Neverwhere.... Sigh...

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman is a delightful experience, a book that [in order to enjoy it] forces you to think laterally and to rid your self of whatever you believe is normal. The characters are wonderfully portrayed, even the secondary ones feel extremely deep and real. It is one of those books that left me with a sense of despair as I turned the last page, finding my self facing the acknowledgments stated by the author, and being struck by reality again. The one sad thing about reading the book is knowing that those characters and places aren't for real... [or are they?].

I am tempted to talk about the way it ends, or to discuss ideas, even some quotes... But that would be a spoiler, and I hate spoilers. If you are anything like my self, even knowing a little will screw your reading real bad. I know a couple of guys who have read it, and with them it will be discussed.

I must say though that Gaiman is a master in bringing fantasy to our own reality, and talking about it in such a casual way that it becomes real. Although the stories are somewhat different, you can smell his tracks since Sandman, and the world he proposes in his writings. A world of magic around the corner, and where Dragons not only exists, but can be kept as nice pets with names such as Goldie.