So, if you didn't like American Gods or Neverwhere, you probably won't like Gaiman.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 21:03:40 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA40065123 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Deus ex machina clunked so heavily and so haphazardly with a climax that was in the middle of the book and then this long, drawn out end thing. It was all over the place, and I'd recommend that anyone watch the movie and just leave the book alone. I definitely felt there could be more tension, and the final battle is basically Chekhov's nuke that never goes off, which disappointed me quite a bit, even though it would've been a disaster.Īs far as Neverwhere, it's way more run of the mill urban fantasy, and it didn't blow me away either. That said, it isn't the best thing in the world. It also had a lot of very literary qualities to it that I found enjoyable. It wasn't lord of the rings, sword and sorcery, or typical urban fantasy.
The thing about American Gods, what made it so groundbreaking for me, was that it was fantasy at a totally fresh angle. This means that focus is always on the uninteresting protagonist instead of the interesting world. They're reacting all the time instead of acting. But for Gaiman's protagonists, there's nothing much going on inside their heads. However, in a visual medium, the focus is not directly on him, but on all that is going on around him, and that's where the interesting stuff happens.īy contrast, the advantage of a novel is that you get into the head of the protagonist, and are seeing things from their perspective. This is also true in Sandman, Morpheus is also a very hands-off guy (indeed, the whole story is in many ways about his inability to take action and change). Lots of stuff happens to them, but they don't really instigate anything, or play an active part in things. My theory is that it's down to his protagonists - they all seem to be incredibly passive nonentities. They're not bad, but they're not brilliant either, and nowhere near as good as his comic books or short stories, which I think is where he does best. I agree - I don't think Gaiman works well in novel form.
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