussion-thread-63689
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11908
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May 2025 (Little Nemo)
The Last Days of New Paris (China Mieville)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/the-last-days-of-new-paris---china-mieville---may-2025-book-group-discussion-thread-63656
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11899
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April 2025 (McGoohan)
The Beautiful Ones (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
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March 2025 (Night-owl)
One Grand Summer (Ewald Arenz, trans. Rachel Ward)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/one-grand-summer---march-2025-book-group-discussion-thread-63550
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11820

February 2025 (Chrisull)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk, trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/drive-your-plow-over-the-bones-of-the-dead---feb-2025-book-group-discussion-63501
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January 2025 (Maclennane)
I'm Starting To Worry About This Black Box Of Doom (Jason Pargin)
Discussion: fetcheveryone.com/forum/i-apos-m-starting-to-worry-about-this-black-box-of-doom---jason-pargin---jan-2025-book-group-discussion-thread-63445
Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11794

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December 2024 (Westmoors)
Mind of Winter (Laura Kasischke)
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Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11632

November 2024 (McG)
Appliance (J O Morgan)
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Poll: fetcheveryone.com/polls-view.php?id=11610

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