Barbara M. reviewed on 12/3/2020 + 152 more book reviews

I believe I picked this book up 2-3 years ago at a thrift store. Just got around to reading it in the last month. When I selected this from my bookcase and saw the author's name, I recalled that I had read another of his books (The Ocean at the End of the Lane) and hadn't liked it. I discovered I didn't like Neverwhere, either. Fantasy and sci-fi are usually not genres to which I gravitate but I have read some of both and enjoyed them.

I didn't like Richard, the central character. I don't recall what his job was but he was a "young professional" who had a beautiful but high maintenance girlfriend (Jessica). The pairing of Jessica and Richard didn't ring true. Richard's sudden disappearance into the underworld really had no explanation (unless I missed something)--he simply was no longer visible except to those in the underworld. I was intrigued enough to keep reading because I wondered who the top bad guy was, and that was a surprise.

POSSIBLE SPOILER: The end was thought provoking. Richard had managed to return to the real world and found that he had been promoted. I don't recall how long Richard was back in the real world (I finished the book 2-3 weeks ago) before he became disillusioned and decided he preferred life in the underworld. END OF SPOILER

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