Finished Neverwhere

The ending was kind of expected, but a few of the events leading to the last chapter were such a plot twist.
It's revealed that Islington, the angel Door was looking for, was Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar's employer. Islington wanted Door to look for a key that opened the door that imprisoned him, and for her to open the door. In the end, she opened the door using a fake key to transport Islington to a world far away from what he wanted. Croup and Vandemar both fell, too.
Door, Richard, and the marquis passed out after that. ( Between this, how they got here is hazy. ) They soon awoken to the Black Friars, and were given the full explaination as to why they didn't want anyone to take the key. After resting for a while, Richard is allowed to go to London Above, using the powers of the real Key. He pretty much just lives normally, working and such, until he starts wandering around London three weeks in. He draws a door on a wall, which is soon opened by Door. The marquis appears and Richard, supposedly, returns to London Below.

Emotional Attachment

I really don't feel anything towards the characters. The only one I can really see myself in is Richard. His mind is more centered on logic, so he's completely lost in LB. Without Door and the marquis, he would be dead in minutes. His mind is thinking too much like how things are in LA.

Feelings

The entire book as a whole has a really dark mood. I'm sure this intended.
In my opinion, nothing really makes sense until halfway through the book.
It may help, while you're reading, to lose your logic and just accept things as they are. Otherwise, you'll just be saying, "What." all the time.

Where Is This Again?

The setting is modern London.
Personally, I think the setting is great because London is a relatively large and mysterious city. I know of a lot of stories that take place in London, and they are fantastic.
However, this story takes place in two Londons. London Above is our normal world. This is where Richard originally was, and where he found Door.
And then there's London Below, and alternate reality where, if someone from LA enters, they are erased entirely from it. Anyone from LB is hardly seen in LA. It takes a lot of focus or the LBer conversing with the LAer.
The way you enter LB is through a few special manholes.

If I Were Richard....

I would have called an ambulance first thing. Personally, I think that a hospital could take care of her better than I could.
Also, I would be a little bit more secretive when carrying a bloody, young girl. It must be really awkward to be seen like that.
I would have  taken off my good shirt to cover her wounds until the ambulance arrived.

Stylish

The artist's style is kind of... mysterious.
He ends each chapter with a surprise. Somewhat expected, though.
Each paragraph is told from a different point of view. Many times, though, these views aren't all towards the same point. There needs to be more of a space between when pargraphs end.
Sometimes, the author spends a bit too much time on detail, but it's tolerable.

Btw, I recently found out that a friend is seeing the Neverwhere play this weekend.

South Park

Okay, I decided to make this where Richard entered London Below ( They didn't have a sewer setting, so this would have to do. )

He's kind of a bland character as a whole. All he has is personality.

Neverwhere

This book is actually pretty good, but kind of confusing until halfway through the book.
It starts out by explaining the main character, Richard Mayhew. When going out to dinner with his fiancee's boss, they pass a girl bleeding in an alleyway. Being a nice person, Richard takes her to his apartment to try to nurse her. She tells him not to call the ambulance because two men are chasing after her. After that, she takes him out onto the streets to find a marquis. They travel through a manhole to London Under ( unknowingly for Richard.)
Richard travels to his apartment, where the marquis and the girl ( Door ) depart. Two men named Vandemar and Croup come to Richard's apartment, asking for Door. Soon, people come into his apartment, but don't seem to notice him!  He goes outside to try to find his fiancee, but she doesn't notice him either. He walks aimlessly in the streets, and winds up being dragged into a building of homeless people after asking about the Floating Market that Door mentioned. At this time, Door and the marquise were coming up with a plan to get a bodyguard for her. Along with that, Vandemar and Croup are hiring a weapons master to try to become Door's 'bodyguard' so they could kill her. Richard is taken by a rat girl named Anaesthesia.  She takes him to the Night's Road, which leads to the Floating Market. Before they enter, a strange, attractive woman joins them. The Road is really difficult for Richard to pass because he isn't accustomed to the darkness, but the woman protects him. Anaesthesia, however, is lost to the darkness. The two reach the Floating Market.

I've read a bit past this point, but I still need to sort it out.

Topics

I'll comment on these things:

1. Author's style.
2. If you were the main character, what would you have done?
3. Setting.
4. How did you feel while reading this part of the book?
5. Are you connecting with any of the characters?
6. Summarize what you read.

Nothing related to school

I just finished my scalemate!
Welcome to the world, Bananaberry!

Oh so

I kind of have to make a post on this.
Well I use tumblr for looking at other people's posts blogging already.
So anyone that's watching this not from the class you'll prob. be really bored.
I'll give you my opinions and summaries of books.


Enjoy?