Interesting. The other book this makes me think of is Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. I think Gaiman lives in America now, but he’d only recently moved as of when Neverwhere was published, and it’s a very British novel.

I love the world and plot of Neverwhere, but the protagonist, Richard Mayhew, always pissed me off because he’s such a loser. I never understood why Gaiman chose him to be in charge of the story.

Now I’m wondering if that’s my American sensibility.

> Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Mixed feelings.

It's one of those books where you wonder where the author gets his ideas and then you try to find out and it ruins the book for you.