NeverWhere by Neil Gaiman

Brefly, an unremarkable London man with a mediocre life falls between the cracks of society for a while to join a quest in the magical London Below.

Skimming his bibliography on WikiPedia, I see I have read Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens, The Sandman, Don’t Panic: The Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Companion, American Gods and, I’m assuming here, some text he wrote for SimCity 2000.

I originally bought NeverWhere for my brother’s birthday present back in August, but turned out he already had it. So, I put it on my To Be Read pile, and sent him the Serenity essay book as a replacement.

So, I’ve read it, but like most of his books, I end up thinking, “Well. That was that.” I expect that this book will have no lasting impact on my life or worldview, but it was a fine distraction for a couple hours, much like Terry Pratchett’s stuff (whom he cowrote Good Omens with). It gave me something to read on a recent night when I couldn’t get back to sleep after Steakette had woken us up. So, there’s that.

Probably, I should have bought a copy of the Serenity essays for myself.