Welcome back to another Open Book Blog Hop!

Today’s topic is: What’s your favourite under-appreciated novel?

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In some ways this is a really tough subject to cover. By who’s definition are we talking under-appreciated? This one is certainly going to generate a real mix of ideas and opinions. And with that in mind I’ve gone purely based upon my personal opinion.

This might come as a surprise for any of you who have looked at the image above, but my pick for this is Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. I became aware of Gaiman through my late discovery of Terry Pratchett and the Discworld series. I’d heard of Good Omens, that was co-authored by Gaiman and Pratchett. I was also aware of his work in the graphic novel space.

But Neverwhere was the first book I read from Gaiman. And I loved it. The idea of unseen worlds that run beneath and yet parallel to London. The concept of a place where all the “unseen” inhabit. It was beautifully crafted and vibrant. And yet I don’t hear enough people talking about it. Maybe they are underwhelmed by it, I don’t know. But I think it should be more widely read than it seems to be from my perspective.